The beginnings: Nirmukta was started in 2008 by Ajita Kamal. A few friends joined pretty soon. Ajita Kamal had corresponded with Meera Nanda and then Basava Premanand who directed him to Narendra Nayak about his idea of...
Archive - December 2012
At the Positive Homeopathy Clinic
Editors’ Note : This article reports an investigation of a purported treatment facility, undertaken out of regard for public interest and the need to emphasize scientific temper in the choice of clinical services. It was...
Chennai Freethinkers’ 20th Meet
(Editor: Report on this monthly meet was written by two enthusiastic members who attended for the first time.) Report by Poonguntan Cibi The Facebook group- ‘Indian atheists- Debate Corner’ was the first rational thinkers’...
Understanding Natural Phenomena 11: Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
Einstein’s special theory of relativity (cf. Part 10) was followed by his general theory of relativity (1907-1915), which addresses the issue of gravity. He showed that, contrary to Newton’s assumption, gravitational waves...
Bangalore Pride March 2012
The 5th annual celebrations and the queer Pride festival in Bangalore started on November 22 2012 and culminated in the march on December 2012. The celebrations are organised by the Coalition for Sexual Minority Rights...
Worship is Work
Mahatma Gandhi famously informed his countrymen that Work was Worship. He was trying to impress upon a nation inherently given to holidaying and indolence that independence would not come on a platter. It would take a great deal...
Luxury vs. Universal Design
Editors’ Note: This article earlier appeared in the November 2012 edition of Design for All, a publication of the Design for All Institute of India. A recent trip I made required me to fly out of Thiruvananthapuram (or...
Delhi Freethinkers’ November 2012 Meet Report
At 5:30pm on the 25th of November, Nirmukta’s Delhi Freethinkers had a meeting at the Indian Coffee House in Central Delhi. It was held as scheduled on the last Sunday of the month. The meeting was attended by eleven...