Prabir Ghosh

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Prabir Ghosh

Ghosh at a book fair in Kolkata
Born 1945-03-01
Occupation Author[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.

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[edit] $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]

[edit] 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)


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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Some legislators are close to Satyananda", The Week, Malayala Manorama Group, 2005-04-17. Retrieved on 2006-12-19. 
  2. ^ Luto, Irena. "Debating Teresa's legacy to Calcutta", BBC News, 2005-08-04. Retrieved on 2006-12-19. 
  3. ^ "What's Mother Teresa Got to Do with It?", Time Asia, 2002-10-21. Retrieved on 2006-12-19. 
  4. ^ a b The challenge by Prabir Ghosh. Science and Rationalists’ Association of India. Retrieved on 2006-12-19.

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