[Reader-list] Fwd: The Assault on Reason, 26 Aug, 6.30 pm

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From: Studio Safdar & May Day Bookstore & Cafe Shadi Khampur <
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Date: 21 August 2013 22:31
Subject: The Assault on Reason, 26 Aug, 6.30 pm
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*May Day Bookstore and Café*
and *Studio Safdar, Shadi Khampur*
in association with* Delhi Science Forum*
invite you to a panel discussion on****
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*The Assault on Reason*
Speakers: Prof. Romila Thapar, Dr. Satyajit Rath, Vineet Kumar****
Chair: D. Raghunandan****
*Monday, 26 August 2013, 6.30 p.m.*
On August 20th, the well-known rationalist and Gandhian, Dr. Narendra
Dabholkar was shot dead in Pune, the city which produced rationalists like
Phule, Agarkar, Ranade, Shinde and others. While the murder has sent shock
waves through the country, we need to ask ourselves, what accounts for the
rise of irrationality all around us today? How does the assault on reason –
and dissent – dovetail into the agendas of the religious fundamentalists of
various hues? How has the media been complicit in peddling unreason? Why
has a spurious, commodified, pop spiritualism become a gigantic industry?
What does it mean to be a truly secular society? What resources –
intellectual, cultural, scientific, political – can we mobilize to counter
this rising tide of unreason?****
*Romila Thapar* is one of India’s preeminent historians. | *Satyajit
Rath* trained
as a medical doctor in Pune and works at the National Institute of
Immunology, New Delhi. | *Vineet Kumar* is a media analyst who tracks the
linguistic and cultural constructs on Hindi entertainment channels. | *D.
Raghunandan* is President of the Delhi Science Forum.****
* Both Studio Safdar and May Day are small spaces with limited seating, so
best to arrive early. | Studio Safdar has been made possible by hundreds of
voluntary donations from across the country and beyond. Please consider
making a donation that will help us equip and maintain the space better. |
The bookstore and café are open every day, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.****
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*Studio Safdar and May Day Bookstore and Café*
*2254/2A Shadi Khampur, New Ranjit Nagar, New Delhi 110008*
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*Advisory*: Avoid driving. Patel Road tends to be congested, and finding
parking is a pain.****
*Metro*: Shadipur.****
*Directions*: Shadipur metro – Satyam Cinema – cycle ricksha – ‘Biyaasi
number’ – May Day board next to DMS booth.
Email: cafemayday at gmail.com or studiosafdar at gmail.com. Phone (only on event
days): 011 2570 9456.