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Atheist Movement in Punjab
Tarksheel Society Bharat
(Regd.)
(Rationalist Society India) was established in 1984, under the auspices of
Sh. Megh Raj Mitter
in order to educate and awaken the people about the menace and
unfathomable dangers of all religions, caste system,
untouchability,
superstitions and miracles. Tarksheel Society Bharat
(TSB) under takes the
mission to assert the supremacy of reason and scientific temperament over
all arbitrary assumptions and artificially man made creeds. TSB dedicates
itself with all the resources and opportunities at its command to
annihilate communalism, religious fanaticism, caste and
untouchability.
TSB vehemently advocates the separation o TSB has a well organized structure to achieve and realize its aims and objectives. There are units in almost all the villages and towns. These units are elected by the direct participation of all the members of the unit. These preliminary units are controlled and guided by the democratically elected district Bodies. These District Bodies are elected by the office bearers and all the members of the preliminary units. This whole set up is maneuvered by the state Body duly elected by the district bodies and the preliminary units.
TSB propagates its ideology and opinion regarding current social, political and other problems through hand bills, leaf lets and wall posters. TSB also utilizes the newspaper media extensively in order to spread and popularise the scientific knowledge among the people. The role and the co-operation of the three leading Punjabi Dailies - ‘The Ajit’, ‘The Panjabi Tribune’ and ‘Desh Sewak’ - is worth appreciating. TSB also publishes its owns journals in Punjabi vernacular 'Tarak Bodh' (logical cognition) and 'Vigayan Jyoti' (Scientific Enlightenment) and one in Hindi vernacular 'Tarak Jyoti' (Logical Enlightenment). The literature in the form of books has gone through many editions and thousands of copies of each book has been published and sold to the people through all the famous book stalls and reputed distributors. With an open mind and with a view to enhance and promote the cause of atheism and rationalism TSB has very cordial relations and understanding with all other like-minded organizations such as Atheist center Vijaywada, India Rationalist Association, The Atheist Society of India Visakhapatnam, Bihar Budhivadi, C.S.I.C.O.P. India (lead by B. Premand) etc. TSB is having a firm Convection of exchanging the view and experiences with other organizations for the mutual benefit and in order to establish a strong world fraternity of the atheists/rationalists etc.
TSB opines that religion is inimical to the progress of
science. Rationalism demands that one should not emulate and believe
anything without a proper through prior investigation and verification.
Religion does not permit questioning. It is only science and atheism
founded upon scientific TSB envisages the bright and stable future for atheism as it is the only modern scientific outlook which can solve almost all the global problems being faced by the present religion-dominated society. No doubt the religion in on decline now a days. People are becoming more and more science oriented. The place of religion is being usurped by the humanism and atheism still much more is required to be achieved in this direction. Nevertheless the future is with Atheism TSB is of the firm view that the religion has always divided the humanity, has retarded the progress of science and humanism, has tortured and eliminated the free thinking genius all the world over. Where ever on the other hand, the science has always fostered and promoted the spirit of free inquiry, has always welcomed the diverse and opposed opinions, has always advanced the goodwill and spirit of mutual co-operation. TSB desires to insinuate the scientific knowledge through practical demonstrations among the people. TSB and its members do not believe in any religions, caste and creed. They all are secular and atheist in their day to day activities. By personal example of not putting on any of the religious or caste symbols and by not taking the holy dips in the sacred ponds or rivers and by not paying any pilgrimages to the holy temples and by not indulging in any sort of futile worship of the deities, they persuade the ignorant masses to get rid of all such impediments and real hurdles in the way of progress and mental freedom. TSB members do not recite any mantras and religious prayers. TSB participates in all the democratic and such other functions organized by any progressive and democratic institution on the political, social and economical problems confronting the society. This is done with a comprehensive view so that the efforts to ascertain and establish economic, social and political equality can be advanced and directed on the right path of atheism and rationalism and there should not be any deviations or side tracking on these issues of paramount significance. TSB believes that literature plus practical field work in the masses boosted up with the political activities, can yield the cherished substantial results. TSB is an ardent and enthusiastic exponent and champion of the idea that in order to march towards post - religions society, it is all the more important that the common people must be approached with the novel scientific philosophy of atheism, rationalism humanism, they must be constantly guided in solving their problems with scientific attitude and they must be un- interruptingly assured about that their true emancipation and genuine deliverance rests not with the religion but with the spirit of free inquiry and atheism. It is only through this tedious and continuous process of educating the people we can capture our goals. TSB considers that all the superstitions and religious dogmas are the outcome and bye-product of fear and ignorance of the causes of many natural phenomena taking place in this vast and boundless universe. Ignorance can be dispelled through education i.e. scientific education. Education can be imparted through well organized set up established for the purpose. For all this monetary funds and other facilities are also required. So in order to impart true scientific education and knowledge to the people for exterminating the superstitions and such other morbid social practices ; we should strive to harness all such facilities from all the quarters. We must educate the people to raise the resources for providing them with all the pre-requests of preliminary basic education and the bare minimum requirements of life. So that they can live and learn. For this purpose a close rapport is essential to be maintained between the people and all our organizations through out the world. It goes to the credit of TSB alone to acquaint the common people with the atheism and rationalism as the way of life. It will not be an exaggeration that even the veteran democratic and progressive institutions of the intelligent of Punjab and the Communist movement in the state also cannot legtunate claim the match with the achievements of the TSB on the fronts of popularizing atheistic, scientific and rationalistic outlook. TSB can honestly be proud of its accomplishments for forging dedicated and committed members, sympathizers and supporters of these noble convictions in every nook and corner of the state. To an extent TSB has succeeded in creating secular view point among the people, a secular view point impued with scientific knowledge and temperament. TSB is determined to march ahead to uphold the cause of atheism, rationalism and humanism. TSB is hopeful to for see the outgrowth and development of one single common world plat form of all the atheists, rationalists, humanists, radical humanists, free thinkers etc. in the very near future.
Correspondence Address :
Tarksheel
Niwas,
BARNALA-148101
(Punjab)
INDIA.
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