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  • Lectures in Memory of Dr. Debiprasad Chattopadyaya

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    We reproduce a mail received from Nava Karnataka Publications, Bangalore: /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} ಪ್ರಿಯರೆ, ಭಾನುವಾರ, 2011ರ ನವಂಬರ್  13ರ ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 10  ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಚಾಮರಾಜಪೇಟೆಯ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜ ಪರಿಷನ್ಮಂದಿರದಲ್ಲಿ  2  ಕೃತಿಗಳು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆಯಾಗಲಿವೆ .  ಅದೇ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಡಾ.…

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  • Basava Premanand – A Great Skeptic & Human Being

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    In memory of Premanand (17 February 1930 – 4 October 2009), the great skeptic and human being, we reproduce the obituary we sent out to our contacts and published in Bangalore Skeptic (an ezine now defunct) in its October 2009 issue, which was brought out as a special issue on Premanand. This obituary has since…

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  • Atheist Varsity in Vijayawada

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    We reproduce a report from The Hindu (27 September 2011) filed by its correspondent from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh:: The Atheist Centre here will open the country’s first atheism university and research centre, coinciding with the centenary celebrations of social activist Saraswathi Gora on Wednesday.  The centre had been promoting a casteless society with a scientific…

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  • September 30 – International Blasphemy Rights Day!

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    Founded in 2009 by the Center for Inquiry, International Blasphemy Rights Day seeks to establish September 30 as an International Day to promote the right to criticize (lampooning not excluded!) religion without inviting reprisals from religious bigots and governments. Blasphemy laws the world over (that is, wherever the laws exist) have been used to suppress…

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  • Distinguished Service to Humanism Award – 2011

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    Prof Narendra Nayak and Mr VB Rawat from India were conferred with the Distinguished Service to Humanism Award by the World Humanist Congress held in Oslo this month. The other awardee this year is Mr David Pollock of UK. The award was instituted by International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), a world umbrella organisation embracing Humanist, atheist, rationalist, secularist, skeptic,…

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  • Atheists and Agnostics of Pakistan

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    Atheists and Agnostics of Pakistan have recently started a website to, we quote from their website, “promote secular causes and the separation of religion and state. We advocate the rights of women and minorities, as well as secular humanist values and free speech. PAA is about rational thought, compassion, science, freedom and education. Above all,…

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  • Science Communication & Science Popularisation

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    XXXV INDIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS  Wardha-2011 Prof. S.P. Verma, Chairman , Panel  on Science  communication( Indian Social Science Congress -Wardha-2011) has sent the following mails to us. Those who are interested in contributing to the topic mentioned in Prof Verma’s mail may contact him for further details. Prof SP Verma’s email ID is verma1946@gmail.com I…

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  • Rationalist Association of India – Kerala State Conference

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    At Kollam On 14 th and 15 th August, 2011 Venue: Chaarvaaka Puri (Public Library Hall, Quilon) Sunday, 14-08-2011 10.00 am: INAUGURAL SESSION Welcome: Mr. Thengamam Balakrishnan, Ex-MLA Presiding: Mr. Abdul Ali:K.K. (President, State Unit, RAI) Mr. Sreeni Pattathaanam ( Gen. Secretary, State Unit, RAI) will introduce General outlines and themes of the conference. Other…

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  • Attack on Kalanathan – Responses

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    We reproduce the responses we have received from activists from various parts of the country in response to our blog on attack on Kalanathan, Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations http://carvaka4india.blogspot.com/2011/07/kalanathan-attacked.html  *** This is terrible and I condemn the rowdies whoever involved in such horrible action. I am asking all humanists and rationalists in Europe and…

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  • 11 July: International Day Against Stoning

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    Prof Innaiah Narisetti has forwarded the following mail to us: Dear friends 11 July, the International Day against Stoning, will soon be here. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani As you know Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is still languishing in prison. The authorities recently mentioned her case saying that no final decision had yet been reached on her stoning…

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