- Tarksheel Society
Tarksheel Society (Rationalist Society) is a renowned
rationalist group based in Punjab,India .The beginning
Founded in the year 1984 under the leadership of
Megh Raj Mitter Tarksheel Society aims to disseminaterationalist ideas and scientific temper among the Indian people in order to eradicate religiousfanaticism ,communalism ,caste system ,untouchability andsuperstitions . Affiliated toFederation of Indian Rationalist Associations , Tarksheel Society advocates the separation of religion and education. The society has units in almost all the villages and towns of Punjab.Though mainly confined to the state of Punjab, the Society now operates in the neighboring states of
Haryana ,Himachal Pradesh ,Rajasthan ,Delhi ,Chhattisgarh ,Uttar Pradesh ,Madhya Pradesh andJammu and Kashmir also.Campaigns
To accomplish its mission, the society organizes public meetings, conferences, study camps, seminars and publishes rationalist literature. The society undertakes campaigns to expose the so-called
miracle s and charlatanry of godmen who claimsupernatural powers. Towards this the Society has announced a cash award of rupees two lakh (US$5,000) for anybody who demonstrates supernatural powers or miracles under fraud-proof conditions. The Society has so far published about 50 books in Punjabi andHindi on rationalism and science to inculcate scientific temper among people.Periodicals
The society publishes its own journals in Punjabi and Hindi. "Tarak Bodh" (Logical Cognition) and "Vigayan Jyoti" (Scientific Enlightenment) are brought out in Punjabi and "Tarak Jyoti" (Logical Enlightenment) in Hindi.
External links
* [http://www.tarksheel.com/ Website of Tarksheel Society]
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