Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena and other paranormal claims,for example,those related to near-death experiences,synchronicity,apparitional experiences,etc. Criticized as being a pseudoscience,the majority of mainstream scientists reject it. Parapsychology has also been criticized by mainstream critics for claims by many of its practitioners that their studies are plausible despite a lack of convincing evidence after more than a century of research for the existence of any psychic phenomena.
Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanBR was an Indian politician,philosopher and statesman who served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He previously served as the first vice president of India from 1952 to 1962. He was the second ambassador of India to the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1952. He was also the fourth vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1939 to 1948 and the second vice-chancellor of Andhra University from 1931 to 1936. Radhakrishnan is considered one of the most influential and distinguished 20th century scholars of comparative religion and philosophy,he held the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta from 1921 to 1932 and Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics at University of Oxford from 1936 to 1952.
Joseph Banks Rhine,usually known as J. B. Rhine,was an American botanist who founded parapsychology as a branch of psychology,founding the parapsychology lab at Duke University,the Journal of Parapsychology,the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man,and the Parapsychological Association. Rhine wrote the books Extrasensory Perception and Parapsychology:Frontier Science of the Mind.
Thomas Nall Eden Greville was an American mathematician,specializing in statistical analysis,particularly as it concerned the experimental investigation of psi.
Robert Henry Thouless was an English psychologist and parapsychologist. He is best known as the author of Straight and Crooked Thinking,which describes flaws in reasoning and argument.
Swami Rama Tirtha,also known as Ram Soami,was an Indian teacher of the Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. He was among the first notable teachers of Hinduism to lecture in the United States,travelling there in 1902,preceded by Swami Vivekananda in 1893 and followed by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. During his American tours Swami Rama Tirtha spoke frequently on the concept of "practical Vedanta" and education of Indian youth. He proposed bringing young Indians to American universities and helped establish scholarships for Indian students.
Stanley Krippner is an American psychologist and parapsychologist. He received a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1954 and M.A. (1957) and Ph.D. (1961) degrees from Northwestern University.
Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi was an Indian Anthropologist known for his work on the anthropology of religion and for pioneering studies on the sacred complex in Indian society.
University of Lucknow is a public state university based in Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh. LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh,University Road area of the city with a second campus at Jankipuram. It is the largest state university of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the only public university of the state to offer both on-campus and online programmes of study.
Eliot Sandler Deutsch was a philosopher,teacher,and writer. He made important contributions to the understanding and appreciation of Eastern philosophies in the West through his many works on comparative philosophy and aesthetics. He was a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Som Prakash Ranchan was an Indian poet writing in English,a scholar,a literary critic,a revisionist of Indian culture,literary and secular personalities,and a novelist born in Lahore Cantt. He has often been described as a "Poet of Many Voices" with the note of mythical/mystical themes noticeable in his writings. His psycho-analytical studies have the influence of the depth psychology of Carl Jung,Alfred Adler and Sigmund Freud;the mythological studies of Joseph Campbell;the spiritual endeavors of Aurobindo,Otto Rank,Rudolfe,Vedanta and Tantra,and the philosophical notions that of Schopenhauer.
Ravindra Kumar is a Political Scientist,Peace Educator,an Indologist,a Humanist,Cultural Anthropologist and a former Vice-Chancellor of CCS University,Meerut (India).
Gardner Murphy was an American psychologist who specialized in social and personality psychology and parapsychology. His career highlights include serving as president of the American Psychological Association and the British Society for Psychical Research.
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao was an Indian philosopher who served as Chancellor of GITAM,and as Chairman of GITAM school of Gandhian Studies,psychologist,parapsychologist,educationist,teacher,researcher and administrator. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2011.
Kotha Satchidananda Murty (1924-2011) was an Indian philosopher and professor. Murty served as the Professor of Philosophy,Andhra University,Visakhapatnam and Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University,Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh,South India. He specialized in Buddhist philosophy and contributed extensively to Mahayana Buddhism. His treatise on the teachings of Nagarjuna is well acclaimed.
Donald James West was a British psychiatrist,parapsychologist and author.
Charles Edward Mark Hansel was a British psychologist most notable for his criticism of parapsychological studies.
Girishwar Misra is a social scientist,psychologist and author from India.
Mohan Chandra Pant (1956–2015) was an Indian radiation oncologist,institution builder and the founder vice chancellor of the H. N. B. Uttarakhand Medical Education University,Dehradun. He served as the director of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences,Lucknow,and was the Dean and head of the Radiotherapy Department at the King George's Medical University at the time of his death. He received the Dr. B. C. Roy Award,the highest Indian award in the medical category,from the Medical Council of India in 2005. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2008,for his contributions to medicine.
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad,FBA is the Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Lancaster University. His research focuses on Indian religions –Hinduism,Buddhism and Jainism –and comparative phenomenology,epistemology,metaphysics and philosophy of religion. His studies include the conceptual roots of contemporary beliefs,politics and conflict in religious context,and the religious identities of South Asian diaspora in the United Kingdom. He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2017.
