B Premanand Jesus Christ is said to have multiplied 5 loaves of bread to 5000 and 7 into 7000. In Mahabharatha, Droupadi, wife of the five brothers, Pandavas, is said to have multiplied two grains of cooked rice to feed hundreds. Satya Sai Baba is also said to have multiplied food to feed his devotees.…
B Premanand No religion would be accepted by people unless the gods of these religions are shown to have supernatural powers. Their faith in god is not because they love god, but because they have been made to believe that god is ail-powerful. Though it is argued that faith in god turns people from materialism…
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B Premanand (Warning: Some of the tricks detailed in this series “Science Versus Miracles” should be performed only under the guidance of experts/professional magicians) Experiment: 30 Effect: Standing on two swords without the feet getting cut. Props: Two swords of the same size, one stool and some fruits or vegetables. Method: The sharpness of the…
B Premanand Experiment: 28 Effect: No pain or blood when the tongue or cheek is pierced with a sharp needle or trident. Props: One very sharp needle or trident, tincture of iodine, cotton. Method: An activist of Periyar Dravida Kazhagam, Coimbatore at the 8th FIRA National Conference in Nagpur a) Pull the tongue out and,…
B Premanand In one of the recent Kumbh melas, a naked Naga Baba walked in the procession with a hook on his penis skin dangling a 35 kg stone. This came on the National Television and most of the newspapers and journals published the photograph. When interviewed, he attributed his feat to yogic power and…
B Premanand Burning camphor on the hand and waving it in front of the idol, without apparent injury In 1977, a film artist of Kerala published an article challenging us to burn camphor on the hand and wave it before the idol in the temple. He said that his godman, Swami Satyananda Saraswathi, the International…
The 3rd Premanand Memorial Lecture organized by Science Trust, Kozhikode, Kerala will be held on January 22, 2012 at Nalanda Auditorium, Kozhikode. We give below the programme schedule mailed to us by Sajit C, an office bearer of the Trust. The 5th Anniversary of Science Trust & the 3rdPremanand Memorial Lecture On Sunday, the 22nd January 2012 …
B Premanand Walking on Red Hot Coals Does Not Prove Anyone’s Chastity Experiment – 17 Effect: Walking on red hot coals without the feet getting burnt Props: A pit one foot broad (minimum), eight feet long and three inches deep. At least 100 kg firewood, well dried and hard, kerosene, matches, metal leveler, two planks…
Pushpa M Bhargava The following is the Preface written by Dr PM Bhargava to the book “Science versus Miracles” of Premanand. We reproduce it as part of our effort to upload the entire book online in html format. We have already uploaded a few chapters of the book. The remaining chapters will be uploaded in…