Abraham Kovoor

From Philosopedia

Kovoor, Abraham T. (10 April 1898 - 18 September 1978)

In Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Kovoor was President of the Ceylon Rationalist Association and edited the annual Ceylon Rationalist Ambassador (1966 to 1972).

His writings helped expose god-men, and his influence was felt by B. Premanand and Dr. Narendra Dabholkar.

Called “an atheist to the core,” Dr. Kovoor was a rationalist who fought against unscientific beliefs. He rejected supernaturalism and asserted the essential dignity and worth of man and his capacity to achieve self-realization through the use of reason and scientific method.

In 1998 a centenary memorial seminar was held in Delhi, according to Modern Freethinker (June 1998).

Ramendra's Biography of Kovoor

See the biography by Ramendra, who has detailed events in Dr. Kovoor's life.

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