Posted on 24 March 2010
Editor’s Note: Video footage of Basava Premanand from the Australian TV show, 60 Minutes, aired on 9 Network Australia in August, 1997.
B. Premanand (17 February 1930 04 October 2009) was an eminent skeptic and rationalist from India. He was the founder of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA) and he was also the convener of Indian CSICOP, a skeptic group which is an affiliate of CSICOP. He was the owner-publisher-editor of the monthly magazine, The Indian Skeptic, which “publishes articles on the scientific investigation of apparently paranormal occurrences with a special emphasis on cases from India”.
Posted on 07 November 2009
The Science Trust was formed three years back on the advice and wishes of the veteran rationalist Mr. B Premanand. It was he who proposed to us the name ‘Science’. Our main objective is to develop scientific temper, humanism, spirit of enquiry and reforms in the society.
As you might be aware, Mr. Premanand passed away on the 5th of October last and, as per his will, his body was donated to Coimbatore Medical College the next day. With his sad demise we lost a friend and adviser who helped us in promoting our objectives.
The Science Trust is organizing a two-day program in remembrance of its founder Mr. Premanand, which will be held on the 9th and 10th of January 2010 at Calicut, his birth place. Eminent personalities like Dr. P.M. Bhargava , Mr. Babu Gogneni (IHEU), Dr. Vijayam of Atheist Centre, Dr. Narendra Nayak, Sri Kumaresan etc. etc. have agreed to attend the function.
As a means of paying tribute to Mr. Premanand’s commendable method of promoting scientific outlook it is also proposed to organize a ‘ WORKSHOP EXPOSING 100 MIRACLES ‘, which will be held on the 9th of January, from 3 pm to 9 pm, with the participation of his students from various parts of the world. Dr. Narendra Nayak has agreed to moderate this six-hour program. We cordially invite all the students of Premanand to participate in the function and make it a grand success. Also, we eagerly wish and request them to help us by passing on this massage to all their friends.
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