The Annual Conference and Rationalist Award Ceremony-2012

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The Annual Conference and Special program with Rationalist Award Ceremony will be held on 3 and 4 March, 2012 at “Purulia town” ( MAHESWARI LODGE 2 minutes from  Purulia station).

Outline of Program:–

3th March – Registration of names will start from 9am.

Delegates! Hurry up and join us at the . . . → Read More: The Annual Conference and Rationalist Award Ceremony-2012

Is it LOKPAL or JOKEPAL(?) and Another Story of Paranormal Exposed

By Santosh Sharma From Dainik Viswamitra-26.12.11

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By Santosh Sharma From Dainik Viswamitra-19.12.11

Only sorrow & condolences! Doesn’t Kolkata get really Angry?

By Anindya Jana

Courtesy: Anandabazar Patrika, December 13, 2011

India wanted 358 items removed

NEW DELHI, December 8, 2011 PRISCILLA JEBARAJ

India is one of only four countries which, during the first half of 2011, requested Google to remove content on the basis that it was critical of the government. Google refused to comply. The other countries were Thailand and Turkey — where Google restricted local users from accessing . . . → Read More: India wanted 358 items removed

Protest against Govt. Of India’s attempt to control social networking sites

Central Government’s attempt to control social networking sites is an assault on freedom of expression. We will meet (at 33A Creek Row, Kolkata) on 10th December, International Human Rights Day to condemn this attack on basic human freedom.

Goddess Sheetala’s footsteps in a pond, West Bengal: Prabir Ghosh interviewed on Star Ananda

From 6 pm onwards (December 1, 2011) Rationalist Prabir Ghosh clarified the reasons behind irrational belief in seemingly supernatural phenomena on Star Ananda.

Kishanji’s death: Swami Agnivesh demands probe

Debashis Konar, TNN Nov 25, 2011, 05.01AM IST

KOLKATA: Swami Agnivesh, once an interlocutor between the Centre and the Maoists, wants a proper judicial probe into the feared encounter death of Maoist military strategist Koteswar Rao, alias Kishanji. Agnivesh made the same demand after Maoist leader Azad was killed, which did not get a . . . → Read More: Kishanji’s death: Swami Agnivesh demands probe

BATTLING BLINDNESS

By UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, The Telegraph, November 24 , 2011

A SRAI volunteer during a demonstration

Some years ago, in Purulia’s Kantaberia village, some people had gathered around a gunin who had been invited to identify a witch. Several women were lined up near him. Chanting prayers, the gunin beckoned one woman at a . . . → Read More: BATTLING BLINDNESS

Jagori’s surrender: The backroom story

Did The Dreaded Rebel Surrender Before The Assembly Elections? Was She Kept In A Safe House Near Kolkata?

Caesar Mandal, TNN | Nov 19, 2011, 02.59AM IST

KOLKATA: Jagori Baske’s dramatic surrender before chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday has only added to the mystery that has surrounded the dreaded Maoist . . . → Read More: Jagori’s surrender: The backroom story

Maoists enter into Co-operative movement

From EKDIN (page 2) -10.11.11