Nirmukta‘s local group, the Bangalore Freethinkers, is happy to announce Yukti 2011, a two-day workshop for working professionals and students, to promote scientific temper and critical thinking. Mark your calendars! The workshop will take place on 19th and 20th February at the Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat, Banashankari, Bangalore.
The event promises thought-provoking talks and demonstrations, by the foremost experts in the war against pseudoscience, and gives participants the chance to meet and have first-hand interactions with them. Prof. Narendra Nayak, president of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, will be tackling questions ranging from the efficacy of alternative medicine (Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, etc) to the truth about miracles. Babu Gogineni, Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, will speak about Humanism and alternatives to religion. Renowned blogger and rationalist, Sujai Karampuri will analyse and break-down Astrology and Vaastu Shaastra. There will also be sessions on logical fallacies, scientific temper for professionals, scripture in the modern age and more! Have a look at the schedule.
The sessions are designed to be highly interactive. We have a separate session for quick 10-minute lightning talks where participants may present a topic relevant to the theme.
Seating is limited, so please register soon! What are you waiting for?! Go on to the event site! Help spread the word – twitter tag #yukti2011
Any plans to live stream or upload them later?
Good idea. We tried to do a live stream for the Calicut event featuring Meera Nanda, but failed. The Bangalore group should easily be able to pull something like this off, given that the city has more IT professionals than any other in India 🙂
Hey Ajita, One of my mates(Harshal Patil),currently in Bangalore, might try and get someone to record the event and upload it later on youtube. Hope this helps.
Vaibhav, please contact the Bangalore Freethinkers group that is working to organize this event: http://www.yukti.nirmukta.com/contact
Thanks!
Please make our honorable chief minister to attend this. This is the urgent need for our state..
Sir, Do we have to pay any fees for attending this workshop?
Please see the Yukti registration page. The ticket costs are mentioned there.