“Exposes or not, godmen will thrive, public figures will kiss their feet” – Rahul Singh Why are we so gullible and so full of superstition? No other major society has such a variety of outlandish—and thriving—swamis, gurus, yogis, babas, acharyas, bhagwans, astrologers, palmists, numerologists and faith healers as ours does. Some put on intellectual airs [...]
Robert Crichton Priddy Born September 25, 1936 (1936-09-25) (age 74) United Kingdom Occupation Author Nationality British Period Contemporary Genres non-fiction, biography Subjects Sathya Sai Baba saibaba-x.org.uk Source: wikipedia Robert Priddy (born 25 September 1936) is a British academic and author. He has researched and taught philosophy and sociology at the University of Oslo 1968–1985. [রবার্ট প্রিডি [...]
We strongly condemn the state-sponsored extravaganza that took place at the funeral of Sai Baba. A state funeral for an alleged fraudster (see you tube, check ‘GURU BUSTERS’ doc film, read BBC news) who came into power through common magic tricks and allowed himself to be called and worshipped as ‘Bhagwan’ only points at the [...]
DO NOT GET CONFUSED BY MEDIA PUBLICITY. DO NOT LET YOURSELF BECOME PESSIMISTIC ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THIS ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION, THIS STRUGGLE FOR A CHANGE. ALL IN THE MEDIA BUSINESS DO NOT TELL THE TRUTH. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN, KEEP YOUR MIND FREE — SEE ALL TV CHANNELS, READ ALL KINDS OF PAPERS, [...]
Bestseller Since 1985, by Prabir Ghosh Click here to purchase this book from Flipkart, no card required; cash on delivery; no postage charge Did fleets of airplanes and ships get lost in a mysterious zone, the Bermuda Triangle? Why and how did an idol of Kali break the ground and emerge from inside the earth? [...]
‘আমরা যুক্তিবাদী’ পত্রিকার বইমেলা সংখ্যা (জানুয়ারী ২০১১) প্রকাশ করা হল। সংগ্রহ করার জন্য যোগাযোগ করুন- ১। দে’জ পাবলিশিং, ১৩ বঙ্কিম চ্যাটার্জি স্ট্রিট, কলকাতা ৭০০ ০৭৩। ২। পাতিরাম, কলেজ ষ্ট্রিট, কলকাতা। ৩। কলকাতা বইমেলায় ‘আমরা যুক্তিবাদী’-র ষ্টল। Click here to download আমরা যুক্তিবাদী – বইমেলা সংখ্যা (জানুয়ারী ২০১১) ডাউনলোড করার জন্য এখানে ক্লিক করুন। পূর্ববর্তী সংখ্যাগুলো [...]
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শুভ-সংবাদ! ছাপা চলছে — সেরা যুক্তিবাদী সংকলন– ৬০০ পৃষ্ঠার বই দে’জ পাবলিশিং — দাম ৪০০ টাকা — পাবেন এবার বই মেলায়।
Dear friends More than 100 pilgrims were killed and as many seriously injured at Sabarimala Hills on the night of 14 January 2010 when they were returning after witnessing the ‘miracle’ of Makara Jyothi. The so-called miracle is a government sponsored magic and this was exposed by the rationalists in Kerala in the early 1980s. [...]
A get-together and lunch was organized on 5 December, 2010, at Buddhiwadi Seminar Room, Patna, to mark Buddhiwadi Samaj completing 25 years of its existence. Nearly seventy-five members, supporters and sympathizers of the Samaj participated in the event. Two Hindi booklets, Buddhiwadi Prashnottari (Rationalist questions & answers) and Periyar Jivan aur Vichar (Periyar: Life and [...]
Sonarpur Book Fair: November 25 to December 5, 2010
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Mangalore, December 17: In a macabre incident, Priyanka, a three year old girl child studying at KPT Anganavadi was killed in an apparent sacrifice as part of a black-magic ritual under Kadri Police station limits on Friday, December 17. Priyanka’s body was discovered from a plantation at Sharbatkatte, near Yeyyadi. She was the daughter of [...]
By Dr Neha I always used to feel proud during my childhood when we were taught in school that India is a “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic” without even knowing the real meaning of these big words. Probably even the school teachers didn’t know the actual meaning. They just taught what was written in the [...]
By Chrys Stevenson I had a wonderful time attending James Randi’s The Amazing Meeting in Sydney and was outraged to hear Australian Cardinal Pell’s comments on the same weekend that the faithless were coarse, uncaring and led lives without purpose – particularly when our actions at TAM proved just the opposite! I wrote an article, [...]
