1. Contents and Editor's page 2 2. Bhandup`s "Miracle" Creek Attracts Hordes - Shabnam Minwalla 5 3. Introducing Indian Rationalist Association - Dr. N. Innaiah 6 4. Can Anyone Inquire Into Sai Baba Institutions? Dr. N. Innaiah 8 5. The Skeptic Groups Together - G. N. Padki 9 6. Indian Skeptics - National Conference - T. K. Balan 9 7. Woman Trudges Forbidden Hill - Times of India 11 8. Is Religion Good for Health? - Dr. R. Joshi 11 9. What Are These Issues Which Are beyond The Expertise and Experience of Science and the Scientific Method? 12 10. A Priest Can Rape! - Biranchi Narayan Mishra 14 11. And Now a Catholic Priest in Sex Scandal - Rasheeda Bhagat 14 12. Mrs. Annie Besant - A Woman With a Mission - Dr. S. Shet 16 13. I'm the Son of God - Miss Sthitaprajna 24 14. Missing Data on Experimenter - Dale Beyerstein 24 15. French Committee Announces Results of Tests of the so Called Mars Effect - Dr. Paul Kurtz 26 16. Everyone Has A Theory! How Do You Respond? - Keay Davidson 29 17. Quack Hunting with Dr. John Renner - Sherma Erholm 31 18. Influencing Beliefs in the Courtroom - B. Greben 35 19. Life Subscribers List 40 20. Letters to the Editor 20
1. Contents and Editor's Page 2 2. How the press Reports the Paranormal - B. Premanand 3 3. The Uravakonda Ghost: A Hoax - G. R. Babu 7 4. Putting Away Childish Things - Richard Dawkins 15 5. Mantra of Moderation - Sourish Bhatcacharya 24 6. Mysterious Voices from a Sealed House - Ved Priya 28 7. Witch-Craft Takes Life - B.N. Mishra 30 8. Witch-Hunting Continues - Indian Express 30 9. Wonder and Skepticism - Carl Sagan 31 10. Follow-up: The Video Cassette Exposing the Sai Baba Trick 42 11. A CHILD CAN DO IT! To Make Fire on Body no Supernatural Power is needed - B. Premanand 43 12. Letters to the Editor 45
1. Contents 1 2. Editor's Page 2 3. Annie Besant: A Bane to Indian Society - N. Innaiah 4 4. Annie Besant: An Overview - Margaret Bhatty 5 5. Few Thoughts on Dimensions of Social Change in India Dr. (Mrs.) Sunanada Shet 6 6. Confederation of Humanists, Rationalists and Atheist Organisations in India - Dr. Rayendra Gera 10 7. Casteless and Non- religious Wedding in A..P. 12 8. Sathya Shodh Yatra - Dada Chandane 13 9. Science March in Punjab - Sarjit Talwar 16 10. The Yogini Matha in the Hills - K. S. Ramachandran 18 11. Anti-Climax of Sai Baba Member - Hugh Emil De Cruz 19 12. An American Devotee's Experiences with Sai Baba 33 13. Sai Baba's Latest Miracles - K. S. Ramachandran 23 14. Astrology is Absurd - K. S. Ramachandran 25 15. Vastu Shastra Can Save India - Margaret Bhatty 26 16. Misplaced Lavatory Can Cause Cancer - Vastu Expert 30 17. Let Us Live Without Opium - Umesh P. Patri 31 18. Builders Asked to Study Ancient Science of Construction 34 19. Houses Razed to Suit NTR`s superstition 34 20. Rationalist Group to Screen Cassette Exposing Sai Baba 35 21. Narasimhaiah Assumes Charge of Kannada Development Authority 36 22. Puja to Ward off Train Mishaps 36 23. The Chain Letter and Fear Complex - B. Premanand 37 24. President Again Touches the Feet of Satya Sai Baba - N. Innaiah 39 25. Inspite of Satya Sai Baba the High Court Judge Had Heart Attack - P. T. Rajiv 40 26. Sai Baba Vomits on Dais 40 27. Sanal Edamaruku Failed in Debunking Astrology on DD I - Margaret Bhatty 41 28. DD Seeing Stars Over Astrology Debate 41 29. Your Child is a Thief - Radhika Singh 43 30. A Workshop Explaining Miracles in Haryana - Dr. Ish Chadha 45 31. Letters to the Editor 45
