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 1 March 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.

1 $45,000 miracle challenge
2 Major works (in Bengali)
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] $45,000 miracle challenge

On behalf of the Science and Rationalists' Association of India, Prabir currently offers INरू2 million (US$45,000) "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]

More than 500 astrologers and 250 godmen have failed the challenge.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Major works (in Bengali)

Aloukik noy Loukik (English title: Nothing is Supernatural)
Pinky O Aloukik Baba, Aloukik Rahasya Sandhane Pinky, Aloukik Rahasya Jaale Pinky (youth fiction series debunking various paranormal phenomena)