Indian Skeptic (Indian Sceptic) Magazine
Indian CSICOP Rationalist Skeptical Magazine
Indian Skeptic Menu (click on a link to go to relevant section):
- Introduction To The Indian Skeptic
- Who Is Responsible For The Indian Skeptic Magazine?
- Who Is Responsible For The Indian Skeptic / Sceptic Websites?
- The Indian Skeptic Libels Gerald Moreno
- The Indian Sceptic Cited Sanjay Dadlani Against Gerald Moreno
- USA CSICOP’s Amusing Comments About The Indian Skeptic
- GuruBusters And Indian Skeptic Basava Premanand
Introduction To The Indian Skeptic: 
The Indian Skeptic is a radical rationalist magazine that is published in India by Basava Premanand (an atheist and skeptic) who is also the chairman for the Indian CSICOP. Although the Indian Skeptic attempts to portray itself as an honest, accountable and scientific magazine that exposes alleged paranormal phenomena, it is actually a cover for rationalist propaganda that resorts to unscientific and tabloid-like sleaze. This webpage is devoted to exposing the truth about the Indian Skeptic Magazine and the shocking truth about its publisher, B. Premanand.
Who Is Responsible For The Indian Skeptic Magazine?
The editor, printer, self-publisher and owner of the Indian Skeptic periodical is B. Premanand, Convener Indian CSICOP, 11/7 Chettipalayam Road, Podanur 641023 Tamilnadu, India (Ref).
Editorial Board For The Indian Skeptic Tabloid:
- Rahul Singh, Bombay
- Mrs. Margret Bhatty, Nagpur
Legal Advisor For The Indian Skeptic Tabloid:
- K.N. Balgopal, 18/21 W. E. A., Arya Samaj Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 110 005
The ExBaba website published no less than five articles pertaining to the Jessica Lal murder case (Ref), which they continually cited as proof to support their claims that courts of law in India are corrupt and are influenced by high-ranking Indian politicians.
One of the men implicated in the Jessica Lal murder case was Vikas Yadav (Ref) and he was defended by K.N. Balgopal (Ref). Vikas Yadav is the son of D.P. Yadav, a known crime Mafioso (Ref). For those who do not know, K.N. Balgopal is the same lawyer who assisted Basava Premanand to file his bogus petition against Sathya Sai Baba for violating India’s Gold Control Act. KN Balgopal is currently the “legal advisor” for Premanand’s Indian Skeptic magazine (Ref).
I find it very disturbing that Basava Premanand’s legal advisor (KN Balagopal) was one of the lawyers who defended the son of a corrupt high-ranking Indian politician who was clearly an accomplice in the murder of Jessica Lal (he was eventually convicted and sentenced to four years in jail - Ref). Just as Premanand loves to insinuate impropriety based on perceived affiliations, one is left to wonder if there are any ties between Basava Premanand, K.N. Balgopal, D.P. Yadav, the Indian Skeptic and the Indian Mafia?
Who Is Responsible For The Indian Skeptic / Sceptic Websites?