1. Contents 1 2. Editor's Page 2 3. Miracles are Myth - Hindu, 11.6.1995 4 4. Vaastu Shastra - For Health, Happiness, Success, Wealth Position and Power - B. Premanand 5 5. Business Better With "Vastu" Say Today's Tycoons - Nandini Bhaskaran, Times of India, 2.7.1995 8 6. Faith in Sai Baba? - K. S. Ramachandran 9 7. The "Curse" of King Tut and of the Princess-in-a-Box - James Randi 10 8. Indian Humanist Coordination Committee: a Report - G. R. Babu 149. Sai Trust Offers Women Jobs - Deccan Herald, 8.4.95 17 10. Quit India Movement: The Do or Die Struggle for Freedom - Dr. (Mrs.) Sunanada Shet 18 11. What we learn from the Quit India Movement 26 12. Time for a Second Struggle for Freedom - B. Premanand 26 13. Family versus Politics - India Today, 30.6.1995 28 14. The Case Against Secrecy - Orijit Das, Times of India 17.6.95 29 15. The Indian Secrecy Act and the Right of the People to Know - B. Premanand 30 16. Biased Judgements Based on Judges Beliefs - B. Premanand 31 17. Judges "Philosophy" in his Order Intrigues Ministry - Hindu 24.6.1995 33 18. The Missing Evidence - Editorial Hindu, 24.6.1995 35 19. Judiciary - the Only Hope of Masses, says Savant - Indian Express, 25.6.1995 36 20. Ghosts on Trees - K. S. Ramachandran 37 21. The Chain Letter Scare - Beep 38 22. Sense and Nonsense in Doordarshan - R. Jayachandran 39 23. Possessed Girl to Appear on TV - Indian Express, 25.5.1995 40 24. Spiritual Rapes - Narendra Nayak 40 25. Letters to the Editor 42
1. Contents and Editor's Page 1 2. A Skeptic's God - Sanjeev Kumar Mishra 4 3. On Day Token fast in Maharashtra Demanding Action against Sai Baba - Dada Chandane 4 4. Orphanage - A Paying Business - Narendra Nayak 5 5. Sex and Salvation - Margaret Bhatty 9 6. Goparaju Ramachandra Rao: A Profile - Dr. (Mrs.) Sunanda Shet 15 7. Sai Baba Guru Boom Flies in Face of Hukum Claim - Mitsuru Mabuchi 26 8. American Devotee's Experiences with Sai Baba 27 9. Old Woman Beaten up, Paraded Naked in City - Indian Express 29 10. Hypnosis What it is I : The Atheist Gurus Who Exploit People - P. Premanand 30 11. Mahant Challenges Manav to Hypnotise People - The Hitavada 32 12. Jadugar Mahant, Shyam Manav to Fight it Out on Stage Today - Indian Express 33 13. Marriage Without Rituals: Congratulations 33 14. Mahant-Manav showdown Ends in Mere War of Attrition - IE 34 15. Abdulla Baba Curing Diseases With Holy Water? - Siddha Raju 35 16. Instead of Playing With the Life of Children Investigate the Proponents of Predictive Sciences(?) and the Godmen - B. Premanand 36 17. Reviewing 1986: Paramahamsa Tewari Stole Patent of Trombley and Joseph Kahn - Courtesy: Magnets 38 18. The Spreading Menace of Tumbler Magic - K. A. Antony 39 19. The magic exposed - Indian Express 41 20. Letters to the Editor 41
