If you haven’t heard, Nirmukhta is one of the big associations of Indian atheists out there and I went along to one of their meetings a few weeks ago and got to take part. It was very very interesting considering . Read the article up here. (A small correction, I am not linked with MSF …
Tag Archive: India
Mar 03 2013
Not the Ducks! – The Problem with Indian Healthcare
One of the hardest things to do in Indian while being a Skeptical Doctor is dealing with your “fellow doctors“. Yes, the Indian government gives fairly large amounts of money (Roughly 200 million dollars) to people who are effectively quacks. And the worst bit is Indians believe whole heartedly in native “medicine“. From traditional bone …
Feb 14 2013
Greatest Show on Earth – Kumbh Mela
If you hadn’t already heard, I was at the Kumbh Mela for 3 days. What is the Kumbh Mela? It’s arguably the biggest religious event in the Hindu calendar occurring every 12 years and it’s a ridiculously oversized event. This year 30 million people converged on the town of Allahabad. I was planning to cut …
Feb 03 2013
Trashy, Glamorous and Insightful – Shobha De
She was (in)famous for writing proper trashy romance lit and pseudo-erotica. Less 50 Shades of grey and more throbbing manhoods… But there was one thing I loved Shoba De for growing up (despite not having read her books) was how much scandal she caused. And let us be honest here. Her books were terrible. But …
Feb 03 2013
Not the Ducks! – India.com and Cancer Quackery
There exists a massive problem in India and that is the notion of western medicine. There is medicine and there is quackery. Vaccination is an eastern form of medicine but it is still used because it works. Medicine is EVERYTHING that works and is proven to work scientifically. Everything that doesn’t work is quackery. Flogging …
Jan 12 2013
Age of Kali – Of Course AVfM! It’s Misandry!
I caught Anil’s article from A Voice for Men (not doing that joke again… Sorry Cromwell) but missed out on this one by Paul Elam. It’s an article less about reaching out to India and more about touching it up on a bus. We are aware that there are many significant abuses of men happening …
Jan 11 2013
Age of Kali – Form III
Okay, a nerd reference to Star Wars but for those who don’t wish to be embedded into a massive chunk of Star Wars lore, Form III is a defensive style of fighting with a lightsaber said to make you nearly impossible to hit. An elegant defence in a less civilised age. If you haven’t already …
Jan 10 2013
A Correction – Pakistan/India
A correction, I reported incorrectly that 8 soldiers were dead, the news is that 2 soldiers are dead. However while the deaths has reduced the story is even more moronic and insane than I previously thought. You know how we say that WW1 was caused by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Well this was …
Jan 09 2013
Age of Kali – A Voice for Morons || MRAs weigh in on India and it’s Men
There are always people who simply don’t get it. Whether they demand we specifically eliminate the people they know who don’t fit the sub-set or because they themselves cannot recognise a problem that’s endemic. Or worse are angry that their well established domination of society is being eroded. It’s no secret now that India is …
Jan 07 2013
Age of Kali – Pay No Attention to The Woman Behind The Curtain – A Story About Purdah and Invisibility
Trigger Warnings abound, the reader has asked to remain anonymous but wishes to tell us a story… I have edited it for spelling and helped by westernising the language since the reader’s first language isn’t English and when Indians write they often use colloquialisms but it’s a voice that I feel that we must all …
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