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Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 Makers Remove ‘Midbrain Activation’ From Episode After Receiving A Complaint
Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 makers have dropped a portion of a recent episode in which the unscientific practice of 'midbrain activation' was showcased. The edit was made on all social platforms after being called out by a Mangalore-based rationalist and president of the Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations, Narendra Nayak. The portion that was chopped had a young girl claiming she could read a book even when blindfolded by merely smelling it.
As
per
TOI
report,
Narendra
Nayak,
in
an
open
letter,
had
raised
objections
to
publicising
unscientific
practices.
He
pointed
to
Article
51
A(h)
that
stated
it
is
the
duty
of
every
citizen
to
develop
scientific
temper,
the
spirit
of
inquiry
and
humanism.
He
added
that
a
number
of
organisations
have
fooled
parents
by
claiming
to
increase
children's
brain
power
by
activating
their
mid-brain,
and
such
practices
will
ruin
India's
reputation.
The News Minute quoted from Nayak's letter, "By giving publicity to such claims, you are bringing down the reputation of our nation and the world will laugh at us who are saying that children can see without light from the object falling on their retinas."
Nayak received an email as response to his open letter, which stated that the team has been asked to be more careful and avoid such interactions for all future episodes.
As per TOI, the mail further mentioned, "At Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), our endeavour at all times has been to ensure that the content is within the framework of the laws of India. SPNI is sensitive to the sentiments of our viewers. We place great emphasis on providing wholesome quality entertainment and we take care to ensure the sensibilities of our viewers are not affected."
