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Science has impacted the world since 500 
years

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and the religion's history is about 5000 
years old

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Our constitution mandates that it is the 
duty of every citizen to promote scientific 
temperament  .

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there is a reason behind everything

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it is not given by destiny or god

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it was said in our country that

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you are from backward caste or you are a 
woman hence you can understand nothing and 
you don't deserve education

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we don't know the reasons for everything

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like we don't know the cause for cancer but 
the scientific thought always patiently keeps 
the search for truth alive. our focus is 
not on the ultimate truth but on continuous 
search for truth

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this is our ancestral house

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my father in law came to live here about 
90 years ago

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i have opened a chemist shop under the house 
where i do my practice

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i was from Karnataka

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i was happy and never thought of marriage

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i just wanted to work

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then my mother's friend mentioned her younger 
brother-in-law

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the same hall where we are currently was 
where I and Doctor met and talked

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what would this amazing man have asked me 
first?

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"do you know how to do ciserean operation?"

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I was shocked and couldn't understand if 
i was here for talking about marriage or 
for a job interview

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He explained that after marriage, he will 
be occupied with the movement and she will 
have to be the sole breadwinner

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Nobody asked me what I wanted

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I immediately told my mom that god hasn't 
yet made a wife for him and i dont't want 
to marry him

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our marriage remained broken till a year

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I was looking for an ideal man

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but i found nobody.

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forgive me, i did not listen. could you please 
repeat?

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yes sure

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The thing is, for doctor

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one minute

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one year had passed and doctor hadn't yet 
married as well so our marriage got registered

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and we came to live here

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first 17 years of the superstition eradication 
association are important

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during the course of which Doctor got to 
know himself, and started struggles to end 
casteism and to establish equal access to 
resources

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an organization was fighting against superstition 
in Nagpur then

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then Doctor wrote a book.

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i got divine powers after penance

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hence i have taken a trident

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this thread can

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go into anyone's tongue because the thread 
doesn't go into anyone's tongue the tongue 
goes into the thread

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a golden chain

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Dalit woman killed on being accused of looking 
like a witch

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cancer is a divine curse, says Assam health 
minister

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after this doctor started programmes for 
children

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he adopted simple language

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and searched every nook and corner of Maharashtra

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those who joined his movement belonged to 
diverse castes, religions and classes

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the doctor was happy inside that

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people were attracted by his movement and 
the movement carried forward

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dabholkar had started to worked on anti-black 
magic law

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but the fruits of 18 years of continuous 
struggle were sown only after his death

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we believe this is unfortunate.

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what superstition?

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who are they to decide what is superstition?

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what are these murders?

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people must have gotten angry

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you can't just hurt people's sentiments and 
expect them to not retaliate

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find me one person who

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is religious

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and does good behaviour out of fear or love 
of god

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i am ready to embrace such a person.

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we fully support such things

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but our belief is that such ethical behaviour 
is guided by conscience and wisdom, not religion

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then he got martyred

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i couldn't figure anything out for hours

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people had gathered outside to meet but i 
had closed the door and lay in a state of 
unconsciousness

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doctor was our hero - for me and for our 
children

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as one, we had pledged to awaken the conscience 
and reasoning of people

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i gave this call with everyone

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i know not whether i did it consciously, 
but i did.

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i remember nothing but after saying so i 
was filled with courage.

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i did not forget pain but i was in a state 
of denial.

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doctor used to go on a tour and come back

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my heart said this is untrue.

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dr narendra dabholkar

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will come back home and tell everyone

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that all this is a lie and

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the society is good and i am alive

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this era of denial helped me join the movement.