birth_place parents birth_date known_for image article_title name alma_mater
thodupuzha , kerala , india joseph edamaruku soley edamaruku 26 may 1955 president rationalist international of the indian rationalist association and founder-president of sanal edamaruku in helsinki.jpg sanal edamaruku
 sanal edamaruku university of kerala
sanal edamaruku

sanal edamaruku is an indian author and rationalist .
he is the founder-president and editor of `` rationalist international '' , the president of the indian rationalist association and the author of twenty-five books and other articles .
in 2012 , he was charged with blasphemy for his role in examining a claimed `` miracle '' at a local catholic church in mumbai .
he moved to finland to evade his arrest .
