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 the monthly magazine The Indian Skeptic, which scientifically investigates paranormal occurrences in India. He was known as one of the most vocal critics of Satya Sai Baba.
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Hello ! I believe that you don’t need any religion or faith for moral values, and it is very difficult to live around so many stupid people with faith … I want to be a member of this organisation so that I can meet people with same opinion and ideology, also want to volunteer, so that I can spread scientific temper and to reach out more people
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Superstitious beliefs should be done away with.
Skeptism and rationalist thinking is the need of the hour.
Are exorcisms faked?
People of faith disagree.