Prabir Ghosh

Prabir Ghosh
প্রবীর ঘোষ
Ghosh in 2019
Born(1945-03-01)1 March 1945
Died7 April 2023(2023-04-07) (aged 78)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Social activist,[1] author[2]
PartnerSima 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]

  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. 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. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  3. ^ "'I exposed 700 godmen, 7,000 fled'". The Indian Express. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "The Telegraph – Calcutta : Metro". www.TelegraphIndia.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. ^ Quack, Johannes (2012). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-981260-8.
  6. ^ "প্রয়াত প্রবীর ঘোষ, আজীবন লড়েছেন কুসংস্কারের বিরুদ্ধে, ৭৮ বছরে থামল লড়াই". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.