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  • Education - History and Philosophy of Mathematics - History and Philosophy of Science - History of Astronomy

    Alternative math: media reports

    July 5, 2018 - By ckr

    Here are the media reports for the Rajju Ganit workshop from Dainik Bhaskar, Nai Duniya, Talk show by Global Herald, and Free Press Journal Global Herald talk show प्रसिद्ध गणितज्ञ सीके राजू से खास चर्चा Dainik Bhaskar Nai Duniya26 June 2018 Global Herald e-paper 30 June 2018 Free Press journal

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  • Education - History and Philosophy of Mathematics - Science and Society - Uncategorized

    Rajju Ganit workshop from today

    June 25, 2018 - By ckr

    We have never re-examined our math education since independence to eliminate the trash myths and bad philosophy brought in by colonial education. Since people don’t understand the problems at the level of the calculus, this workshop takes up issues at the school level. For links, download the pdf of the…

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  • Education - History and Philosophy of Mathematics - History and Philosophy of Science - Science and Society

    The racist (and church) strategy: censor and defame, do NOT debate

    June 23, 2018 - By ckr

    Racists are stupid nitwits. The whole business of racism is based on a stupid lie that people with a certain colour of the skin are superior. I thought everyone understood the stupidity of racists. Therefore, at a recent meeting in India, I was surprised when a couple of young people…

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    Congratulations Dr Mahathir!

    May 10, 2018 - By ckr

    Congratulations Dr Mahathir on winning the election at your age and beating your own record as the longest serving Prime Minister of Malaysia. Person on the right is Dr Omar Farouk, then acting VC, AlBukhary University.

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    Stephen Hawking: Genius or crook?

    April 5, 2018 - By ckr

    (Note: This post first published in Decoloniality international newsletter, on Wednesday April 4th, 2018. Typos corrected. There is also a related blog post “Hawking singularities”, and a full-page review of Hawking’s book in “The Christian propaganda in Hawking’s work”, published in Daily News and Analysis, 16 Jan 2011. Another recent…

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    Decolonising mathematics and science: new reading list

    March 29, 2018 - By ckr

    Q. 1. I would like to know how I can decolonise myself mathematically. (I am an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer with engineering back ground.) Q. 2. Do u suggest any videos of yours or any books? subsequently how I could prevent my kids from mental colonization. A. Step 0. Proposed videos.…

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  • Education - History and Philosophy of Mathematics - History and Philosophy of Science - Physics - Science and Society - Uncategorized

    Cape Town “debate” exposes Stephen Hawking’s racist co-author

    February 20, 2018 - By ckr

    The panel discussion at the University of Cape Town (UCT) achieved something important: it exposed Stephen Hawking’s co-author G. F. R. Ellis, a star of the racist apartheid regime. He ran away from UCT debate, because he could not defend through open debate the awful church propaganda he along with…

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    Decolonising science: Victory in Cape Town

    December 18, 2017 - By ckr

    The panel discussion on decolonising science at the University of Cape Town (UCT) was a great victory. It publicly exposed that no one in  the UCT had a single serious argument against me. Indeed, in the last two decades not a single person in the West has put forward a…

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    Decolonising math: Amsterdam lecture

    December 14, 2017 - By ckr

    Thanks to Djehuti Ankh-Kheru for making and posting a video of my lecture on decolonising math at Amsterdam.

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  • Education - History and Philosophy of Mathematics - History and Philosophy of Science

    Decolonising math and science: Durban keynote

    October 14, 2017 - By ckr

    Here is a video of the  11th Higher Education Conference at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban. https://youtu.be/seEc6V_rJ5I My keynote address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpS6MfzJr2E HEC11 – Keynote by Professor K. Raju, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata www.youtube.com Chair – Professor Kesh Govinder, University of KwaZulu-Natal Title – Decolonising Maths and Science Education The…

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