1. Contents 1 2. Editors Page 2 3. Who are Behind Rajiv Gandhi's Murder? 3 4. Yuktivadi Chief Flays Godmen - Indian Express 4 5. Judgement in Writ Appeal No. 184 for a CBI enquiry into the 6 Murders in Sai Baba's Bed Room and other Murky Happenings 5 6. Stoicism - The Rationalist News 17 7. Holy Sinners 19 8. Psychic Dowsing? - R. Jayachandran 22 9. Science and Miracles - Kurian Replies 23 10. Hume Nails Jesus - The Rationalist News 25 11. Exorcist Stabbed - K. S. Ramachandran 26 12. Belief in Yoga Brings Problems - K. S. Ramachandran 27 13. Quacks and Alternative Medicines - Laxmidas Khatau 28 14. Price of Medievalism - Indian Express 32 15. Quake Forecast Paralyses Life in Sangamner - Indian Express 33 16. U.S. Jury Convicts Two Rajneeshites - Times of India 34 17. Vastu Shastra Throws Out N. T. Rama Rao - T. K. Balan 35 18. India is all Wrong According to Vaastu - Rafesh Arya 36 19. Gem Therapists - Awani Kumar 39 20. Gems Bond - Saira Menezes 39 22. Postal Robbery - Mrs. Malika B. Mistrey 45 23. Start the 2nd Vol. Of Science Versus Miracles - Kirtan Parida 45 24. Acupressure: Quackery in Doordarshan - Laxmidas Khatau 46
1. Contents 2 2. Editor's Page 2 3. Constitute a Ministry for Abolition of Superstition - IRA 3 4. Scratch Introduces Himself - Fred Whitehead 5 5. A God that Failed - Margaret Bhatty 6 6. Rationalists Win Debate with Astrologers - Vidyadhar Date 11 7. How Church Fakers Get Blood From a Stone - Peter Brearey 12 8. James Randi: A Skeptical Inquiring Mind - Philip Yam 14 9. Cheating Charge Against 'Curing girl' - Indian Express 1i8 10. Sai Baba's Ex-devotees Experiences from United States 19 11. Sai Baba's Propaganda Film Thrashed by Your Interview - Joris Yvo 20 12. Rationalists Go on Crusade Against Fake Godmen - Indian Express 22 13. Brain Washing by Godmen - Vijay N. Pathak 24 14. Jain Acharya in Sex Scandal - Awani Kumar 25 15. HC Admonishes Petitioner in Sai Baba Case - Deccan Chronicle 26 16. The Milk Drinking Hoax of Idols - R. S. Cooper, Karuna Manoharan, Narendra Nayak 28 17. Narendra Attacked - Canara Times 29 18. Attack on Nayak Condemned - Arunchalam Kumar 29 19. Narendra Nayak to Repeat Feat - Canara Times 30 20. Rationalists Dispel Myth of Idols Consuming Milk - The Hindu 31 21. Federation of Atheists etc. - Siddharth Radheshyam 32 22. Godmen Are Middlemen - Interview with K. N. Balgopal 33 23. Readers Comments: Not all Goondas are Godmen 36 25. Astrologers Predict about Quake Did Not Come True - Dr. Sandeep Gupta 40 26. Experiences With Sai Baba - A former devotee from the U. S. 41 27. Don't be obsessive with Sai Baba - Jayakrishna Sahu 43 28. We are Worried About You - B. V. Radhakrishna Murthy 43 29. We fully Agree With Dada Chandane - S. Anil Kumar 44 30. The International Humanist Conference at Bombay - Circular 45
1. Contents and Editor's page: The Judgement 2 2. Murder by Consensus - Margaret Bhatty 5 3. Why an Atheist Association - Fritz Erik Hoevels 12 4. Delay in Posting 15.8.1995 issue - Dr. Nalini Venugopal 16 5. A New Organic Insecticide - B. V. Radhakrishna Murthy 17 6. Explaining Miracles Workshop in Mandaya - Siddaraju 19 7. Observing Solar Eclipse in Mandaya - Siddaraju 20 8. Hunger Strike on 20.12.1995 - Venkataiah 21 9. "Guru Busters" - N. Spencer 21 10. Investigate Sai Baba's Social Activities - K. S. Ramachandran 22 11. Sai Baba Supreme - Current Weekly 23 12. Murky Deed of Ashram Baba - Hindustan Times 28 13. Of Spiritualism and the Flesh - Rasheeda Bhagat 29 14. Skeleton Exhumed From Ashram - Indian Express 34 15. Pastor Convicted for Murder of Daughter in Law - Indian Express 35 16. Teenager Raped in Temple - Times of India 37 17. Cardinal Sinners - Arthur J. Pais 37 18. A Heavenly Call - S. T. Beuria 39 19. An Indian Faith-Healer is Convicted of Sexual Offence - Robina Dam 40 20. Sublime to the Carnal - Mukesh Vyas 43 21. Godman Held for Murder - Times of India 44 22. Swami Said he Was Her Husband in Previous Life - Times of India 45
