Bihar Buddhiwadi Samaj
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Bihar Buddhiwadi Samaj is a rationalist group based in Patna
, Bihar
, India
. It is an affiliate of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
and an associate member of International Humanist and Ethical Union
. As its websitehttp://bihar.humanists.net/index.htm claims, Bihar Buddhiwadi Samaj is a non-profit, educational membership-society for promoting rationalism
, humanism
, atheism
and secularism
.
Dr Ramendra's Ph.D. thesis was on The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell
and his D.Litt. was on M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism
. Both these works have been published as books.
Dr. Ramendra is also the author of the e-book Rationalism
, Humanism
and Atheism
in Twentieth Century Indian Thought.
quarterly, Buddhiwadi, published by Buddhiwadi Foundation. She has also collaborated with Dr. Ramendra in writing Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism in Twentieth Century Indian Thought. Some of her publications are available on the internet.
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is an affiliate of Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations is an umbrella body of more than 75 rationalist, atheist, skeptic, secularist and science organisations in India...
and an associate member of International Humanist and Ethical Union
International Humanist and Ethical Union
The International Humanist and Ethical Union is an umbrella organisation embracing humanist, atheist, rationalist, secular, skeptic, freethought and Ethical Culture organisations worldwide. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, the IHEU is a democratic union of more than 100 member organizations in 40...
. As its websitehttp://bihar.humanists.net/index.htm claims, Bihar Buddhiwadi Samaj is a non-profit, educational membership-society for promoting rationalism
Rationalism
In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" . In more technical terms, it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"...
, humanism
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
, atheism
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
and secularism
Secularism
Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...
.
Founder: Dr.Ramendra
The Society was founded in 1985 by Dr. Ramendra who has been teaching philosophy in Patna University for twenty five years since 1983. He has published about twenty five books in English and Hindi and has written hundreds of articles. Some of his publications like, Why I am Not a Hindu, Is God Dead?, Myth of Unity of all Religions and Some Reflections on Ethics are available on the internet.Dr Ramendra's Ph.D. thesis was on The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
and his D.Litt. was on M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism
Materialism
In philosophy, the theory of materialism holds that the only thing that exists is matter; that all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. In other words, matter is the only substance...
. Both these works have been published as books.
Dr. Ramendra is also the author of the e-book Rationalism
Rationalism
In epistemology and in its modern sense, rationalism is "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification" . In more technical terms, it is a method or a theory "in which the criterion of the truth is not sensory but intellectual and deductive"...
, Humanism
Humanism
Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
and Atheism
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
in Twentieth Century Indian Thought.
President: Dr. Kawaljeet
Dr. Kawaljeet is at present the president of the Society. She has done her Ph.D. in philosophy from Patna University. Her research work has been published as JP's Total Revolution and Humanism. She regularly contributes to the HindiHindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
quarterly, Buddhiwadi, published by Buddhiwadi Foundation. She has also collaborated with Dr. Ramendra in writing Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism in Twentieth Century Indian Thought. Some of her publications are available on the internet.