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'''Joseph Edamaruku''' (7 September 1934 – 29 June 2006), popularly identified by his surname ''Edamaruku'', was a [[journalist]] and [[rationalist]] from [[Kerala]]. He was the Delhi Bureau chief of the [[Malayalam]] magazine ''Keralasabdam'' for more than twenty years, and the founder-editor of ''Therali'', a rationalist periodical in Malayalam.{{R|"Founder"}} He was president of the [[Indian Rationalist Association]] from 1995 to 2005.{{R|"Rationalist"}}<br />
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Joseph Edamaruku influenced a generation of freethinkers in 1970s and 1980s. His books were best-sellers in Kerala during those times. As a rationalist and an [[atheist]], he wrote over 170 books on various subjects ranging from religion to philosophy to miracles. His autobiography, ''The Times that Raised the Tempest'', won a [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography|Kerala Literary Academy award]].{{R|"Award"}} He also translated and published in Malayalam the complete works of [[Abraham Kovoor]]. His son, [[Sanal Edamaruku]], is an Indian rationalist and president of the Rationalist International, who is currently in exile in Finland. <br />
Some of his works are:<br />
# ''Kristhuvum Krishnanum Jeevichirunnilla'' (Christ & Krishna Never Lived)<br />
# ''Upanishathukal Oru Vimarsana Patanam'' 1(Upanishands: A Critical Study)<br />
#''Upanishathukal Oru Vimarsana Patanam'' 2<br />
# ''Quran Oru Vimarsana Patanam'' (Quran: A Critical Study)<br />
# ''Bhagavad Gita Oru Vimarsana Patanam'' (Bhagavad Gita: A Critical Study)<br />
# ''Yukthivada Rashtram'' (Rationalist Nation)<br />
# ''Kovoorinte Sampoorna Krithikal'' (Complete Works of Abraham Kovoor: Translation)<br />
#Jaina Matham<br />
#Naveena Brahmana Matham<br />
#Ivar Matha Nishedhikal<br />
#India Gazetteer and Bhoomisasthra Nighandu<br />
#Kodumkattuyarthiya Kalam<br />
#Samsarikkunna Kuthira<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Indian Rationalist Association]] (IRA) <br />
*[[Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="Founder">{{cite web |last1=Pande |first1=SK |title=Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya: A Centenary Salute to Multifaceted Philosopher |url=https://www.newsclick.in/debiprasad-chattopadhyaya-centenary-salute-multifaceted-philosopher |website=Newsclick |access-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106152418/https://www.newsclick.in/debiprasad-chattopadhyaya-centenary-salute-multifaceted-philosopher |archive-date=6 November 2018}}</ref><br />
<ref name="Rationalist">{{cite web |title=Noted rationalist Edamaruku passes away |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-noted-rationalist-edamaruku-passes-away-1038420 |website=DNA India |publisher=Diligent Media Corporation |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817065027if_/https://www.dnaindia.com/web/20200817065027oe_/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-noted-rationalist-edamaruku-passes-away-1038420 |archive-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><br />
<ref name="Award">{{cite book |editor1-last=Leckey |editor1-first=Susan |title=The Europa Directory of Literary Awards and Prizes |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135356316 |page=227 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WzFACwAAQBAJ&pg=PT227&dq=Joseph+Edamaruku#q=Joseph%20Edamaruku}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.therali.com/ Indian Atheist Publishers]<br />
* [http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=15630 Obituary at www.newkerala.com]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/edamaruku-dead/article3126668.ece Stauch Rationalist - The Hindu]<br />
* Remembering Joseph Edamaruku by Sanal Edamaruku > [https://www.sanaledamaruku.com/post/2019/06/29/remembering-joseph-edamaruku]<br />
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