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I That I Protect : A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

I That I Protect : A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Alone into this world I am born
With no name to call my very own
The womb that fatefully shaped me
And the eyes that lovingly peer at me
Are the ones that give me my identity
The ‘I’ that I so protectively preserve. Read the full story

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Ambiguity : A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Ambiguity : A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

The universe is and will be

No mystery lurks in far away places

Wisdom changes, it changes you

You see different, you see new

All that’s there is here right now

Here and within deep inside

A mind it is that wanders beyond

Into the world and space without

A lonely journey amid shadows

Finds and fosters unseen friends

Destiny and doom both need a face

To thank and curse as life unfolds

The universe is and will be

No mystery lurks in far away places

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BANGALORE SKEPTIC is Reborn as The New INDIAN SKEPTIC Magazine

BANGALORE SKEPTIC is Reborn as The New INDIAN SKEPTIC Magazine

Indian Skeptic is the magazine that reports on the Rationalism Movement in India. This movement is spearheaded by the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA), under its president Professor Narendra Nayak. The magazine was founded and for many years published by eminent rationalist and debunker Basava Premanand, along with with Prof Nayak. That original Indian Skeptic was retired after Premanand’s death. Recently, a new avatar of Indian Skeptic was born at the 2009 National level FIRA conference. The magazine still deals with issues concerning rationalists and skeptics of supernatural claims, particularly in India. The editor and publisher of the new Indian Skeptic magazine is T.V. Manoj. Read the full story

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Baffled I Ask: A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Baffled I Ask: A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Heaven too is caught up in political conflict

Devas and Asuras ever combating for power

Do Angels and Apsaras save us from troubles?

Lucifer just there maybe to haunt a nightmare

Are we hung by strings controlled like puppets? Read the full story

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Blind Faith: A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Blind Faith: A Poem by Nalini Hebbar

Blind Faith

An unknown entity
An instilled fear

Fear brings comfort
It brings order.

‘Consequence’
The word calls for conformity

Thoughts often rearranged
Hearts taught to surrender

Till no questions asked
No answers sought.

The confused sheep comply
To unwritten laws of good and bad. Read the full story

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Atheists And Believers Finally Reach Consensus

Atheists And Believers Finally Reach Consensus

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After years of debating over the Internet (they rarely debate outside), believers and non-believers have finally reached a consensus on something about God: God is incredible.

The Learning Curve is a comic strip published by Siddharth Singh. The above work was originally published here.

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