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Indian social activist (1902–1975)

Goparaju Ramachandra Rao^[1] (15 November 1902 – 26 July 1975), popularly known as Gora, was an Indian social reformer, atheist activist and a participant in the Indian independence movement.

He authored many books on atheism and proposed atheism as self-confidence.

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He propagated positive atheism by his articles, speeches, books and his social work. He is the founder of Atheist Centre along with his wife Saraswathi Gora and a few volunteers. Social reformer G. Lavanam, politician Chennupati Vidya, and physician G.

Samaram are his children.^[1]

Early days

Gora was born on 15 November 1902, into an orthodox Telugu Brahmin family in India. He pursued a botany degree, eventually earning his Master's in botany at Presidency College in Madras.

He married Saraswathi Gora in 1922, when she was only 10. He taught botany for fifteen years at various institutes at Madurai, Coimbatore, Colombo and Kakinada