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Prabir Ghosh (1 March 1945 – 7 April 2023) was the founder and president of Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti, a science and rationalists' association based in Kolkata, India. He was the author of a number of books in Bengali disputing supernatural claims and was well known for his book series titled Aloukik Noy, Loukik.




Early life and family


Prabir Ghosh was born in 1945 at the Faridpur (Now in Bangladesh). His parents were Mr. Prabhat Chandra Ghosh and Smt. Suhasini Ghosh. His father moved to Adra, Purulia when he was six months old. He spent his early childhood in Adra. Young Prabir came to railway town Kharagpur in 1955. He completed his secondary education from Kharagpur. Later his father settled in Dum dum, Kolkata, in 1960. Ghosh completed graduation from Dum Dum Motijheel College. He used to imitate the street magicians in those days. On 1 March 1985, Ghosh along with other Kolkata based Bengali rationalists founded the Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti. He organised a long-term campaign against people with so-called supernatural powers. Once he got involved in a controversy over his psychology degree. In 1999, Prabir Ghosh quit his job of State Bank of India.




Death


Ghosh died at his home in Dum Dum on 7 April 2023, at the age of 78.




₹5,000,000 miracle challenge


Similar to James Randi's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Ghosh offered a prize of ₹5 million (US$ 78,600 approx) to anyone who can demonstrate supernatural power of any kind without resorting to any trick, although he admitted that he personally does not possess such an amount of money.




Major works


Aloukik Noy, Loukik (in Bengali) (English title: "Natural, not Supernatural" in five volumes)'
Uncovering Mother Teresa's miracle power.




Bibliography


Books in Bengali

Sanskriti: songhorso o nirman (1994)
Aloukik noi loukik (1 to 5 vol)
Rajnititr management o aro kichu (2008)
Kasmire ajadir lorai ekti itihasik dalil (2010)
Yuktibadir chokhe gita ramayan mahavarat (2016)
Prabad sanskar o kusanskar: (1999)
Prem bibaho o onnyanya: (2017)
Piknaki o Olukik Rohosya samagra (2015)
Alukik Rohosya Sondhane Pinki: (2015)
Aparadh Bigyan (2017)
Memory man o moblibe baba (2008)
Baree barre ghure firre tumi
Amar chelebela (Early days biography of Prabir Ghosh)
Juoboner Bojronirghos (Biogryphy ) (2013)
Yuktibadir Challengerrra (Part-1 and 2)
Goltablee saf Jabab
Sommohoner A to Z
Gerila juddher A to Z theke Azadi
Moner Niyantran Yog o meditation
Jotisher koffine ses perek
Ami keno Isware Biswas korina
Yuktibadir chokhe nari mukti
Dhormo seba o sommohon
Prosonya santras ebong
Alukik rohoyajale pinki
Alukik Dhristi Rohosya
Books in English

Paranormal Exposed!
The Mystery of Mother Teresa and Sainthood
Why I Do Not Believe in God




See also


Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations
Maharashtra Rationalist Association
The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal
Narendra Nayak
Basava Premanand




References






External links


Media related to Prabir Ghosh at Wikimedia Commons
Ghosh's essay on Baba Ramdev
The Freethinker – A website run by Ghosh

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• Basava Premanand
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• James Randi Educational Foundation
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