Dr. Jagdish Rai, Assistant Professor for Forensic Biological Sciences,

Chandigarh sunita shastri:Dr. Jagdish Rai, Assistant Professor for Forensic Biological Sciences, Institute of Forensic Science and Criminology, Panjab University, Chandigarh has written a science popularisation book “Evolution: The Scientific Religion”. The book will be free to download for 24 hours starting from 1:30 PM on 16 Jan (and 23 Jan 30 Jan, 27 Feb 2021). On page www.amazon.in/dp/B08SJWFF3T click on “buy free” not on “read free” Then the book can be downloaded and read anytime in your kindle app. Dr. Rai said that the theory of evolution has now developed to the extent that it can now address questions about our happiness, ethics, hunch feeling, behavioral strategies, and healthy lifestyle. These questions as well as the question of the origin of life and biodiversity was earlier addressed only in the domain of religion, he said. He informed that a scientific answer to these questions can make everyone’s life better. In this book, the answer to these questions as well as the new concerns arising from personal genome sequencing is articulated in easy language, he added. He further informed that the latest understanding of the perception of God, superstitions and some counter-intuitive phenomena are also summarised in this book.