Ramendra Nath

Professor Ramendra Nath (born Hazaribag, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), May 30, 1957) is an Indian philosopher and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Patna College, Patna University, where he has taught philosophy since 1983. He completed his BA (Hons) in philosophy in 1977, his MA in 1979, his PhD ("The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russel") in 1985 and his DLitt. ("M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism") in 1995. He cites his primary areas of philosophical interest as ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of religion; rationalism, humanism and atheism in 20th-century Indian thought; and logic and analytic philosophy. He is founder of the Buddhiwadi Samaj (Rationalist Society), founder-trustee of the Buddhiwadi Foundation and honorary editor of Buddhiwadi a Hindi-language newsletter. He has written several books and booklets in Hindi, and over 100 articles and papers.

An outspoken atheist, Nath has long railed against the unreason and immorality of religion. In his 1993 paper "Why I Am Not a Hindu", inspired by Bertrand Russell's "Why I Am Not a Christian", he disagrees with and Mahatma Gandhi's "Why I Am a Hindu".

He has a wife, Dr. Kawaljeet Kaur, whom he married on December 7, 1981, and a daughter, Priya, born September 1, 1984.

English

 * Why I am Not a Hindu (Patna: Bihar Rationalist Society, First edition 1993, Second edition 1995).
 * The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell (New York: Vantage Press, 1993).
 * Is God Dead?, (Patna: Buddhiwadi Foundation, 1998).
 * M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism (Patna: Buddhiwadi Foundation, 2001).
 * The Myth of Unity of all Religions (Patna: Buddhiwadi Foundation, 2003)
 * Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism in Twentieth Century Indian Thought (published as a free e-book on the website of the Buddhiwadi Foundation, 2007).
 * Some Reflections on Ethics (Published as a free e-book on the website of the Buddhiwadi Foundation, 2008.)