Ancient Indian Philosophy

V A Menon

Ancient Indian philosophy is based on Atheism. There is no creator or personal God in ancient Hindu philosophy. This belief is borrowed from other religions. Hinduism is not an organized

Martyred flame

S. V. Venugopalan

A humble candle’s flame was haunting the darkness engulfing broader landscape   It was agitating the enemies of enlightenment whose restlessness was borne  in the hot air huffed and puffed

A Never Ending Journey

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar

 (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

Who Killed Narendra Dabholkar?

Ram Puniyani

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

Youth May Provide Hope

Keshava Shet Revankar

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 Untold Story of the Bhagavad Gita

Dr. K.P.S. Kamath

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

Science & the Decline of Magic

Michael Shermer

 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?

Maria Popova

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