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Prabir Ghosh
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<h2 id="early-life-and-family">Early life and family</h2> <p>Prabir Ghosh was born in 1945 at the <a href="/facts/Faridpur_District/WGfad8jg">Faridpur</a> (Now in <a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a>).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> His parents were Mr. Prabhat Chandra Ghosh and Smt. Suhasini Ghosh. His father moved to <a href="/facts/Adra%2c_Purulia/4oG8yl7W">Adra</a>, <a href="/facts/Purulia/L5kF9s3d">Purulia</a> when he was six months old. He spent his early childhood in Adra. Young Prabir came to railway town <a href="/facts/Kharagpur/rWkWpXL1">Kharagpur</a> in 1955.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> He completed his <a href="/facts/Secondary_education/Cpsxkx3v">secondary education</a> from <a href="/facts/Kharagpur/rWkWpXL1">Kharagpur</a>. Later his father settled in <a href="/facts/Dum_Dum/bs2gsLBr">Dum Dum</a>, <a href="/facts/Kolkata/k0HVgEYm">Kolkata</a>, in 1960. Ghosh completed graduation from <a href="/facts/Dum_Dum_Motijheel_College/cKAJV9lU">Dum Dum Motijheel College</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> He used to imitate the street magicians in those days.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> On 1 March 1985, Ghosh along with other Kolkata based Bengali rationalists founded the <i>Bharatiya Bigyan O Yuktibadi Samiti</i>. He organised a long-term campaign against people with so-called supernatural powers. Once he got involved in a controversy over his <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychology</a> degree. In 1999, Prabir Ghosh quit his job of <a href="/facts/State_Bank_of_India/m02q5uyN">State Bank of India</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="death">Death</h2> <p>Ghosh died at his home in <a href="/facts/Dum_Dum/bs2gsLBr">Dum Dum</a> on 7 April 2023, at the age of 78.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="5000000-miracle-challenge"><a href="/facts/Indian_rupee/Pxoju0ms">₹</a>5,000,000 miracle challenge</h2> <p>Similar to James Randi's <a href="/facts/One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge/TdYFwGW4">One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge</a>, Ghosh offered a prize of <a href="/facts/Indian_rupee/Pxoju0ms">₹</a>5 million<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> (<a href="/facts/United_States_dollar/naEEDUhC">US$</a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="major-works">Major works</h2> <ul><li><i>Aloukik Noy, Loukik</i> (in Bengali) (English title: "Natural, not Supernatural" in five volumes)'<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li> <li>Uncovering <a href="/facts/Mother_Teresa/zGCVkvHv">Mother Teresa</a>'s miracle power.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h2> <p>Books in <a href="/facts/Bengali_language/twpKobqA">Bengali</a> </p> <ul><li><i>Sanskriti: songhorso o nirman</i> (1994)</li> <li><i>Aloukik noi loukik (1 to 5 vol)</i></li> <li><i>Rajnititr management o aro kichu</i> (2008)</li> <li><i>Kasmire ajadir lorai ekti itihasik dalil</i> (2010)</li> <li><i>Yuktibadir chokhe gita ramayan mahavarat</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>Prabad sanskar o kusanskar</i>: (1999)</li> <li><i>Prem bibaho o onnyanya</i>: (2017)</li> <li><i>Piknaki o Olukik Rohosya samagra</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Alukik Rohosya Sondhane Pinki</i>: (2015)</li> <li><i>Aparadh Bigyan</i> (2017)</li> <li><i>Memory man o moblibe baba</i> (2008)</li> <li><i>Baree barre ghure firre tumi</i></li> <li><i>Amar chelebela</i> (Early days biography of Prabir Ghosh)</li> <li><i>Juoboner Bojronirghos</i> (Biogryphy ) (2013)</li> <li><i>Yuktibadir Challengerrra</i> (Part-1 and 2)</li> <li><i>Goltablee saf Jabab</i></li> <li><i>Sommohoner A to Z</i></li> <li><i>Gerila juddher A to Z theke Azadi</i></li> <li><i>Moner Niyantran Yog o meditation</i></li> <li><i>Jotisher koffine ses perek</i></li> <li><i>Ami keno Isware Biswas korina</i></li> <li><i>Yuktibadir chokhe nari mukti</i></li> <li><i>Dhormo seba o sommohon</i></li> <li><i>Prosonya santras ebong</i></li> <li><i>Alukik rohoyajale pinki</i></li> <li><i>Alukik Dhristi Rohosya</i></li></ul> <p>Books in <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a> </p> <ul><li><i>Paranormal Exposed!