The Dhenkanal Rationalist Forum launched a tri-monthly magazine ‘Hetubadi Chintan’ with an objective to spearhead scientific temper and eradicate blind beliefs and dogmas from the society.
Chief guest humanist Purnachandra Satpathy inaugurated it in the presence of rationalist and bureaucrat Gangdhar Sahoo, internationally-acclaimed rationalist Prof Dhaneswar Sahoo, Prof Dambarudhar Behera and Prof Sankarsan Jena.
Satpathy advised that one should not accept anything blindly, rather seek the logical reason behind a happening.
Sahitya Akademi awardee Prof Sahoo said a rationalist can think far ahead of present values of society and lamented that the rationalists are neglected by the present society.
Well-known researcher of Mahima cult Prof Jena said that there are lots evidences
that human has created all religion, cast and creed where we are indulged. Manmohan Mohapatra proposed vote of thanks.