A. B. Shah

A. B. Shah (1920–1981) was the founder-president of the Indian Secular Society. The organization had its headquarters in Pune in Shah's lifetime but has now shifted to Mumbai. Until his death, A. B. Shah was the editor of ''The Secularist'', a journal published by the Indian Secular Society (ISS). He also the edited the ''New Quest'' published by the Indian Association for Cultural Freedom. Shah took much interest in the problems of Indian Muslims. Shah's writings include ''What Ails our Muslims?'' and ''Religion and Society in India''. Shah also edited Jayaprakash Narayan's ''Prison Diary'', written by the prominent Indian leader in jail during the Emergency of 1975. Professor Shah was a mathematician and a scholar, who became interested in comparative religion and social reform, leading to founding Indian Secular Society. Provided by Wikipedia