Babu Gogineni
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| Babu Gogineni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajaji Ramanadha Babu Gogineni[1][page needed] Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Nizam College[citation needed] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1988–present[citation needed] |
| Movement | Humanism[1][page needed] |
Babu Gogineni (born Rajaji Ramanadha in 1968[2]) is an Indian Humanist, rationalist, and human rights activist,[2] who served as Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU).[3]
Gogineni is the founder of, South Asian Humanist Association.[citation needed] He is also the founder and owner of Skillguru, a training organization, and private business.[4] In 2003, Gogineni was one of the signatories to the Humanist Manifesto.[5] He also identifies himself as a Bright.[6] He was also the host for Telugu TV series called The Big Question with Babu Gogineni offering a Humanist perspective on science and civilization on 10TV Telugu. He also participated in various debates on television on superstition, science, Humanism and human rights.[citation needed] He also participated in the second season of the reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu. He was eliminated from the show after 63 days on Aug 12, 2018.[7]
Career[edit]
IHEU career[edit]
Gogineni served as Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) from 1997 till 2015.[3] During his long association with IHEU, Gogineni implemented the IHEU's move to the United Kingdom, turned IHEU into a multi-lingual proactive campaigning organization, arranged IHEU's lobbying efforts at an international level by securing Special Consultative status at the United Nations, organized IHEU's first General Assembly (GA) in Africa, and conceptualized and founded the IHEU Centre for Bioethics at the UN in New York.[3] He also helped organize IHEU's Congresses in Mumbai (1999), Amsterdam (2002) and Paris (2005), and its first GA in Africa (2004).[citation needed]
Protests, campaigns & debates[edit]
Gogineni campaigned against established privilege and abuse of rights done in the name of religion.[citation needed] During his time with the IHEU, he led IHEU's worldwide campaigns for the protection of Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, bringing Pakistani freethinker Younus Shaikh to safety in Europe. In India, he successfully led the campaign for rehabilitation and protecting the rights of Sambhavi, a child who was claimed as a reincarnation of a Buddhist goddess.[8]
- World Humanist Congress in Oxford, 2014.[3]
- Championing the Light of Reason at TEDx Hyderabad, 2016.[9]
- What is Religion? a two-episode series of The Big Question radio program broadcast by BBC World Service featured Gogineni, 2004.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Warren Allen (2000). Who's who in hell: a handbook and international directory for humanists, freethinkers, naturalists, rationalists, and non-theists. Barricade Books. ISBN 9781569801581. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "India's own Carl Sagan: Meet Babu Gogineni, the science populariser from Hyderabad". 2 November 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "End of an era: Babu Gogineni steps down as IHEU Director". IHEU Admin. 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "Learning foreign languages for better job opportunities". The Hindu. 4 May 2009.(subscription required)
- ↑ "Humanism and Its Aspirations: Notable Signers". American Humanist Association. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Enthusiastic Brights". The Brights. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H (12 August 2018). "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 elimination live updates: Babu Gogineni evicted; humanist drops big bomb on Roll Rida". International Business Times.
- ↑ "'Child Goddess' Sambhavi has to go to School! Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission Orders". South Asia Citizens Web. 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Championing the Light of Reason: Babu Gogineni: TEDxHyderabad". TEDx. 27 June 2016.
- ↑ "What is religion - The Big Question". BBC. 17 April 2004.
- ↑ "OU on the BBC: The Big Question - About the series". The Open University. 30 March 2004.
External links[edit]
- Superstition kills, a documentary about superstitions in India featuring Babu Gogineni
- Championing the Light of Reason, Babu Gogineni at TEDx Hyderabad
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