Nirmukta
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TIME TO MOVE ON
Reflections on the Passing of Ajita KamalWhile Ajita’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. We have to think of effective ways to keep Nirmukta going and build up the movement. That would be the best tribute to him. Many groups have…
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Ajita Kamal
With deep sorrow, we inform our readers of the untimely death (on January 9, 2012) of our beloved comrade, Ajita Kamal, founder of www.nirmukta.com, the best online network of rationalists in India. In the absence of full details, we reproduce a write-up posted on the Facebook page of Nirmukta.
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Consolidating Rationalism Across India
This message from Narendra Nayak, President of FIRA, reviews extensive rationalist training tours across India, assessing how sensation-seeking media coverage was strategically leveraged to promote scientific temper. The author outlines ongoing efforts to consolidate regional rationalist networks in Odisha, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh, while emphasizing the vital need to engage urban youth through platforms like…
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An Atheist in Periyar’s Land
This personal narrative recounts extensive rationalist lecture-demonstrations and miracle-exposure workshops across Tamil Nadu. Operating in the intellectual shadow of Periyar, the author describes countering religious fraudsters, enduring fundamentalist intimidation, exposing Nadi Jyothisham, and successfully engaging college students and public audiences to foster scientific temper despite media misrepresentation and threats.
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A Trying Time for Religious Forces
This monthly commentary reviews clerical sex scandals in the Vatican and Indian godmen, while charting the rationalist movement’s growth among Indian youth through Nirmukta and college workshops. The author highlights legal persecutions of rationalists, discusses strategy for the 2011 Census regarding atheist categorization, and critiques state appeasement of religious fundamentalism.