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Combating Witchcraft and Sorcery
In a traditional society where
people are still steeped in superstitions, the belief in witchcraft and sorcery
plays havoc in the lives of innocent people. It leads to feuds and even murders
in the villages with the allegations and accusations of being sorcerers. In the
erstwhile Hyderabad State, the belief in Witchcraft and Sorcery is still deeply
entrenched in the minds of the people. Conceded with the loss of limbs and even
lives of some innocent people, the District administration in Medak invited
Atheist Centre in 1983 to dispel the superstition. A team of doctors, social
workers, psychiatrists and scientists, headed by Dr. Samaram, visited Medak
District to study the mass hysteria that reached epidemic proportions. Similar
assignments were undertaken in Nalgonda district to educate the people about
the nonexistence of witchcraft. ILL Health + Ignorance = Witchcraft. In
exposing witchcraft and sorcery, Atheist Centre receives the cooperation of the
Indian Medical Association, Police and the Government departments and other
social organisations.
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