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		<title>Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti &#8211; 20 Yr Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 6 months or so, I have been associated with Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANS), an organization that aims to promote rational thought in society and works for the elimination of superstitions, blind faith &#38; customs. Many social movements &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2011/01/pune-city/andhashraddha-nirmulan-samiti-20th-year-convention-in-pune.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An impatient&#8217;s guide to Knee Surgery &#8211; Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction and Meniscus Tear</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story begins many years back, on a beautiful sunny morning in 1997. I was playing cricket in the inter division cricket tournament in my college. I had bowled my quota of overs and we had kept the opposition down &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2010/01/science/an-impatients-guide-to-knee-surgery-anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-reconstruction-and-meniscus-tear.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Magical Men Of 21st Century India</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Key Selling Point Of The GodMen Is Their Talk About Things That Make No Sense&#8221; Right from childhood, stories that had their foundation in magic and &#8216;chamatkars&#8217; always appealed to me. I must have watched 10s of combinations of &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2008/04/society/magical-men-of-21st-century-india.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bachchan Temple Treks Are Disappointing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to think that Amitabh Bachchan was a great role model for Indians. But his regular  treks to temples across India are consistently eroding his stature in my eyes. Ref- Bollywood&#8217;s Bachchan walks barefoot to pray India is anyway &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/01/thoughts/bachchan-temple-treks-are-disappointing.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Religion in India &#8211; Faith vs Reason</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I wrote about the absence of scientific temper in India and the need for those well informed, to voice their opinions against superstitions and customs that have chained our society. India today seems completely at the &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2006/01/society/religion-in-india-faith-vs-reason.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Scientific Edge and its conspicuous absence in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harshad Oak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am almost done reading the book &#8220;The Scientific Edge: The Indian Scientist from Vedic to Modern Times&#8221; by renowned scientist Jayant Narlikar. I have had this book for an year or so but for some reason I didn&#8217;t quite &#8230; <a href="http://www.harshadoak.com/2006/01/society/the-scientific-edge-and-its-conspicuous-absence-in-india.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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