Abstract: India's constitution says that "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform". However the fact on the ground is that despite rising literacy rates, there are no signs of Indians adopting scientific temperament as a way of life. India actually seems to be heading the other way, with orthodoxy, superstitions & pseudo sciences becoming an integral part of an Indian's life.
In this talk I look at what scientific temper entails, the evolution of the idea, what's gone wrong & why there's still hope that we can nurture analytical minds and pull India out of the quagmire of superstitions.
Takshashila Shala - http://takshashila.org.in/
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