(Published originally at The Fifth Estate, the student-run media body of IIT, Madras.) A small group gathered at the Media Resource Centre, IIT, Madras on the afternoon of 11th August to participate in a discussion on India’s...
Archive - August 2013
History Sadly Repeats Itself
The history of the progress of humankind is replete with attacks, murders of humiliation of rationalists who have stood their ground in support of reason against all odds. It has also been marked by the progress of humankind from...
My Rationalist Brother Narendra Dabholkar – A Tribute
We were at a National level advanced training program for demystifying miracles on the 20th of August when one of the activists of the Maharashtra Andha Shraddha Nirmulan Samithi who was a participant showed an SMS which imply...
Dr.Narendra Dabholkar – A Tribute
Dr.Narendra Dabholkar, a well known rationalist and anti-superstition activist from Maharashtra was shot dead in Pune on 20th August 2013. He was the Founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (Committee for...
A Report on the 24th Chennai Freethinkers’ Meet
The meet up this time was at an all new place – The Thyagaraya Nagar Social Club which had enough provisions to make presentations and a wonderful open discussion. A total of 13 members including 2 new members attended the...