1. Contents and Editor's Page 2 2. Indian Success in BBC Playwriting Competition 3 3. Best Play South East Asia: MY ENEMY MY FRIEND by Margaret Bhatty 4 4. Need for Moral Values in Indian Politics Today - Dr. Sunanada Shet 5 5. Who Are the Ring Leaders in Propagating Superstitions? - Laxmidas Khatau 9 6. Explaining Nadi Jyotisham - Dr. Prakash Rao 11 7. The Agastya Nadi Predictions - M. S. Risbud 11 8. Fate's Psychology - Sanjeev Kumar Mishra 12 9. Agastya Nadi Jyotisham: How they Predict Reading a Palm Leaf - B. Premanand 13 10. Did Ancient India have Aeroplane Technology? - Stein O. Rasmussen 16 11. Going Back in Time: Science and Technology in Epics - Dr. Jayant V. Narlikar 19 12. Chandraswami and Seshan's Sapphire: Whose claim rings hollow - B. S. Nagaraj 21 13. Dawood Ibrahim Seeks Chandraswamy's Help - Pankaj Vohra 22 14. Indian Humanist and Rationalists - Warren Allen Smith 23 15. Indian's "Guru Busters" Debunk all that is Mystical - John F. Burns 23 16. The Article "Indian's Guru Busters Debunk All That is Mystical" is Full of Factual Mistakes - B. Premanand 28 17. News from Haryana Rationalist Society - Dr. Rajendra Gera 30 18. The Matriculation Examination - The General Studies Test 33 19. The Judgement: Part 3 - B. Premanand 35 20. Voice Your Concern - S. Anil Kumar 37 21. Scientific Temper Must for Self Reliance - P. V. Ranashima Rao 38 22. First Purnahuti of Ashwamedha Yagna - Hindu 39 23. PM's Son Performs Yet Another Yagna for "father's welfare" - S. Shivakumar 39 24. The Indian Rope Trick - Richard Wiseman 40 25. The Spiritual Rapes - Awani Kumar 43 26. Hold Workshop in Gulbaraga - Gururaj P. Paknikar 43 27. Produce Video Films on Explaining Miracles - Julian de Juan 44 28. Vastu Again - Taj Muhammad 45 29. Prasanthinilayam Murder Judgement - M. A. Kareem 45 30. About "Science Versus Miracles" - Dr. Asok Bondopadhyay 45 31. Punish the Culprits - Channaiah U. T. 46 32. Federation of Humanists, Rationalists and Atheists - Bansidhardas 46 33. Victory of Truth - Narayan Das Agrawal 47
1. Contents and Editors Page 2 2. A Moslem Progrom in India and its German Adaptation or: on the Merits of Comparison - Peter Priskill 5 3. Book Review: Philosophical Arguments on the Existence of God - Oneil De 22 4. When Chandraswami Wove his Magic Web - Harish Chandola 24 5. News from Haryana - Dr. Rajendra Gera 26 6. Man Kills Son in Greed to Get Treasure - Times of India 27 7. Science and Miracles: The Debate Continued 27 8. Science and Miracles: A Medical Doctor Explains - Dr. Ish Chadha 29 9. Prayers Heal, Says Researcher - Hindu 7.12.1995 30 10. Religion, Past, Present and Future - Kirttan Parida 31 11. Ignore Sai Baba - A High Court Judge 33 12. The Egg-on-Your-Face-Files: Quackery Exposed - James Randi 37 13. Sai Baba Birthday Extravaganza! - B. Premanand 38 14. Abdulla Baba of Hospet - Venkataiah 40 15. Nexus Between Godmen, Politicians, Bureaucrats and Judges: A Symposium 42 16. Godha Baba of Phaltan - Dr. G. N Padki 43 17. Artificial Sweetener? - Michael Gonsalves 44 18. Stripping Miracles of their Halo - Indian Express 45 19. Letters to the Editor on "Godmen are Middlemen" 46
