. "Kovoor, Abraham"@en . . "Sri Lankan rationalist and professor" . . . "Abraham Thomas Kovoor"@en . "1978-09-18Z"^^ . "1898-04-10Z"^^ . "1978Z"^^ . . . "1898Z"^^ . "Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 \u2013 September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan \"god-men\" and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions was enthusiastically received by audiences, initiating a new dynamism in the Rationalist movement, especially in Sri Lanka and India."@en .