Here is current issue of Aamra Yuktibadi – January 2010
‘আমরা যুক্তিবাদী’ পত্রিকার জানুয়ারি ২০১০ সংখ্যাটি প্রকাশ করা হল। আমরা যুক্তিবাদী – জানুয়ারি ২০১০ সংখ্যাটি ডাউনলোড করার জন্য এখানে ক্লিক করুন- PDF, Zipped PDF পূর্ববর্তী সংখ্যাগুলো পাবেন এখানে।
Archive for 'Miracles- Rational View'
GOOD NEWS
On 15th of January, 2010, the objectionable T.V. show “Raz Pichhle Janam Ka” on NDTV Imagine has ended prematurely.Science & Rationalists Association of India was protesting against this unscientific and harmful ‘reality show’ in support of reincarnation from the beginning. The association started a signatue campaign and got a flood of supportive mails. Stalwarts like [...]
Challenge to NDTV Imagine Program
For the last three decades The Rationalists Association has challenged all claims to the paranormal and occult powers. Each and every claim confirming reincarnation has been investigated into. In all the cases there were frauds and/or misunderstandings. There was also gross ignorance about human psychology added to unscrupulous media hype. The truth was revealed in [...]
Protest against TV program (in support of rebirth) “Raaz Pichhle Janam ka” on NDTV Imagine
Click here to sign the Petition In the award winning film ‘Nayak’ by the renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the protagonist asks his friend – “do you think there is an afterlife? Do you believe in re-birth?” the friend laughs and says “even if I am born again, I won’t be the same Jyoti living in [...]
Program on NDTV Imagine: ‘RAAZ PICHHLE JANAM KA’
এন ডি টিভি ইমাজিন – এর ‘ইমাজিনেশন’ বা কল্পনার দৌড় দেখে সত্যি চমকালাম ‘রাজ পিছলে জনম কা’ নাম দিয়ে পুর্বজন্ম নিয়ে একটা বেশ মোটা দাগের সিরিয়াল শুরু হতেই এস.এম.এস. এর ঝড়। আপনারা কী করছেন? প্রতিবাদ করুন। দেখলাম মোটামুটি যা বলতে চায় তা হল – পূর্ব জন্ম আছে—আর সম্মোহন করে সব জেনে ফেলা যায়। তবে যেভাবে তৈরি [...]
Interview of Russell Blackford – 50 Voices of Disbelief
In an exclusive interview, the Australian writer-philosopher Russell Blackford speaks about the recently published collection of essays–”50 Voices of Disbelief-why we are atheists”. The link follows:– My interview with D.J. Grothe is now available. From the intro on the site: In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Russell Blackford explains the need for 50 Voices of [...]
Numerology And Other Rubbish
Prabir Ghosh General Secretary, Science and Rationalists’ Association of India Just like Astrology, this Numerology or the bogus idea of changing the first letter of your name, number of letters in your name, adding new letters to your name (or names of your new venture, movie, TV serial etc) to bring ‘good luck’ has gained [...]
Annual “Best Scientific Outlook Award” ceremony and Rationalist program
Organized by Orissa Rationalist Association in Rourkela on 10 and 11 october, 2009 Prabir Ghosh, G.S. of Science & Rationalist Association of India was invited as the chief guest to handover the certificates and mementos to the winners of the inter-school competition on scientific outlook being arranged by the Orissa Rationalist Association for the last 10 years. On [...]
50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists
“50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists” – collection of essays by atheists of the world. Authors include Prabir Ghosh and Sumitra Padmanabhan from India. Price: $29.95. Click here to read preview. Details available at www.amazon.com and www.amazon.co.uk .
The Freethinker
Welcome to upgraded www.srai.org ! Please subscribe by entering your email in the subscription form at sidebar, so that we can notify you of the latest interesting articles every time they are published. You may be wondering why we are using the name ‘The Freethinker’, as it has no match with the domain name? We [...]
Mother Teresa and Sainthood
We the Rationalists and Humanists of India want to clear our stand regarding Mother Teresa and her proposed sainthood. In the wake of the recent discovery of Teresa’s letters proclaiming her spiritual doubts we feel that our views have a greater relevance at the moment. Mother’s was strong personality combined with deep compassion and an [...]
Reiki
By Prabir Ghosh Translated by Sumitra Padmanabhan What is Reiki? Some practitioners of Kolkata claim that Reiki has its root in India. The ancient sage Bashishitha used to cure patients by his touch. Then it spread throughout the world. We all know that Jesus supposedly cured lepers (people suffering from the deadly disease, leprosy) [...]
Superstition and Superstar
By Anwesha Banerjee and Pinaki Ghosh India, has made unbelievable progress in IT, science, and other areas. It will hardly happen that you will not come across an Indian doctor in Britain, or an Indian scientist in USA. Companies from the ‘developed countries’ now outsource their IT projects to India for good. MNCs give high [...]
The ‘Sunderban Ghost’
Sunderban Ghost This photo was in wide circulation earlier this year, through chain-mails/forwarded mails, claiming it to be the SUNDERBAN GHOST photographed by three 21 yr old boys when they visited the Sunderbans; one of who reportedly suffered heart attack on seeing the ghost. This photo was also in people’s rumours. We had received several [...]
