Sanal Edamaruku
Sanal Edamaruku | |
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Sanal Edamaruku in Finland | |
| Born | 26 May 1955 Thodupuzha, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Known for | President of the Indian Rationalist Association and founder-President of Rationalist International |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Edamaruku Soley Edamaruku |
Sanal Edamaruku (born 26 May 1955) is an Indian author and rationalist. He is the founder-president and editor of Rationalist International, the president of the Indian Rationalist Association and the author of 36 books and other articles. In 2012, after examining an alleged miracle at a local church in Mumbai, he was charged under India's blasphemy law, causing him to voluntarily exile to Finland.