Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar
1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person
social reformer, rationalist, writer and orator
Shyam Manav
b. 1951, born Deoli, writes in Marathi, English, Hindi, writer, journalist
Shyam Manav is an Indian rationalist and social reformer who leads the Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ABANS) organization that fights superstitions. He established ABANS in 1982 along with other rationalist activists from India. He also runs his YouTube channel, where he discusses issues such as rationality, superstitions, and personality development. Manav was a major force behind the Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act enacted by the Indian state of Maharashtra, which he helped draft as well.
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Also writing in Marathi
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