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Narendra Dabholkar

Born

in Pune, Maharashtra, India

November 01, 1945

Died

August 20, 2013

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narendra_Dabholkar

Genre

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Narendra Achyut Dabholkar (1 November 1945 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian rationalist and author from Maharashtra. He was the founder-president of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS), an organization set up to eradicate superstition in 1989. Triggered by his murder on 20 August 2013, the pending Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Ordinance was promulgated in the state of Maharashtra, four days later.

Dabholkar was born on 1 November 1945 to Achyut and Tarabai, being the youngest of ten siblings, the eldest was the late educationalist, Gandhian and socialist Devdatta Dabholkar. He did his schooling at New English School Satara and Willingdon College, Sangli. He was a qualified medical doctor, having obtained an MBBS degree from Narendra Achyut Dabholkar (1 November 1945 – 20 August 2013) was an Indian rationalist and author from Maharashtra. He was the founder-president of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS), an organization set up to eradicate superstition in 1989. Triggered by his murder on 20 August 2013, the pending Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Ordinance was promulgated in the state of Maharashtra, four days later.

Dabholkar was born on 1 November 1945 to Achyut and Tarabai, being the youngest of ten siblings, the eldest was the late educationalist, Gandhian and socialist Devdatta Dabholkar. He did his schooling at New English School Satara and Willingdon College, Sangli. He was a qualified medical doctor, having obtained an MBBS degree from the Government Medical College, Miraj.

He was the captain of the Shivaji University Kabaddi team. He had represented India against Bangladesh in a Kabaddi tournament. He won the Maharashtra government's Shiv Chhatrapati Yuva Award for Kabaddi.

He was married to Shaila and has two children, Hamid and Mukta Dabholkar. His son was named after the social reformer Hamid Dalwai. He didn't believe in Vastu Shastra and built his house without any regards to the principles of Vastu Shastra. He also criticised extravagant marriage ceremonies and arranged for his own children to be married in simple ceremonies. The almanac was not consulted to select an auspicious time as it is traditionally done. Dabholkar was also an atheist.

Dabholkar had faced several threats and assaults since 1983 but had rejected police protection.
“If I have to take police protection in my own country from my own people, then there is something wrong with me, I'm fighting within the framework of the Indian constitution and it is not against anyone, but for everyone.”
— Dabholkar on rejecting police protection

Murdered on 20 August 2013, while out on a morning walk, Dabholkar was shot down by two unidentified gunmen near Omkareshwar temple, Pune at 7:20 AM IST. The assailants fired four rounds at him from a point blank range and fled on a motorcycle parked nearby. Two bullets hit Dabholkar in his head and chest. He later succumbed to his injuries while being treated at Sassoon Hospital.

Dabholkar had originally donated his body to a medical college. But, the autopsy made necessary by his murder left the slain leader's body unfit for academic purposes. He was cremated in Satara without any religious rites. His pyre was lit by his daughter, Mukta, in contradiction to the tradition where the son lights the pyre. His ashes were collected without any religious ceremony and scattered over his organic farm. ...more

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अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन समितिसाठी गोडबाबा हे प्रकरण १२ वर्षापूर्वीच संपलेल आहे , आजपर्यंत वारंवार मागणी करूनही गोडबाबा ने कोणत्याही प्रकारची अधिकृत वैज्ञानिक चाचणी सिद्ध केलेली नाही, तसेच त्याने गोड केलेल्या पाण्यात प्रचंड प्रमाणात सॅकरिन आढळून आले॰ या पद्धतीने अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन समितीचे कार्यकर्ते गोडबाबाचा हा तथाकथित चमत्कार दरवर्षी संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात ठिकठिकाणी सादर करतात, यामुळेच गेल्या बारा वर् Read more of this blog post »

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	Please Think: Practical Lessons in Developing a Scientific Temper 4.44 avg rating — 100 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement 4.17 avg rating — 78 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shraddha Andhashraddha 4.05 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	विचार तर कराल ? 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	तिमिरातुनी तेजाकडे 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case for Reason: Volume Two: A Scientific Enquiry into Belief by Narendra Dabholkar, Suman Oak (Translator) 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	अंधश्रद्धा प्रश्नचिन्ह आणि पूर्णविराम by Narendra Dabholkar, प्रा. प. रा. आर्डे 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	अंधश्रद्धा विनाशाय 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	भ्रम आणि निरास 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	विचार(अंधविश्वास उन्मूलन #1) by Narendra Dabholkar, डॉ सुनील कुमार लवटे (Editor), डॉ चंदा गिरीश (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If I have to take police protection in my own country from my own people, then there is something wrong with me, I'm fighting within the framework of the Indian constitution and it is not against anyone, but for everyone.”
― Narendra Dabholkar

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“Scientific temperament is a process of thinking, method of action, search of truth, way of life, spirit of a freeman.”
― Narendra Dabholkar, The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement

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“A constant or intense yearning can lead a person into a hypnosis-like state. A lover constantly thinking of his beloved feels that he has actually met her. Those who sincerely desire and long for a meeting with their god, and undergo various penances to this end, could easily feel that their god has actually manifested before them. With the deep belief that the guru’s favour can enable one to meet god, a devotee has the illusion of actually seeing god at the guru’s suggestion. All this boils down to one thing; these are experiences felt in a certain state of mind called hypnosis.”
― Narendra Dabholkar, The Case for Reason: Volume One: Understanding the Anti-superstition Movement

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