It was announced on Friday that Javed Akhtar would be the first Indian to receive this year’s Richard Dawkins Award. For those who don't know, Javed has always made sure to call out the danger that free thinkers have faced here in India. I used to think on my own and discuss it with so many people who were atheists themselves. We would talk about this and the need for logical and rational thinking and so on. So, the future belongs to the rationalists, who’re logical and have developed a scientific temper."

Source: dna June 09, 2020 05:15 UTC