Narendra Nayak on Hindutva, Rationalism and Dabolkar's murd*r | Podcast
Podcast with Narendra Nayak @narenyen
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00:00 - Intro
02:12 - Journey into atheism
06:18 - Social privilege and rationality
08:55 - Biochemistry to activism
13:37 - Why is rational thinking important?
14:10 - His influences
17:31 - Abraham Kovoor
19:07 - How miracles are performed
20:24 - Anti-Black Magic Bill
27:38 - Dabolkar, Gauri Lankesh, Kalburgi
29:48 - Murder attempt on Narendra Nayak
32:05 - Police Action
33:06 - The Government & Power
34:36 - Narendra Nayak’s Challenges
36:38 - Reward for Challenges
38:10 - Religion mixed into scams
40:02 - Children told to scam
42:19 - Is the country different now?
43:55 - Does the audience change?
46:00 - Rituals in a rationalist’s life
47:59 - Is India becoming more or less rational?
49:28 - ISRO Chairman S Somnath’s statements
51:08 - Scientists who validate pseudoscience
52:23 - The tragedy of our nation?
53:08 - Most harmful pseudoscience
54:30 - Akshaya Thrithiya
55:47 - Alternative Medicine
59:28 - Homeopathy for covid-19
1:00:20 - AYUSH
1:02:58 - Dr. BM Hegde vs Narendra Nayak
1:07:52 - Why do qualified scientists promote pseudoscience?
1:08:31 - Superstitions in India & outside
1:10:15 - Will India get there one day?
1:10:39 - Final Words
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