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RATIONALIST ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
89TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON
8TH TO 10TH FEBRUARY, 2020 AT CHIRALA
89 Years or Rationalist
Association of India
In December 1929 a letter was published in a
daily news paper in Bombay suggesting that an
organization of Rationalist should be Started in India
Following it a meeting was held in January 1930,
and decided to establish an association. It was also
decided to call the association. The AntiPriestCraft
Association', with the object of combating all religious
and social beliefs and customs that can't with stand
the test of reason and to endeavour to create a
scientific and tolerant attitude among the people.
In July 1931 the name of the Association had been
changed to 'Rationalist Association of India' as it was
realised that the objects of the association are wider
than just combating preistcraft.
Afew months after the inauguration of the
Association, it decided to publish a quarterly Journal
called 'Reason' to propagate the aims and objects of
the association. The publication of the magazine
started in July 1931 as quarterly and in January 1932
was changed into monthly.
During the 2nd world war intellectuals and other
activists concetnrated their efforts on political struggle.
As the war effected the cost of publication of 'Reason'
it was stopped from December 1942.
In 1949 the Indian Rationalist Association was
formed on 19th December 1949 in Madras and as a
consequencer th: defunct Rationalist Association of
India merged in it. A monthly journ..: 'Indian
Rationalist' was started and it had been published till
1965. © veral Radical Humanists activities
participated in the activities of the Association.
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During 196671 the head quarters was shifted from
Madras to Hyderabad along with 'Indian Ratioanlist'
Journal. It had been published - from 1967 to 1971
from Hyderabad.
In 1971 the head quarters was again shifted to
Madras. A magazine,
"Free Thought" had been
published. The Association
held its golden
Jubiter celebration in
1980 in December 1980
at Bombay. In June 1989
the head quarters was
shifted to Chirala.
The National congress
of Indian Rationalist
Association held at
Hyderabad in the prese
Meduri Stayanarayana
nce of Chairman and cochairman of .H.E.U.on April
7th 1996 we resolved to adopt the original name
'Rationalist Association of India'.
Rationalist Association of India reformulated its
constitution in 1996 and had it passed in the national
congress of Rationalist Association of India held at
Chirala, A.P. in 1997.
The main aims and objects are a To Promote the
spread of Rationalism and Humanism in all essentials
of life.
b) To uphold human values derived from
Rationalist and Humanist approach to life.
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