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'''Prabir Ghosh''' (born March 1, 1945) is the co-founder |
'''Prabir Ghosh''' (born March 1, 1945) is the co-founder of Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti, a science and rationalists' association based in Kolkata, India. He is the author of a number of [[Bengali language]] books disputing supernatural claims and is well known for his book series titled 'Aloukik Noy, Loukik'. |
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== [[Indian rupee|₹]]2,000,000 miracle challenge == |
== [[Indian rupee|₹]]2,000,000 miracle challenge == |
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Similar to James Randi's [[James Randi#One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge|One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge,]] Ghosh has offered a prize of [[Indian rupee|₹]]2 million ([[United States dollar|US$]] 30,000) to anyone who can demonstrate supernatural power of any kind without resorting to any trick, although he admitted that he personally do not possess such huge amount of money.<ref name="challenge">{{cite web |url=http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge |title=The challenge by Prabir Ghosh |accessdate=2006-12-19 |publisher=[[Science and Rationalists’ Association of India]] |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130309/http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-27}}</ref> |
Similar to James Randi's [[James Randi#One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge|One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge,]] Ghosh has offered a prize of [[Indian rupee|₹]]2 million ([[United States dollar|US$]] 30,000) to anyone who can demonstrate supernatural power of any kind without resorting to any trick, although he admitted that he personally do not possess such huge amount of money.<ref name="challenge">{{cite web |url=http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge |title=The challenge by Prabir Ghosh |accessdate=2006-12-19 |publisher=[[Science and Rationalists’ Association of India]] |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130309/http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-27}}</ref> |
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== Controversy == |
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[[File:Prabir Ghosh expelled from Association.jpg|alt=News of Ghosh's expulsion from Bharatiya Bigyam O Yuktibadi Samiti in 1996|thumb|389x389px|News of Ghosh's expulsion from Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti in 1996]] |
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On 18 August 1996, the members of Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti expelled Ghosh on charges of faking a doctor's degree and sexually assaulting unsuspecting female patients.<ref>{{Cite news|url=|title=Juktibadi: Prabir Ghosh Bohishkrito|last=|first=|date=19 August 1996|work=Aajkaal|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> Post his expulsion, Ghosh filed a lawsuit against the Samiti at the City Civil Court of Kolkata but he himself failed to show up for hearing. The case was dismissed on 16 July 2012. |
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== Major works (in Bengali) == |
== Major works (in Bengali) == |
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Revision as of 07:32, 28 September 2017
Prabir Ghosh | |
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 Ghosh at a book fair in Kolkata | |
| Born | March 1, 1946 |
| Occupation | Author[1] |
| Website | http://www.prabirghosh.com/ |
Prabir Ghosh (born March 1, 1945) is the co-founder of Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti, a science and rationalists' association based in Kolkata, India. He is the author of a number of Bengali language books disputing supernatural claims and is well known for his book series titled 'Aloukik Noy, Loukik'.
₹2,000,000 miracle challenge
Similar to James Randi's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Ghosh has offered a prize of ₹2 million (US$ 30,000) to anyone who can demonstrate supernatural power of any kind without resorting to any trick, although he admitted that he personally do not possess such huge amount of money.[2]
Major works (in Bengali)
- Aloukik Noy, Loukik (English title: "Natural, not Supernatural" in five volumes)
- Pinky O Aloukik Baba, Aloukik Rahasya Sandhane Pinky, Aloukik Rahasya Jaale Pinky (youth fiction series debunking various paranormal phenomena)
Major works (in English)
- Paranormal Exposed!
- Why God Does Not Exist
See also
- Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
- The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
- List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
- Narendra Nayak
- Basava Premanand
References
- ^ "Some legislators are close to Satyananda". The Week. Malayala Manorama Group. 2005-04-17. Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
- ^ "The challenge by Prabir Ghosh". Science and Rationalists’ Association of India. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2006-12-19.
External links
- Ghosh's essay on Baba Ramdev
- The Freethinker – A website run by Ghosh
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