Challenge to astrologers, faith healers and all ‘miracle’ and ‘paranormal’ power holders

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Rationalist Debashis demonstrating psycho-kinetic metal bending

I, Debasis Rationalist, son of late Ashok Chatterjee & Mrs. Indrani Chatterjee hereby pledge to pay an amount of 2,500,000 INR (around 54,188 USD) to any person of this world who can demonstrate his/her supernatural power by performing any one of the following activities, without taking help of any hoax/ trick, at my designated place and circumstances.  My such challenge shall stay alive till my death or finding out the first person possessing miraculous power.

  • Anyone who claims to cure any ailment with the help of yoga will have to do so to a patient recommended by me within a year.
  • To cure baldness with the help of yoga.
  • To glide in the air like a bird through the power of yoga.
  • To shrink or minimize or assuming a delicate physique of one’s self  with the support of yoga power.
  • Using yoga to control ageing.
  • To achieve immortality through yoga (if the challenger can stay alive after getting run over by a train, for instance…nothing like it!).
  • To cure patient (s) suggested with the help of any supernatural power or reiki (touch therapy) within a period of 180 days. In the event of death of any patient, the entire responsibility shall lie with the reiki master or the claimant of supernatural power.
  • To fix a damaged radio, CD/ DVD player etc with the help of “reiki” power or any other paranormal feat. A section of the reiki grandmasters do pretend to possess such power.
  • To prove or establish the accuracy of feng-shui.
  • To reopen a factory that has been closed down and make it profit-making by means of vastu shastra.
  • To study the palm lines or astrological charts of ten persons proposed by me and correctly answer at least four out of five  questions concerning his/her past, with the help of astrology or any other paranormal power.
  • To prove the subsistence of “ photographic hypnotism” by taming a lady of the snap forwarded by me within a duration of 180 days.
  • To make a student suggested by me top an university by providing “Saraswati (Hindu goddess of education) Kavach” (amulet) or any other supernormal power.
  • Facilitating marriage of a boy or girl recommended by me with the aid of “Prajapati Kavach” or any other paranormal power within 180 days.
  • To ensure success in a law-suit through supernatural power.
  • To cure infertility through “tantra” or any supernatural power. In this case, the patient will be recommended by me.
  • To heal impotency with the help of tantra or any other paranormal power.
  • To declare in advance the date of death of four renowned personalities of India.
  • To bring in a spirit through planchette.
  • To make sure recovery of a dog or goat with the help of supernatural power after being injected with a snake’s venom.
  • To prove the power of intoxication of poison by “miracle stone” (bish pathar).
  • To detect burglar with the help of moving bowl or cane (kanchi chalan).
  • To intoxicate a person by dropping of a dish (thala pora).
  • To spot thief by reading and staring at nails (nokh darpan).
  • To detect thief by feeding rice grains and chanting prayers (chal pora).
  • To float or hang in the air with the aid of yoga.
  • To use yoga in stopping heartbeat for 10 minutes.
  • To read one’s thoughts with the help of telepathy.
  • To walk through the surface of water.
  • To bring in a spirit who can be photographed.
  • To get anything from the air as per my choice.
  • To bring in rainfall within 2 hours by way of chanting prayers.
  • To move or tilt a hard object with the power of mind.
  • To stop a vehicle being driven by someone of my choice by supernatural means.
  • To correctly describe an item kept in a sealed envelop or a closed container through ‘third eye’ or supernatural vision.

Anyone willing to accept the above noted challenge, hereinafter referred as “challenger”, shall have to comply with the following terms & conditions:

  1. The challenger will have to deposit an amount of 25,000 INR (around 433 USD) with me or my recommended individual or institution. In case the challenger wins, he/she will get back the deposit money along with the challenge money. This holds well even if the challenger is not willing to accept the challenge money. The purpose of this clause is to prevent those, whose only intention is to waste my time and energy in order to remain in the limelight.
  2. Only the individual in respect of whom the above said deposit will be recorded shall be treated as the challenger.
  3. No discussion in regard to the challenge will be entertained with any other individual other than the challenger.
  4. Regarding the challenge, only the challenger will be allowed to contact and/or hold discussions with me or any individual authorized by me.
  5. The challenger will have to display a prima-facie evidence of his/her claim in front of a panel approved by me.
  6. In case the challenger fails to appear for the screening indicated in clause no 5 above or fails to demonstrate his/her claim, the deposit made by him/her shall be forfeited.
  7. If the challenger proves his/her eligibility in the initial screening, I shall conduct the final test, which will be considered as the ultimate.
  8. In the final test, if the challenger can prove his/her supernatural ability, I shall accept defeat.