Indian Skeptic Website:
The official online version to the Indian Skeptic is maintained by Gerald Huber (Gruss Gerald Huber) and was originally published on the University of Regensburg website. Gerald Huber is a contributor to the Indian Skeptic and he is the registrant and webmaster for the original Indian Skeptic domain along with Ferdinand Huber:
Domain Name: INDIAN-SKEPTIC.ORG
Created On: 07-Dec-2000 06:53:04 UTC
Registrant Name: Gerald Huber
Registrant Street1: Adolph-Kolping-Str. 17
Registrant City: Schierling
Registrant State/Province: Deutschland
Registrant Postal Code: 84069
Registrant Country: DE
Registrant Phone: +49.9451850
Registrant Email: hmmtja@web.de
Admin Name: Ferdinand Huber
Admin Street1: Adolph-Kolping-Str. 17
Admin City: Schierling
Admin State/Province: Deutschland
Admin Postal Code: 84069
Admin Country: DE
Admin Phone: +49.1752191295
Admin FAX: +49.94519489089
Admin Email: ferdinand.huber@gmx.net
Indian Sceptic Websites:
Dr. Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya is the registrant and webmaster for the indiansceptic.org and indiansceptic.in domains (which are mirror websites). These websites are specifically associated with Premanand’s Indian Skeptic tabloid:
Domain Name: INDIANSCEPTIC.ORG
Domain Name: INDIANSCEPTIC.IN
Registrant Name: Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya
Registrant Organization: Spandana Centre for metabolic medicine
Registrant Street1: Light House Hill Road
Registrant City: Mangalore
Registrant State/Province: Karnataka
Registrant Postal Code: 575001
Registrant Country: IN
Registrant Phone: +91.8242422972
Registrant Email: kak@sancharnet.in
Dr. Bevinje Srinivas Kakkilaya is married to Dr. P. Balasaraswathy and also provided the following contact information:
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy
Nityananda Nagar
Deralakatte
575018 Mangalore, India
Email: kak@bgl.vsnl.net.in
Website: http://www.kakkilaya.com/
Strangely enough, on Dr. BS Kakkilaya’s website, he published pictures of his son’s Upanayana (sacred thread ceremony), which is a Hindu religious ritual using various threads that symbolize three Hindu Goddesses (Gayatri, Saraswati and Savitri). As a matter of fact, Dr BS Kakkilaya took pictures of his son with a Hindu priest and praying to the Sun and/or Gayatri (Ref). Is this the type of religious behavior one would expect from a man who promotes rationalism, atheism and skepticism?
The Indian Skeptic Libels Gerald Moreno:
Basava Premanand published the following information against me (Gerald Moreno) in his Indian Skeptic tabloid:
The Indian Skeptic 15.10.2007 Vol. 20 No. 6
(Editor, printer, publisher, owner Basava Premanand)
“Editors Page: Failed Sabotage by SSB. Through Gerald Moreno, who tried to confuse people with false hood on behalf of Ratnakaram Satyanarayana Raju and to prove that all my findings about SNR are false. He even claimed that I had a concubine and cheated my wife! That the kidney stealing case filed by Balaji in High Court of Andhra Pradesh was dismissed; that Prof.A. T. Kovoor died, of syphilis that my findings of the 6 murders in SNR’s bedroom were all false and many more starting from the National Award given to me in 1998, that the applying of oil by SNR on. the erogenic zones of the children for awakening the Kundalini shakti to raise it to the Sahasrara - and not a sexual abuse and many more like blackmailing the youths who have been sexually abused by SNR who were interviewed .in two documentaries one seduced by Sai Baba and the 2nd one by BBC titled ‘The Secret Swami’. When my friends knew that 99% I would die, a DVD was produced interviewing me on my work, my dreams and fights exposing miracles and specially Sathya Narayana Raju. This an 85 minute documentary on DVD which would cost you Rs. 10O/-. If any one needs copies of these three CD’s can get them if you send me by MO Rs.250/- being the cost and postage by Registered post parcel.” (Ref)
The statements above contain serious libels against me (Gerald Moreno). Basava Premanand is a liar and a conman and I have fully responded to his libels in my article entitled Is Basava Premanand Senile, Confused, A Liar Or All Of The Above?. Needless to say, Basava Premanand has not issued a retraction and refuses to admit that he got his information incorrect even though I sent him an email with my response. This is the type of shabby accountability and lack of honesty that altogether exemplifies the Indian Skeptic Magazine and its publisher, B Premanand.
The Indian Sceptic Cited Sanjay Dadlani Against Gerald Moreno:
The Indian Sceptic website published a defamatory article against me written by the fully exposed sexual addict and self-professed drunk Sanjay Dadlani. In an article entitled “Another Defensive (Oz) Pro-Sai Nazi-admirer?”, Sanjay Dadlani accused me of being a “Nazi-admirer” and an “insidious and nasty perverted” person who is “only interested in harassment and attacks” (Ref). Sanjay Dadlani also referenced the pathological liars Robert Priddy and Alan Kazlev against me, as well as Reinier Van Der Sandt (a man who openly admitted to viewing child pornography and using numerous, fraudulent internet nics).
