Joseph Edamaruku

Joseph Edamaruku (7 September 1934 – 29 June 2006), often known simply as Edamaruku, was an Indian journalist, author and rationalist activist from Kerala. He was associated with the Malayalam magazine ''Kerala Sabdam'' for more than two decades and later served as its Delhi bureau chief. He was also a founder-editor of the Malayalam rationalist periodical ''Therali'' and served as president of the Indian Rationalist Association from 1995 to 2005.

Edamaruku wrote extensively in Malayalam on religion, philosophy, social criticism and claims of miracles. His works included critical studies of religious texts and traditions, and his autobiography ''Kodumkattuyarthiya Kaalam'' won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography in 1999. Provided by Wikipedia