Why I am Not a Hindu

by Dr. Ramendra

Overview

Why I am Not a Hindu is a book every rationalist should have on his bookshelves. --The Modern Rationalist, Chennai, India.
For the students of religion on the one hand and for agnostics and atheists on the other, this book is priceless, and for the ordinary reader it is thought provoking to say the least. --The Hindustan Times, Patna, India.
Professor Ramendra's bold manifesto in which he explains why he rejects the doctrine of the infallibility of the Vedas, varnashram dharma, moksha, karmavada, and avatarvada. --The Secular Web

Inspired by Bertrand Russell's "Why I Am Not a Christian", which the author, Dr. Ramendra admired, and M. K. Gandhi's "Why I Am a Hindu", with which he disagreed; the author explains why he is not a Hindu by conviction, though he is a Hindu by birth.
"Why I Am Not a Hindu" was first published in print edition in 1993,second edition in 1995, and third revised edition in 2011.It has been translated into Hindi, Oriya and Malayalam. This ebook is based on the third revised edition of the print book.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011261718
Publisher:	Dr. Ramendra
Publication date:	04/10/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	82 KB

About the Author

Dr. Ramendra (full name "Ramendra Nath") is presently working as a Professor in the Post Graduate Department of Philosophy of Patna University, Patna, India. He is a former Head of the Department of Philosophy of Patna College, Patna University. He has been now teaching philosophy in Patna University for more than thirty-seven years.

He is a double gold medalist and double research degree holder from Patna University. His Ph. D was on "The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell" and his D. Lit. Was on "M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism". Both these works have been published as books.

Dr. Ramendra is the author of nearly forty books and booklets in Hindi and English, including 'Why I am Not a Hindu', 'Is God Dead?, 'The Myth of Unity of all Religions' and 'Some Reflections on Ethics'. Besides, he has written more than thousand articles in newspapers, magazines and journals. His works have been translated into Bhojpuri, Oriya, Gujarati, Telugu and Malyalam.

Dr. Ramendra (born 1957) is married to Dr. Kawaljeet Kaur since 1981. Dr. Ramendra, along with his wife, is the co-founder of Buddhiwadi Samaj (Rationalist Society) and Buddhiwadi Foundation, two internationally known organizations for promoting rationalism and humanism.

Dr. Ramendra's only daughter, Priya, is a software engineer and she works actively for the Buddhiwadi Foundation.