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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}'''Dakshina Kannada Rationalist Association''' ('''DKRA''') is a well known rationalist group based in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]], which promotes [[scientific skepticism|skepticism]]. It was formed in 1976 at the initiative of a few individuals led by [[Narendra Nayak]]. DKRA, now a member of [[Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations]], was initially formed to host the talk by [[Abraham Kovoor]], the eminent rationalist from [[Sri Lanka]] who was then touring [[India]] as part of his Miracle Exposure Campaign.<ref name="TricksRevealed">{{cite news | last=Shenoy | first=Jaideep | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/05/31/stories/2003053100110300.htm | title=Tricks revealed | newspaper=The Hindu | date=2003-05-31 | accessdate=15 August 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313040635/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/yw/2003/05/31/stories/2003053100110300.htm | archive-date=13 March 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Activities==<br />
The DKRA attempts to oppose [[superstition]] and [[pseudoscience]] in India. Often in association with other rationalist organisations in India and abroad, the DKRA has led media and educational campaigns debunking the purportedly [[supernatural]] feats of [[Godman (Hindu ascetic)|godmen]].<ref name="TricksRevealed"/> The group critiques [[paranormal]] and pseudoscientific claims including [[psychic surgery]], inexhaustible oil lamps, materialization of holy ash, and [[pyrokinesis]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Shenoy | first=Jaideep | url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/21/stories/2004062102450300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040728095839/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/06/21/stories/2004062102450300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2004-07-28 | title=Gawd! You can do it too | date=2004-06-21 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=15 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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Working with the [[Indian Rationalist Association]], the DKRA opposed a 2009 proposal to make yoga a compulsory subject for high school and primary school students in Mangalore.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011058290300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502005942/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011058290300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2010-05-02 | title=Move to introduce yoga education opposed | date=2009-01-10 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=15 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/yw/2003/05/31/stories/2003053100110300.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621060708/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/yw/2003/05/31/stories/2003053100110300.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=21 June 2003 | title=Tricks revealed | first=Jaideep | last=Shenoy | date=31 May 2003 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=19 August 2018 }} - Report on Fourth National Conference of FIRA hosted by DKRA<br />
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