Month: October 2013

 (Dr Narendra Dabholkar was  requested to write about his past experience and achievements of his several organizations in the Deepavali issue of  the  Magazine called ‘Shabda’ (word) . About 8

The brutal killing of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar (20th August 2013) is a big jolt to the social movement against blind faith and superstitions. During last few decades the tendency for

The murder of renowned rationalist Narendra Dabholkar on the streets of Pune on 20 August, 2013, was a wake-up call for the nation. While out on his morning walk, two

Everyone of us is born to die. But death becomes eventful when it mean serving humanity. Death of the legendry rationalist Dr.Abraham Kovoor is one of this kind. Dr. Kovoor,

In March,   skeptic, Mr. Narendra Nayak narrated the saga of long struggle by B. Premanand, for spreading  ‘Rationalist’ thinking among Indians. Many of us agree with him that it is

The Bhagavad Gita has always been regarded as the handbook of Hinduism. Various Acharyas and Swamis, not to mention western authors, have written lengthy commentaries on this acclaimed text. All

ALLAHABAD: Almost two months have passed since the largest human gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela, concluded here, registering a mammoth 100 million devotees over 55 days. Huge banners and hoardings

As layer upon layer of debris is gradually hauled away to reveal to us the numbing scale of death and destruction in Uttarakhand, you can’t but help wonder whether it

It is possible that at least some of the myths have a symbolic meaning. Whether the authors off these stories really meant to convey that meaning or they were stuffed

 I am optimistic that science is winning out over magic and superstition. That may seem irrational, given the data from pollsters on what people believe. For example, a 2005 PewResearchCenter

Do Scientists Pray?  Einstein Answers a Little Girl’s Question about Science vs. Religion “Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that some spirit is manifest