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This is the
Official Website of the Indian
Committee For Scientific Investigation Of Claims Of The Paranormal (Indian CSICOP),
the rationalist group based at Podanur,
Tamil Nadu, India. Founded by
Basava Premanand, Indian CSICOP is in the forefront of the
rationalist campaigns in India which attempt to expose perceived miracles and to
eradicate
superstitions.
Indian CSICOP is an affiliate of the US based skeptical
group CSICOP
and it publishes Indian Skeptic, a rationalist periodical. It is also
affiliated to
Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, (FIRA) the apex body of
about 65
rationalist,
atheist and organizations in India. It is an associate member of
International Humanist and Ethical Union based in London.
This website
showcases the work of Indian CSICOP, FIRA and provides free online version of some
of the latest issues of Indian Skeptic, its Official Journal
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Indian Skeptic, the monthly that was
brought out by Basava Premanand until his last days. Publication of Indian Skeptic was stopped for a while when Premanand
fell seriously ill (he passed away on 4th October 2009), thus
snapping perhaps the only link connecting various rationalist groups
and activists in our vast country.
During the 7th National Conference of Federation of Indian
Rationalist Associations (FIRA), it was suggested, by Prof Narendra
Nayak, that Bangalore Skeptic should hence forth be published as
Indian Skeptic and this was supported by other delegates of the
conference. It should however be noted that this ezine Indian
Skeptic is not a continuation (in the legal sense ) of the magazine
published by Premanand, but a rebirth (!) or a new avatar (!) of
Bangalore Skeptic, but surely upholding the spirit of Premanad’s
vision of a secular India.
Though this ezine was not promoted as an official organ of FIRA, it
would nevertheless work as an unofficial one! From its 25th
issue onwards, Bangalore Skeptic was brought out as
Indian Skeptic. However, from May 2010, the publication of
Indian Skeptic has been discontinued. Instead, newer media
on the web, such as
www.nirmukta.com and discussion groups on Facebook are being
fully used to communicate the ideas and work of FIRA. Prof Narendra Nayak, in his capacity as the
President of FIRA is regularly writing on these media. Some of his
writings are posted here as well.
Latest Issues for 2011 Here
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[Indian Sceptic 2010]
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