1. Contents and Editor's Page 2 2. Special Leave Petition filed in Supreme Court Regarding 6 Murders in Sai Baba's Bedroom on 6.6.1993 5: 3. Office Report on Limitation 5 4. Memo of Parties 5 5. List of Dates 6 6. Special Leave Petition 7 7. Affidavit 16 8. World Atheist Conference Begins in City - Deccan Chronicle 17 9. Mixing Religion with Politics Flayed - Indian Express 18 10. Religious Fundamentalism Due to Fear of Social Change - Newstime 19 11. Less Religion is the Need of the Hour - The Hindu 20 12. Atheists Call for Strengthening Non-religious Institutions - Deccan Chronicle 21 13. Atheism Stresses Moral Freedom of Individual - Indian Express 22 14. Sunita Chandak of Dhamangaon Tells Past Birth Story - Tarun Bharat 24 15. The Strange Case of Sunita - Nagpur Times 24 16. Akot Agog Over Rebirth Case - Nagpur Times 28 17. Gunsha Drinks Milk! - K. N. Balgopal 29 18. Never Seen a Magazine Worse then Yours - M. T. Koshy 30 19. Why Bring Sex? - D. Suryanarayana 30 20. Usenet Debate, Bose and Einstein, Muktananada - Gerald Huber 31 21. Coming in from the Cold - Philip Yam 33 22. An Open Letter About Siddhayogha 34 23. An Open Letter of Resignation from Swami Abhayananda to Muktananda - Stan Trout 40 24. A Critical Syda Bibliography 42 25. Mother Meera's Community 43 26. Supreme Court of India Judgement in SLP 123/1996 45 27. Atheist Conference Call for Fight Against Fundamentalism - Deccan Chronicle 47
1. Contents and Editor's Page 2 2. Rationalist Foundation Award to B. Premanand 4 3. Ex-Devotee on Sai Baba - Hugh Emil De Cruz 5 4. Teach Religion in Schools Critically - M. T. Koshy 10 5. Stop Lying Chief Minister - B. G. Deshpande 12 6. Stop Publishing Astrology - B. G. Deshpande 13 7. Blasphemy - Md. Firozul Haque 13 8. Ban Rituals in Government Schools Md. Firozul Haque 13 9. Include Rational Aptitude Test - Md. Firozul Haque 14 10. Naadi Jyotish Controversy - M. S. Risbud 14 11. Rationalist Festival at Barnala, Punjab - Sarjit Talwar 16 12. Science, Religion and Society in the Last Phase of the 20th Century - Shankaranrayan U. J. 18 13. Busting Pet Superstions on Friday the 13th - Times of India 22 14. What the Devil 22 15. The First World Skeptic Congress 23 16. Sai Baba's Connection with Liquor Barons - B. Premanand 27 17. Italians Resigned to Corruption - Vaiju Naravane 27 18. Sai Gardens - Own a home amidst acres of blissful nature 29 19. Brushed Under the Carpet - G. S. Radhakrishna 30 20. Use of Intemperate Language ... 31 21. SC Expunges 'Remarks' - T. Padmanabha Rao 32 22. Bringing Together the Rationalists ... - Mrs. Kawaljit 32 23. Rationalist Doctors Circle - Dr. Rajendra Gera 34 24. Vedic Mathematics and Six Crores of Devotees to Shabarimala - P. G. Panikker 34 25. Vedic Mathematics Can Solve Many Problems - The Hindu 35 26. Comment on Goad Baba's Powers - M. T. Koshy, R. S. Cooper, Kawaljeet 36 27. Sugar Daddy - Michael Gonslaves 37 28. Pune Mystic Has a Sweet Touch - Haima Sukhu 40 29. Soad Baba: the Frog Hopping in the Well - Dr. Narendra Dabholcar 41 30. Premanand Visits Rourkela - Kirttan Parida 43 31. Could One Bring Legal Action? - Gerald Huber 45 32. Book Review: My Guru Gave Me a New Life - Gerald Huber 45 33. The Poltergeist at Large: A Street Where Stones Rain - M. B. Maramkal 47
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