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prabir ghosh

prabir ghosh -lrb- born march 1 , 1945 -rrb- is the president of the humanists ' association based in kolkata .
he was once referred to in the media as being from the `` rationalist association of india '' .
a `` vociferous debunker '' , he has `` crusad against soothsayers and godmen in eastern india '' and survived `` at least 20 attempts '' on his life since the mid-1980s .
his campaigning style is deliberately provocative and intended to raise public awareness of the rationalist cause .
the documentary film `` guru busters '' features several of his confrontations with charlatans and quacks in the kolkata area .
he is the author of a number of bengali language books disputing supernatural claims .
