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	Basava Premanand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basava Premanand is an eminent skeptic and rationalist from Tamil Nadu, India.
		Born in Calcutta in 1930, Premanand was a devotee of Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba for several years during which period he lost a major part of his property he had given to a Sai Baba Trust.
		After the death of Abraham Kovoor in 1978, Basava Premanand continued his challenge by offering Rs.100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Indian Rupees) to any person who will demonstrate any psychic, supernatural of paranormal ability of any kind under satisfactory observing conditions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basava_Premanand (392 words)

	Basava -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Little is known about his life except that he was in the employ of King Bijjala I as the administrator of the royal treasury.
		Basava is believed to have founded the Hindu sect of Lingayat, whose members worship only the god Siva.
		Basava is the subject of the Basava-Purana, one of the sacred texts of the Hindu Lingayat sect.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9317072 (476 words)

	Basava Premanand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Basava Premanand -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		He is an amateur (Someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience) magician and used these skills to give a natural explanation of the alleged (A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God) miracles of gurus and god men.
		His most frequent and famous target is the (A member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived) Indian (A Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher) guru (additional info and facts about Sathya Sai Baba) Sathya Sai Baba whom he tried to sue.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basava_premanand.htm (98 words)

	ipedia.com: Guru Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This rule has the drawbacks that one should know what is good and bad in the first place and that one can't possibly know all acts and their corresponding fruits of a guru.
		See also Contemporary Hindu Movements, Charismatic authority, Basava Premanand
		How to become a cult guru, practical tips for charlatans and con men, satirical website with a serious message
	www.ipedia.com /guru.html (1562 words)

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