Seven Samurai Of The Great Nastik Revolt
This is Part - III of Dr. Kamath’s series on Heretics, Rebels and Revolutionaries, in the history of India.
Slideshow: Celebrating Everybody Bake Jesus Day Around The World
Everybody Bake Jesus Day was celebrated on July 3rd, 2010, to protest the Spanish government's violation of musician Javier Krahe's freedom of speech.
Pseudoscience In The Stars: An Indian Rationalist’s Experiences with Astrology
Professor Narendra Nayak, president of FIRA, recounts some of his experiences with astrology.
Why ‘Alternative Medicine’ Is Neither Science-Based Nor Medicine
30 August 2010, by Narendra Nayak
When most people hear the term 'Alternative Medicine' they tend to think that it is used to describe something that offers a tested, tried alternative to mainstream systems of medicine
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The 8th World Atheist Conference At Tiruchirapalli, India- January 7th, 8th & 9th, 2011
13 August 2010, by Editor
We are happy to inform you that the 8th World Atheist Conference will be held at Periyar Educational Institutions at Tiruchirapalli city (also known as TRICHY during the British time) in Tamilnad, India on JANUARY 7, 8 and 9, 2011 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
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Charvakas: Sweet-tongued Rebels
01 August 2010, by Prabhakar Kamath
Around 600 B. C., when numerous heretical philosophies were budding in the turbulent post-Vedic period of India, someone by the name of Brihaspati wrote a classic atheistic philosophical treatise known as Barhaspatya Sutras.
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Organizing The Rationalist Movement In Uttar Pradesh
25 July 2010, by Narendra Nayak
Following on the success of the Bihar Rationalists, Prof. Nayak reports on some interesting developments in rationalism and scientific temper in the nearby state of Uttar Pradesh. Included are exciting details on the media coverage that Prof. Nayak received on his recent tour of the state.
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Heretics, Rebels, Reformers And Revolutionaries - Part 1
19 July 2010, by Prabhakar Kamath
In this series of articles, we will study the stories of heretics, rebels, reformers and revolutionaries who attempted to overthrow organized priestly religions all over the world.
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Science and Scientists
14 July 2010, by Vinod K. Wadhawan
As somebody said, science is what scientists do. And scientists are human too. Some of these humans have great difficulty in reconciling what science tells them with what they learnt from various sources when they were young and impressionable.
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Introducing The Bihar Rationalist Forum
14 July 2010, by Narendra Nayak
In spite of its progressive history, Bihar has become a state riddled with superstitions and obscurantism. For the past five years we have been associated with running a campaign in Bihar to inculcate scientific temper among people.
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‘Freedom Of Speech’ in India- Case Studies: Islamist Zakir Naik, Maoist Rebels, Film Actress Kushboo, Artist M.F. Hussain
07 July 2010, by Ajita Kamal
In general, countries with citizenry that are relatively more free have a better understanding of the distinction between support of terrorist ideology and conspiring to commit acts of terror.
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1000 Indian Freethinkers Event: A Conversation With Tom Clark On Worldview Naturalism
30 June 2010, by Editor
Nirmukta has recently crossed the 1000 member mark on facebook, and our team has decided that its time to celebrate by hosting an online event. Tom Clark, director of the Center for Naturalism, will speak to us live on the influence of worldview naturalism.
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Exposing The “Miracle” Of Blindfolded Sight- The Story of Ranjana Agarwal
23 June 2010, by Narendra Nayak
This is the story of a little girl of fourteen and the ambitions of her mother whom we met at the studios of Live India TV channel on the evening of 18th June. As it turns out, there is more to the show than meets the viewer's eye.
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Self-Deception As A Coping Mechanism Among Victims Of The Sai Baba Cult
21 June 2010, by Prabhakar Kamath
Sai Baba satisfies his sexual appetite by abusing innocent children, but this sexual abuse serves another purpose for Sai Baba: Dominating these children and converting them into his lifelong devotees and henchmen.
Posted in Debunked, God Watch, Paranormal, Prabhakar KamathComments (5)
Everybody Bake Jesus Day - Facebook Event
16 June 2010, by Editor
Support free speech by baking Jesus in your favorite cake, cookie, pie, pastry, whatever. Have a barbecue and bake Jesus shaped pork ribs. If you're vegan, bake a tofu Jesus. Maybe you'd like to get together with your friend Jesus from next door and do some 'baking' together. Whichever way you choose to participate, join the rest of us on Saturday the third of July, and share your ideas by posting them on facebook.
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Fact Checking The Tehelka Radiation Survey- Part 2: Misleading And Incomplete Information
15 June 2010, by Ajita Kamal
The push by Tehelka to blow up this issue has made it necessary for us to get involved in looking at the evidence from a rational and scientific perspective. Nirmukta is calling for the big guns to tackle this one.
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Why Religion Endures
14 June 2010, by Charlie Sitzes
The May/June edition of the Skeptical Inquirer had on its cover an artist's rendition of the human brain embedded with an image resembling either God or Jesus (take your pick) along with the caption "Why Our Brains Believe". The feature article "Brain Science, God Science; Why Religion Endures" was written by two really bright guys , Michael McGuire and Lionel Tiger.
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The Cell Phone Cancer Debate: Fact-Checking The Tehelka Radiation Survey- Part 1.
08 June 2010, by Editor
This is the first part in a series of articles to analyze the evidence concerning the recent Tehelka report concluding that radiation levels (caused by cell phone towers and other urban sources of radio waves) in Delhi are far above recommended safe levels.
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Nirmukta Wallpapers and Print Size Posters For Free Download
05 June 2010, by Bala Bhaskar
These wallpapers and posters were custom made for Nirmukta by Bala Bhaskar. Feel free to download them, print them out, use them on your desktop, and post them on your walls, message boards and other places around your town!
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