Sukumar Mahato, TNN, Apr 3, 2010 Somewhere on the Bengal-Jharkhand border: Maoist military commander Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji, is alive and unhurt. Setting to rest speculation about his death or serious injury in a 48-hour gunbattle with security forces in the Hatilot forests of West Midnapore last week, the rebel leader met this correspondent in [...]
TNN, Apr 3, 2010 ITANAGAR: Union home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said New Delhi would soon take a decision on replacing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) with a “more humane law”. “Justice Jeevan Reddy has already prepared a report with recommendations for replacing AFSPA with a more humane law. It was [...]
Shyam Sundar Roy MIDNAPORE, 1 APRIL: The President and Prime Minister have frequently stressed that university teachers should engage in research activities for the country’s development. However, the decision makers of Vidyasagar University (VU) recently prevented a senior teacher from pursuing research in the institution. The teacher was not granted study leave for the purpose [...]
Ranjana Padhi, Pramodini Pradhan, D Manjit Much before Operation Greenhunt, people’s movements have been facing repression on a sustained basis in Orissa. This state has seen struggles of different ideologies and political persuasions coming up as people’s lives, livelihood and natural resources are at stake. While the question of land for the adivasis remains unaddressed [...]
Right after the Annual Conference held at Kolkata, our Bankura branch has jumped into action. A tribal girl, Putul Tudu aged 12 years was being given in marriage against her will. It is not only illegal in India, but unethical and inhuman. Our secretary Biplab Das from Bankura visited the remote village Housibad amidst the [...]
On 6th and 7th 0f March, 2010 we celebrated the completion of 25 years of our Rationalist Association at Juba kendra,(Youth Centre) Moulali, Kolkata. 93 delegates came from 16 districts of Bengal. There were interactive session, panel discussion on problems at the branch level as well as various social issues. General Secretary Prabir Ghosh read [...]
On this day—1 march 1985, 25 years ago Prabir Ghosh founded the Rationalist Association [Science & Rationalists Association of India or Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti]. The organization started its long journey with relentless struggle against superstition and blind faith – its chief aim being a better society without deprivation and economic differences. Spiritualism and [...]
Among 6 awards for 31, Mr. Hirani personally got best director, best story, dialogue and screenplay awards. We are proud to have people like Rajkumar Hirani and Amir Khan who have exceptional perception and talent in this era of mindless competition. Congratulations!
Mass Detention of Over 5500 FARMERS in Ahmedabad Farmers Protesting Nirma Factory and Limestone Quarry in Mahuva Detained Chunibhai Vaidya, Veteran Gandhian, Kanubhai Kalsaria, MLA and SanatBhai Mehta, ex Finance Minister Among Those Detained Over five thousand farmers from the Mahuva area in the Bhavnagar district of Gujarat have been detained and prohibited from taking [...]
Our organization, The Science & Rationalists Association of India ( Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samity) have completed 25 fruitful years, and we are going to celebrate our silver jubilee on 6-7 March 2010. We will also have our annual conference during the two days with delegates attending seminar, workshop and interactive session during the day. [...]
Click here to sign the Petition Why this war against Indians? The central government of India has launched a terrible war called ‘Operation Green Hunt’. Why this war against Indians? The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had announced at the Parliament on June 19, 2009 – that the rise of extreme leftist outfits in the regions [...]
Visit little magazine table No-49 for Juktibadi-Rationalist books and periodicals at KOLKATA BOOK FAIR.
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 [...]
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 [...]
