“Prabir Ghosh”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Prabir Ghosh (born 1 March 1945) is the founder and president of Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti, a science and rationalists' association based in Kolkata, India.^[3]^[4] He is the author of a number of books in Bengali disputing supernatural claims and is well known for his book series titled Aloukik Noy, Loukik.

Early life and family

Prabir Ghosh born on 1 March 1945 at the Faridpur in Bangladesh.^[5] 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 in Kolkata.^[6] He used to imitate the street magicians in those days.^[7]

₹5,000,000 miracle challenge

Similar to James Randi's One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, Ghosh has offered a prize of ₹5 million^[8] (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.^[9]

Major works

Bibliography

Controversy

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 female patients,^[11] but Calcutta City Court cleared all the charges against him.^[12]

See also

References

1. ^{{cite news | url=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 | title=MM Kalburgi shot dead: How many deaths will it take till we know that too many rationalists have died? | date=6 September 2015 | newspaper=The Economic Times | first1=Suman | last1=Layak | first2=Indulekha | last2=Aravind | accessdate=21 January 2019 }}
2. ^{{cite news |title=Some legislators are close to Satyananda |url=http://www.the-week.com/25apr17/currentevents_article1.htm#1 |work=The Week |publisher=Malayala Manorama Group |date=2005-04-17 |accessdate=2006-12-19 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061231210249/http://www.the-week.com/25apr17/currentevents_article1.htm#1 |archivedate = 2006-12-31}}
3. ^http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/ I exposed 700 godmen 7000 fled
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1050713/asp/calcutta/story_4982299.asp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro|website=www.TelegraphIndia.com|access-date=20 January 2018}}
5. ^From book 'Aamar Chelebela'-byPrabir Ghosh
6. ^Book 'Jouboner Bojronirghos' by Prabir Ghosh
7. ^Book from 'Aamar Chelebela' by Prabir Ghosh
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://salamduniya.in/index.php/epaper/m/85280/5a52619dc84b2|title=page 03 - KOLKATA Edition - salam duniya epaper kolkata - salam duniya epaper kolkata|website=SalamDuniya.in|access-date=20 January 2018}}
9. ^{{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 |archivedate = 2007-04-27}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=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|title=The Vatican believes Mother Teresa cured this woman. But was it a miracle?|first=Annie|last=Gowen|date=2 September 2016|publisher=|access-date=20 January 2018|via=www.WashingtonPost.com}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=|title=Juktibadi: Prabir Ghosh Bohishkrito|last=|first=|date=19 August 1996|work=Aajkaal|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=|title=Juktibadi samitir sampadak prabir ghoshei|last=|first=|date=14 January 1998|work=Sonar Bangla|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}