I am writing this intending to introduce you to the world of Mantis shrimps. First check out this cool Oatmeal comic on Mantis shrimps. The fact is that they are neither Mantises nor shrimps, and the colloquial name is a...
Archive - January 2014
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Homophobia
I was walking past Azad Maidan on my way to CST when I saw something that caught my eye. It was, as most things at Azad Maidan are, a protest. But the nature of the protest is what intrigued me: it was a “protest against...
On a Prayer and a Petition
An article by Babu Gogineni on Sanjay Salve, an Atheist teacher in Maharashtra who recently 'won' the right not to pray in school - a right that he always had, but now asserted and 'clarified' by the High Court in Mumbai.
Survey Results: How Much Do YOU Pay Your Domestic Worker?
Here are the results of the Nirmukta survey How Much Do YOU Pay Your Domestic Worker?. We received 484 responses to the survey. 3 responses which had some suspect/confusing data were not considered. Thank you to all who...
“Made snana”and Karnataka anti-superstition bill: the unreasonableness of tradition
The controversial “Made Snana” at Kukke Subrahmanya Mutt, Karnataka, begins amidst protests from different groups. Made Snana is a demeaning and degrading ritual practiced and followed in this mutt where devotees (generally...