CHARVAKA

Rationalism. Secularism. Freedom

Atheist Centre

  • Disenchanting India
    Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India

    PRABHAKAR NANAWATY

    Johannes Quack’s Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India delivers a pioneering ethnographic study of modern Indian rationalism. Focusing on the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, Quack examines how activists challenge superstitions, expose fraudulent godmen, and promote the scientific temper, placing India’s rationalist movement within a broader transnational context.

  • Expanding Rationalism Across Bihar, UP, and Beyond

    NARENDRA NAYAK

    This article highlights the rapid expansion of rationalist training networks in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and across North and East India. Collaborating with Science for Society, the movement conducts workshops to debunk superstitions, train youth, and cultivate scientific temper to counter pervasive fatalism, calling for introspection to sustain a larger national campaign.