The five day training program to create scientific temper among children by explaining the scientific principles behind many of the so called miracles has concluded on 30th May 2013. Science Centre, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Prof Narendra Nayak addressing the participants Participants observing with rapt attention Burning camphor on tongue Exposing the miracle of Kamrali…
The Science Centre, located at Goodwill Estate, Corbyn’s Cove Road, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, is organizing “Holiday Camp” for the benefit of students from 1st May to 30th May 2013. Students can have practical experience on trades like Ship Building from May 02 to 06, Fun Mathematics / Fiber Glass Modeling from May…
Narendra Nayak My first public encounters as a rationalist were with evangelists – the crusading ones claiming to heal the sick, the blind and the lame. It was in 1975 or so when I was a student at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. I used to come to Mangalore on Saturdays and Sundays. One of these…
Narendra Nayak Section 295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs [295A. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.— Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of…
Narendra Nayak When I was asked by the lady of the house(not to say that of my life too!) to go and speak to students, in her place about women’s rights on the 6th March, it was partly my responsibility to do so! When the NSS officer of a college had telephoned the previous evening,…
Narendra Nayak As we progress in material terms and with the rise of technology one would expect the society to become more tolerant, liberated and open to all points of view however much they differ from what we hold. But, we see that the opposite is happening. The success of a democracy is measured by…
Narendra Nayak While Ajitha’s death was a very sad one and there are no reasons to suspect any foul play, it is time for us to introspect and move on. Ajita Kamal with James Randi I have been associated with Nirmukta before the site was started and I think I have been the most prolific…
Narendra Nayak Loosely translated into English, Made Snana means taking bath on leftovers but a detailed one would mean rolling over the leaves on which others have eaten and discarded. .Again, a lengthier one would be lower caste people rolling on the leaves on which Brahmins have eaten! This has been taking place since hundreds…
Prof Narendra Nayak with the couple after their wedding Well this is not the cliched title of a wedding invitation but the narration of events that led to this wedding! For, Sandesh is a Pambada, a caste of dalits who are untouchables except when they get possessed by spirits- sorry not of those of the…
Narendra Nayak (This is the text of a talk delivered on November 7 for All India Radio, Mangalore and broadcast today, December 10, 2011) The very term superstition denotes that it is a conclusion not based on rational thinking and evidence and hence has to be anti human rights. Because human rights respect individuals rights…