</i></li> <li><i>The Mystery of Mother Teresa and Sainthood</i></li> <li><i>Why I Do Not Believe in God</i></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Federation_of_Indian_Rationalist_Associations/8GzzSPSf">Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maharashtra_Rationalist_Association/rsYEPKxv">Maharashtra Rationalist Association</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/US%24_One_Million_Paranormal_Challenge/TdYFwGW4">The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_prizes_for_evidence_of_the_paranormal/rLuUo0Rn">List of prizes for evidence of the paranormal</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Narendra_Nayak/jtpGMP09">Narendra Nayak</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Basava_Premanand/7w6sVE3K">Basava Premanand</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Media related to Prabir Ghosh at Wikimedia Commons</li> <li><a href="http://nirmukta.com/2008/09/04/know-your-gurus/#more-207">Ghosh's essay on Baba Ramdev</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.srai.org/">The Freethinker</a> – A website run by Ghosh</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'". The Indian Express. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/" target="_blank">https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"The Telegraph – Calcutta : Metro". www.TelegraphIndia.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140903000255/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050713/asp/calcutta/story_4982299.asp" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140903000255/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050713/asp/calcutta/story_4982299.asp</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Quack, Johannes (2012). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-981260-8. <a href="978-0-19-981260-8" target="_blank">978-0-19-981260-8</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"প্রয়াত প্রবীর ঘোষ, আজীবন লড়েছেন কুসংস্কারের বিরুদ্ধে, ৭৮ বছরে থামল লড়াই". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023. <a href="https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/prabir-ghosh-founder-of-biggyan-o-juktibadi-samiti-died-at-78-in-dumdum-31680870989082.html" target="_blank">https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/prabir-ghosh-founder-of-biggyan-o-juktibadi-samiti-died-at-78-in-dumdum-31680870989082.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>From book 'Aamar Chelebela'-byPrabir Ghosh <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Book Reader - Wikimedia" (PDF). bookreader.toolforge.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Book 'Jouboner Bojronirghos' by Prabir Ghosh <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Book from 'Aamar Chelebela' by Prabir Ghosh <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Book Reader - Wikimedia" (PDF). bookreader.toolforge.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Prabir Ghosh: বুজরুকদের আতঙ্ক যুক্তিবাদী প্রবীর ঘোষ প্রয়াত | Kolkata 24x7-Latset Bengali News". 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023. <a href="https://kolkata24x7.in/west-bengal/prabir-ghosh-rationalist-leader-and-activist-dies-at-72/" target="_blank">https://kolkata24x7.in/west-bengal/prabir-ghosh-rationalist-leader-and-activist-dies-at-72/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Rationalist Prabir Ghosh passes away". The Times of India. 8 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 April 2023. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rationalist-prabir-ghosh-passes-away/articleshow/99330178.cms" target="_blank">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/rationalist-prabir-ghosh-passes-away/articleshow/99330178.cms</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"page 03 – Kolkata Edition – salam duniya epaper kolkata – salam duniya epaper kolkata". SalamDuniya.in. Retrieved 20 January 2018. <a href="http://salamduniya.in/index.php/epaper/m/85280/5a52619dc84b2" target="_blank">http://salamduniya.in/index.php/epaper/m/85280/5a52619dc84b2</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"The challenge by Prabir Ghosh". Science and Rationalists’ Association of India. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2006. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130309/http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070427130309/http://www.srai.org/sra.htm#challenge</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'". The Indian Express. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2020. <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/" target="_blank">https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/i-exposed-700-godmen-7000-fled/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Prabir Ghosh: যদি ধাপ্পাবাজি ধরা পড়ে, যেওনা তার কাছে! প্রবীর ঘোষের ৫০ লক্ষ টাকার চ্যালেঞ্জ 'কেউ নেয়নি ভয়ে' | Kolkata 24x7-Latset Bengali News". 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023. <a href="https://kolkata24x7.in/offbeat-news/remembering-prabir-ghosh-the-late-bengali-rationalist-and-activist/" target="_blank">https://kolkata24x7.in/offbeat-news/remembering-prabir-ghosh-the-late-bengali-rationalist-and-activist/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"প্রবীর ঘোষ - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). 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Retrieved 20 January 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>