The Jan-13 meet of Delhi Freethinkers marked our second anniversary since our first meet in Jan-11 and it was a huge success with 25+ attendees and extending for 5+ hours. We had the opportunity of meeting with two activists...
Archive - February 2013
A Report on Thinkfest 2013
(By Poonguntan Cibi and Geetha TG ) On 26th January a group of freethinkers had gathered at the third floor of Hotel Park View, Nungambakkam for Thinkfest ’13. As I craned my head into the conference hall I could find that...
Why Feminist, Not Equalist?
As a feminist who places a lot of importance in the power of conversations, there are a few catch phrases that are thrown at me from time to time that make me want to put my head inside a cupboard and scream my lungs out. I...
Why “Innovate, Achieve and Lead” isn’t enough – A BITSian’s Perspective
Pranab Mukherjee, the country’s present president, mentioned at the Indian Science Congress of 2012 that “Another Nobel Prize in the sciences is long overdue for India.” Now this claim is by no means unreasonable. But if we...