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Assam To Mark May 13 As ‘Day Against Superstitious Beliefs’ In Memory Of Padma Shri Birubal Rabha

Assam To Mark May 13 As ‘Day Against Superstitious Beliefs’ In Memory Of Padma Shri Birubal Rabha

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Last Updated:January 03, 2025, 00:00 IST In memory of Birubal Rabha, Assam will dedicate May 13 to awareness efforts against superstitions, focusing on witch hunting and harmful beliefs. May 13 has been chosen as Day Against Superstitious Beliefs to honor renowned social activist and Padma Shri awardee Birubal Rabha, who campaigned against witch hunting in the state and passed away on this day in 2024. (IMAGE: X/@AimeeBaruah) The Assam government will observe May 13 as the ‘Day against Superstitious Beliefs’, an official notification said. A notification was issued by Governor Laxman Prasad Acharya for the commemoration of the day on May 13 in a bid to create awareness against superstitious beliefs harmful to society and to promote scientific literacy, rational thinking and critical decision-making through a coordinated approach, an official said on Thursday. May 13 has been selected as “Day against Superstitious Beliefs” as renowned social activist and Padma Shri awardee Birubal Rabha who campaigned against witch hunting in the state died on that day in 2024. According to the notification, the School Education department …

Birubala Rabha, Padma Shri Winner Who Helped Pass Assam’s Anti-Witch Hunting Law, Dies

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Birubala Rabha is survived by two sons and a daughter Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two sons, a daughter, and other relatives, Rabha, 75, was admitted to the State Cancer Institute of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on April 22 due to severe weakness, GMCH superintendent Abhijit Sarma said. “She has been a patient of advanced stage carcinoma oesophagus since 2021 and was undergoing treatment at our hospital. She was put on a metallic stent because of difficulty in swallowing six month ago,” he added. As Rabha’s condition deteriorated, she was admitted to the hospital last month and was shifted to ICU on May 4, followed by mechanical ventilator support on Sunday as she developed respiratory distress, Sarma said. “After all possible intensive care, she breathed her last at 9:23 am due to multi-organ failure,” he added. Rabha, whose son and brother were victims of witch hunting, had …