S.Ramanathan

Rationalist Movement

 

Ram Nathan started Rationalist Movement in Madras and took it to National level. In 1938, he was in Rajaji’s cabinet. He conducted the magazine ‘Indian Rationalist’. He put together a collection of Rationalist library. He traveled all over the country and encouraged the Movement.

 

We invited him to Hyderabad. By then he was much aged. This is about way back in 1976. He spoke in a very low voice at Y.M.C.A Hall. Abburi and A.L.Narasimha Rao were present.

 

We went to his residence in Madras. After his death, his wife did not show interest in running the Library and the Magazine. So they were shifted .Surya Narayana and Jaya Gopal took up those responsibilities.

 

Jaya Gopal went to America, got married and started a web site from Atlanta. He died around 2000 A.D. Surya Narayana went back to Kerala. When the magazine was brought to Hyderabad Jaya Gopal used to write. Avula Sambasiva Rao as the Editor, N.K.Acharya, Jasti Jawahar Lal and I managed the running of the magazine. This is after 1970. After sometime, Surya Naryana moved the magazine back to Madras.  It did not run for long in Madras either.

 

Ram Nathan was the foremost of Indian Rationalist Movement. He toured in Russia too. He took great pains to conduct the Movement. It is a matter of great pride to be closely associated with him.

 

 

His article on “The World around me” published in the Vahini magazine revealed his universal vision.