h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform" Our aim at the Indian Rationalist Association is to encourage and support people to fulfill this very duty, and it's exactly what I did in Mumbai.
What does RA stand for?
RA stands for Rationalist Association (UK)
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Since finding fame in the 1960s alongside Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Footlights and Beyond the Fringe, Sir Jonathan has turned his hand to opera, neuro-psychology, Shakespeare, art and chairing the Rationalist Association.
The Indian Rationalist Association (IRA) has demanded a federal probe into the Sabarimala stampede.
Sanal Edamaruku, of the Indian Rationalist Association, called for Ramdev to be prosecuted for claiming to cure diseases such as cancer.
A group from the Indian Rationalist Association tried to carry out an independent assessment, but were thwarted by the screens and threatened by Bomjan's supporters.
Besides his academic and conservation work, Leakey is a humanist who has long supported rationalist associations and advocated for teaching evolution in public schools.