Bhanamathi
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Intimidation of Dissent and Rule of Superstition
This essay critiques political fundamentalism, moral policing, and superstition in civil society. It denounces attacks on free speech, the misuse of state power, and political reliance on black magic rituals. The author calls for national legislation to outlaw superstitious practices, protect democratic dissent, and safeguard secular values against intolerance
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Miracle Persons of Rural India!
Narendra Nayak recounts his fieldwork across rural India exposing claimers of supernatural powers, spirit mediums, and pseudoscientific marvels. From debunking bogus spirit-reading tricks in Gulbarga to challenging fraudulent glass-shattering gurus and Kirlian scan claims in Chennai, he demonstrates how rigorous scientific questioning and simple empirical tests routinely unmask rural miracle peddlers.