Basava Premanand

  • Dakshina Kannada Rationalist Association

    CHARVAKA DESK

    In 1976, amid the Emergency, a group of young rationalists in coastal Karnataka formed the South Kanara Rationalist Association to host Abraham Kovoor. Fifty years on, the Dakshina Kannada Rationalist Association has exposed miracles, trained thousands in scientific temper, and stood firm against threats. Read the story of five decades of reason.

  • Basava Premanand – A Great Skeptic & Human Being

    MANOJ TRICHAMBARAM

    Honouring B. Premanand (1930–2009), the legendary leader of the Indian rationalist movement, this tribute and 2008 interview document his relentless crusade against spiritual fraud. From offering monetary challenges to expose pseudo-miracles to filing court petitions against prominent godmen, Premanand dedicated his life to scientific temper, critical thinking, and unyielding atheism.