Dangers of Blind Faith

“The idea of having or allowing astrology taught in educational institutions is a regressive one,” thundered Mr.Yechuri. He remembered Murli Manohar Joshi as having said that astrology must be taught, […]

Rationality Mission for Success in Life

LET US REFORM……… MANS is doing its best to eradicate prevailing superstitions, inculcate scientific temperament and instill value based rationalism among the society members so as to bring a new […]

Faith in time of Rationality

The news report from London, “Was she cured miraculously?” by Hasan Suroor (The Hindu, August 20), raises several issues about the nexus between religion and irrationality and goes against the […]

Superstitious is not “Cool”,

Somehow the belief has spread worldwide that to be superstitious is not “Cool”, that advanced thinking, and technology, have seen off the superstitions of our ancestors, and that modern woman […]

Superstitions

“Superstitions consist of beliefs and practices, which have no evidence to support them, and are inconsistent with the degree of enlightenment reached by a community.” The above definition of superstitions, […]

Faith: Source of Superstition

The whole movement of eradication of superstition revolves round this subject and all the brickbats and bouquets that are showered on us are related to it. Some consider our activities […]

All Pervading Superstitions

Our country is steeped in superstition. We imbibe too many dos and don’ts since our childhood, almost all of them irrational and we are not even aware of it. We […]

Overview of Superstitions

Introduction No matter which part of the world you tour, you will find the people nurturing certain beliefs and superstitions and India is no exception in this case. Though the […]