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Prabir Ghosh
Ghosh at a book fair in Kolkata
Born1945-03-01
OccupationAuthor[1]

Prabir Ghosh (born March 1, 1945) is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, based in Kolkata. He was once referred to in the media as being from the "Rationalist Association of India".[2] A "vociferous debunker",[3] he has "crusad[ed] against soothsayers and godmen in eastern India" and survived "at least 20 attempts" on his life since the mid-1980s.[1]

He is the author of a number of Bengali language books disputing supernatural claims.

$50,000 miracle challenge

On behalf of the Science and Rationalists' Association of India, Prabir currently offers INरू2 million (US$50,000) "to anyone who claims to possess supernatural power of any kind and proves the same without restoring (sic) to any trick in the location specified by Prabir Ghosh."[4] The association states:

We don’t have the challenge money 20 lakhs with us. But our supporters and well-wishers have committed to help us out in case we need it. But we are confident we will never need the money. The rationalist will win all the challenges.[4]

Major works (in Bengali)

  • Aloukik noy Loukik (English title: "Nothing is Supernatural" in five volumes)
  • Pinky O Aloukik Baba, Aloukik Rahasya Sandhane Pinky, Aloukik Rahasya Jaale Pinky (youth fiction series debunking various paranormal phenomena)

Controversies

Mukto-mona, a Bengali rationalist association. [1] received a letter where the writer claimed that Prabir Ghosh had been expelled from Science and Rationalists' Association. [2]. The writer also claimed that Prabir Ghosh had been charged of sexual harassment of female patient [5] and Ghosh's hypnotherapic treatment procedures had been reviewed and rejected by the two doctors of Indian Medical Association. Ghosh responded that the allegations were instigated by conspirators within his organization and outside astrologers, and were defamatory rumors. [6] Muktomona also appealed to rationalists not to get carried away with baseless stories and defamatory remarks against Prabir Ghosh. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Some legislators are close to Satyananda". The Week. Malayala Manorama Group. 2005-04-17. Retrieved 2006-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Luto, Irena (2005-08-04). "Debating Teresa's legacy to Calcutta". BBC News. Retrieved 2006-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "What's Mother Teresa Got to Do with It?". Time Asia. 2002-10-21. Retrieved 2006-12-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b "The challenge by Prabir Ghosh". Science and Rationalists’ Association of India. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
  5. ^ "This Prabir Ghosh is little more than a fake medical practitioner". Mukto-mona. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
  6. ^ "The whole conspiracy was instigated by a group of astrologers & funded N.G.O.s". Mukto-mona. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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