Babu Gogineni is a Hyderabad-based secular humanist and rationalist. Babu Gogineni was Executive Director of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, a London-based International NGO with Consultative Status with the United Nations in New York, Geneva and Vienna and with the Council of Europe, and with member organisations in 40 countries. During the 9 years as IHEU's Executive Director, Babu Gogineni led several international Human Rights campaigns and initiatives which attracted global attention, including coverage on the front page of the New York Times, CNN and BBC. He moved back to his native Hyderabad after over 9 years in London.
Babu Gogineni is a regular Television commentator on issues related to Science, Human Rights, Secularism and Democracy, and he has travelled to, and lectured in, 28 countries on these subjects as well as in Communications Skills and Foreign language learning. He was invited in 2001 by the UN as an Expert on Education at the UN's Madrid Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief in School Education. Babu Gogineni is a popular international lecturer and speaker—and in 1999 he delivered the prestigious Spring Lecture of the National University of Mexico in Mexico City; he was also a member of the winning team at an important Cambridge Union Society's Debate at the University of Cambridge.
Babu Gogineni has a first degree in Science, Post Graduate qualifications in International Trade, and foreign language qualifications in French and German. He started his international career as a Professeur at the Alliance Francaise, and for over 10 years held various positions there such as Professeur-Animateur Culturel; Professeur-Animateur, Centre de Ressources etc.
Babu writes articles in English, French and Telugu which is his mother tongue. Babu Gogineni contributed an article on MN Roy, the founder of Indian Radical Humanist movement, in MS Encarta encyclopedia. He also self identifies as an enthusiastic Bright and has a small biography on the Brightsnet website.[1]
As an activist of humanist and rationalist organizations, Babu Gogineni has been associated with a number of rationalist groups (Indian as well as international) in various capacities.
A graduate in Biology,