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Place of Birth: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
About Basava Premanand
- Basava Premanand (17 February 1930 – 4 October 2009) was an Indian skeptic, rationalist and debunker from Kerala, India.
- He organised many tours around rural India for the promotion of scientific thinking, exposing alleged miracles and scams carried out by various charlatans, godmen, prophets etc.
- and spreading awareness of superstition.
- Premanand was the founder of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, the convener of Indian CSICOP and the owner-publisher-editor of the monthly magazine The Indian Skeptic, which scientifically investigates paranormal occurrences in India.
- He was known as one of the most vocal critics of Satya Sai Baba.
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