FIRA

To work for implementation of Art. 51AH of Indian Constitution and for its fundamental rights except Art. (30)

To promote and to bring about co-operation amongst and co-ordination of the activities of like minded voluntary organizations devoted to free thought, secularism, ratinalism, atheism, women’s emancipation, eradication of blind faith and fanaticism, promotion of scientific temper, secular education and social reforms etc.

Work for peace, understanding, friendship and co-operation among the people 

Basava Premanand, founder-convener of FIRA Basava Premanand (17 February 1930 – 4 October 2009) was an Indian skeptic, rationalist and debunker from Kerala, India. He organised many tours around rural India for the promotion of scientific thinking, exposing alleged miracles and scams carried out by various charlatans, godmen, prophets etc and spreading awareness of superstition. Premanand was the founder of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, the convener of Indian CSICOP and the owner-publisher-editor of …