Joseph Edamaruku

Who was Joseph Edamaruku?

Joseph Edamaruku, popularly identified by his surname Edamaruku, was a well known 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. He was president of the Indian Rationalist Association from 1995 to 2005.

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 Literary Academy award. He also translated and published in Malayalam the complete works of Dr. Abraham Kovoor. His son, Sanal Edamaruku, is a prominent Indian rationalist and president of the Rationalist International. Some of his most important works are:

Kristhuvum Krishnanum Jeevichirunnilla

Upanishathukal Oru Vimarsana Patanam

Quran Oru Vimarsana Patanam

Bhagavad Gita Oru Vimarsana Patanam

Yukthivada Rashtram

Kovoorinte Sampoorna Krithikal