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13th National Conference of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA)

October 25, 2024 FIRAadminLeave a comment

The 13th National Conference, organized by the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA) in collaboration with The Rationalists’ Forum, Tamil Nadu, will be held on 28th and 29th December 2024 at the Periyar Centenary Educational Complex, K.K. Nagar, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. This prestigious event, focusing on Humanists, Rationalists, Atheists, and Free Thinkers, promises to bring together like-minded individuals and organizations …

Co-ordination of the activities of like-minded voluntary organizations

December 18, 2018 FIRAadmin1 Comment

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

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.

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.