About this episode

Sunil Badami shares stories about his uncle, a renowned sceptic in India who challenged fraudulent gurus.

Sunil Badami's mother loved telling him stories of his colourful uncle, India's best-known sceptic, who devoted his life to disproving fraudulent gurus' "miracles" by eating fire, bending forks and floating mid-air. But at the heart of the Sceptic's magic was a disappearing act.

People in this episode

Host: Sunil Badami

Topics covered

• scepticism
• fraud
• storytelling
• cultural heritage
• magic

Keywords

• sceptic
• fraudulent gurus
• magic
• stories
• India

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