Biography:Prabir Ghosh

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Prabir Ghosh
প্রবীর ঘোষ
Prabir Ghosh 01.jpg
Ghosh in 2019
Born(1945-03-01)1 March 1945
Faridpur, Bengal Province, British India
Died7 April 2023(2023-04-07) (aged 78)
Dum Dum, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial activist,[1] author[2]
Partner(s)Sima Ghosh
ChildrenPinaki Ghosh

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 .[3][4][5] 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.[6]

Early life and family

Prabir Ghosh was born in 1945 at the Faridpur (Now in Bangladesh).[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He used to imitate the street magicians in those days.[10] 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.[8]

Death

Ghosh died at his home in Dum Dum on 7 April 2023, at the age of 78.[11][12]

₹5,000,000 miracle challenge

Similar to James Randi's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Ghosh offered a prize of ₹5 million[13] (United States dollar 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.[14][15][16]

Major works

  • Aloukik Noy, Loukik (in Bengali) (English title: "Natural, not Supernatural" in five volumes)'[17]
  • Uncovering Mother Teresa's miracle power.[18]

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

  1. ↑ Layak, Suman; Aravind, Indulekha (6 September 2015). "MM Kalburgi shot dead: How many deaths will it take till we know that too many rationalists have died?". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mm-kalburgi-shot-dead-how-many-deaths-will-it-take-till-we-know-that-too-many-rationalists-have-died/articleshow/48839457.cms. Retrieved 21 January 2019. 
  2. ↑ "Some legislators are close to Satyananda". The Week (Malayala Manorama Group). 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061231210249/http://www.the-week.com/25apr17/currentevents_article1.htm#1. Retrieved 19 December 2006. 
  3. ↑ "'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'" (in en). 20 September 2015. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/. 
  4. ↑ "The Telegraph – Calcutta : Metro". https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050713/asp/calcutta/story_4982299.asp. 
  5. ↑ Quack, Johannes (2012) (in en). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-981260-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=55wFpydSZ8oC&dq=%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0+%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7+%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80+%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF&pg=PA168. 
  6. ↑ "প্রয়াত প্রবীর ঘোষ, আজীবন লড়েছেন কুসংস্কারের বিরুদ্ধে, ৭৮ বছরে থামল লড়াই" (in bn). 7 April 2023. https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/prabir-ghosh-founder-of-biggyan-o-juktibadi-samiti-died-at-78-in-dumdum-31680870989082.html. 
  7. ↑ From book 'Aamar Chelebela'-byPrabir Ghosh
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Book Reader - Wikimedia". https://bookreader.toolforge.org/bn/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%20-%20%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7.pdf#page/90/mode/2up. 
  9. ↑ Book 'Jouboner Bojronirghos' by Prabir Ghosh
  10. ↑ Book from 'Aamar Chelebela' by Prabir Ghosh
  11. ↑ "Prabir Ghosh: বুজরুকদের আতঙ্ক যুক্তিবাদী প্রবীর ঘোষ প্রয়াত | Kolkata 24x7-Latset Bengali News" (in en-US). 7 April 2023. https://kolkata24x7.in/west-bengal/prabir-ghosh-rationalist-leader-and-activist-dies-at-72/. 
  12. ↑ "Rationalist Prabir Ghosh passes away". The Times of India. 8 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rationalist-prabir-ghosh-passes-away/articleshow/99330178.cms. 
  13. ↑ "page 03 – Kolkata Edition – salam duniya epaper kolkata – salam duniya epaper kolkata". http://salamduniya.in/index.php/epaper/m/85280/5a52619dc84b2. 
  14. ↑ "The challenge by Prabir Ghosh". Science and Rationalists’ Association of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130309/http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge. Retrieved 19 December 2006. 
  15. ↑ "'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'" (in en). 20 September 2015. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/. 
  16. ↑ "Prabir Ghosh: যদি ধাপ্পাবাজি ধরা পড়ে, যেওনা তার কাছে! প্রবীর ঘোষের ৫০ লক্ষ টাকার চ্যালেঞ্জ 'কেউ নেয়নি ভয়ে' | Kolkata 24x7-Latset Bengali News" (in en-US). 7 April 2023. https://kolkata24x7.in/offbeat-news/remembering-prabir-ghosh-the-late-bengali-rationalist-and-activist/. 
  17. ↑ "প্রবীর ঘোষ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার" (in bn). https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%95:%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7. 
  18. ↑ Gowen, Annie (2 September 2016). "The Vatican believes Mother Teresa cured this woman. But was it a miracle?". https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/the-vatican-believes-mother-teresa-cured-this-woman-but-was-it-a-miracle/2016/09/01/83664464-6e12-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html. 

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