Essense club

esSENSE Club is a club promoting atheism and science based in Kerala, India. Founded in 2016, the club emphasises propagating freethinking and rationalism among the Malayali community all over the world. esSENSE Club organises seminars, lectures and debates on most weeks of the year on topics related to atheism, science and politics. The club jointly organised a debate series named Samvadam along with Times of India and Inspirit IAS Academy at Thiruvananthapuram in April 2017.[1] The annual fest of esSense named Essentia was conducted in October 2017 at Town Hall, Ernakulam.[2]

esSENSE Club
എസ്സൻസ് ക്ലബ്
Formation1 June 2016
Founded atThrissur, Kerala, India
TypeNGO
Registration no.TSR/TC/541/2016
Legal statusRegistered under The Travancore-Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955
PurposePromote Science and work as per Article 51A(h) of constitution of India
HeadquartersKochi, Kerala, India
Location
Region
Worldwide
Membership (1 to 10)
<200
President
Aravind K
Secretary
Mohammed Ashraf
Main organ
Executive committee and Members General Body organization
Volunteers (2018)
>2500
WebsiteesSENSE Club

According to its website, "esSENSE aspires to be the premier rationalist platform in India. We bring together rationalist speakers, writers, thinkers, activists, supporters, and well-wishers, with the goal of promoting rationalism and freethinking in Kerala and in the larger global environment. Through our publications, e-magazines, seminars, online media, and other collaborative platforms, we will endeavor to develop rationalist thought, share ideas, expand our intellectual horizons, facilitate learning, and foster collaboration. We build a better tomorrow that embraces science and rationality, pursues freethinking and atheism, and elevates humanism and justice while resisting superstition, quackery, ignorance and hatred."

Apart from having units in all the districts of Kerala, esSense also has units in Bangalore; Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth in Australia; the United Kingdom and the United States.

esSENSE Club Office bearers
  1. Aravind K, President
  2. Rajesh G S, Vice President
  3. Mohammed Ashraf, Secretary
  4. Manoj Raveendran, Joint Secretary
  5. Prashanth Randadath, Treasurer
  6. Geordie George, Executive Member
  7. Shahana, Executive Member

esSENSE Club Past Events
  • esSENSE Times of India Debate – 4 April 2017[3]
  • Judiciary silently implementing Uniform Civil Code: Sebastian Paul; moderator Ravichandran C– 6 April 2017 [4]
  • Religiosity on the rise: Ravichandran C[5]
  • H.Farook Fund Handed Over – 19 April 2017[6]
  • Monetary help to the family of Murdered Atheist H Farook, Coimbatore[7]
  • esSENSE Masterminds’17 [8]
  • essentia 17 Annual Meet at Ernakulam Townhall[9]
  • esSENSE UK Formation [10]
  • esSENSE Perth Australia[11]
  • Islamist Fundamentalists Disrupt Science Show by Rationalists in Kerala[12]
  • Freethinker escapes kidnap and murder attempt near esSENSE Kollam venue

On may 1st of 2022 , a freethinker named Askar Hudavi , who identifies himself as an Ex-Muslim , was attempted to be kidnaped by his close relatives including brothers, brothers in law, uncle and few neighbors but the attempt was thwarted by local Samaritans and Kerala police. Asker accuse the kidnapping gang of attempted murder. Askar was later referred to a near by hospital after finishing the formalities in a Kollam police station. Askar was a "Hudavi" , a title given to Islamic scholars who are trained to defend Islam morally against the criticisms of Non-muslims and Atheist groups. Askar's mobile phone was destroyed in the incident and Kerala police has filed a case for man-handling , attempted kidnap, attempted robbery and murder.

See also

References
  1. "esSENSE- Times of India Debate Series 2017". The Times of India.
  2. "esSENSE UK Formation".
  3. "TOI Samvada from today | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Sebastian Paul: Judiciary silently implementing Uniform Civil Code: Sebastian Paul | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. "Religiosity on the rise: Ravichandran". The Hindu. 29 January 2018.
  6. "Aid handed over". The Hindu. 19 April 2017.
  7. http://thayambaka.in/news/news/2257
  8. "മെൽബൺ എസ്സൻസ് സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന "Mastermind '17" ക്വിസ് ഷോ". 28 July 2017.
  9. http://thayambaka.in/news/editorial/4798
  10. "Europe".
  11. "Other Countries".
  12. "Islamist Fundamentalists Disrupt Science Show by Rationalists in Kerala". 16 January 2018.
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