The Indian Sceptic apparently see absolutely nothing wrong with Sanjay Dadlani’s homosexual-fantasizing slurs, perverted Jesus-sex fetish and deviant boot-sex fetish. Sanjay Dadlani secretly stalked innocent women (calling them “bitches” and “sluts”, saying “they want it”, calling Mothers “MILFs”, photographing females and teenagers up their dresses and under tables and published these photos on his streetbitches blog). This is the type of person that the Indian Sceptic publishes, promotes and endorses.
Sanjay Dadlani even posted on the QuickTopic Forum (using multiple fake names, including female names) and made disgusting posts under the name “Marquis de Sade” about a large penis for anal sex, a feces-covered anus, bestiality, people vomiting into each other’s mouths and a Priest ejaculating on the face of a little girl, as related by her brother. Sanjay even posted under the name “kick his head in” and said that someone should murder Sathya Sai Baba (of course, this is the same guy who rejoiced when a Sai Baba temple was bombed). This is the type of sleaze, slime and bold-faced lies that the Indian Sceptic publishes against its detractors.
Needless to say, Sanjay Dadlani (unlike myself) cannot source his defamations against me with any verifiable or credible sources or references. I emailed the Indian Sceptic website and informed them that I have fully responded to Sanjay Dadlani’s defamations and the Indian Sceptic ignored and adamantly refused to publish my responses to Sanjay Dadlani’s defamations (proving that the Indian Sceptic’s agenda is one of blatant deceit, dishonesty and disinformation).
USA CSICOP’s Amusing Comments About The Indian Skeptic:
“Another group operating from a smaller base but doing very important work is the Indian Skeptics. Not only does it have its hands full investigating the claims of various yogis, but it is also involved in efforts to dismantle the caste system and free women from second-class citizenship. Its magazine, Indian Skeptic, is in English (mostly) and is quite interesting. U.S. subscriptions are just $12 a year (address: 10 Chettipalayam Road, Podanur 641 023, Tamilnadu, India). And they need bucks so badly, they accept American checks ... even mine!” (Ref)
That’s right, the Indian Skeptic “needs bucks so badly, they accept American checks”. Why did they need “bucks so badly”? Can it be that the Indian Skeptic magazine was not in demand, had low circulation and was struggling to stay in publication?
GuruBusters And Indian Skeptic Basava Premanand:
The Indian Skeptic associates and promotes various militant rationalist groups that travel throughout India who claim they are not “Anti-Religion” but rather “Anti-Superstition”. However, in the GuruBusters Documentary (in which Premanand made an appearance), the true agenda of these Indian rationalists was inadvertently exposed when the camera filmed large posters in the background that read (in large, bold and caricatured letters):
- “RELIGION IS DEADLIER THAN CANCER, MORE DEVASTATING THAN THE ATOM BOMB. IT HAS TO BE UPROOTED”
- “LET US BE RATIONALISTS AND FOLLOW HUMANISM AS THE TRUE RELIGION OF THE DAY”
These militant Indian rationalists even showed training camps where young children (who were being indoctrinated with rationalist beliefs) were being taught karate so they could “protect” themselves.
The GuruBusters Documentary showed Indian rationalists giving street children free education in special schools in exchange for food and being indoctrinated with their atheistic beliefs. The street children were forced to chant, over and over (in true cult-like style), “down with witch doctors, gurus are frauds”, “long live the modern science and Rationalists Association” and “long live rationalism”. Furthermore, these same rationalists would travel from place to place in a bus and fervently chanted (just as religious fanatics can often be seen doing) “LONG LIVE RATIONALISM!!!”.