The group promoting the children also claimed that the skill of seeing with the blindfold on can be acquired in ten days and also charged exorbitant amounts of money for it.
Rationalist Narendra Nayak has put to rest another superstitious belief – this time, one that claimed that children can see in spite of being blindfolded. The claim was made by a group of people in Aldur village in Chikkamagaluru. Children studying in the Aldur Government School were blindfolded and made to cycle on the road and read texts in January. It was promoted as an ancient Indian technique of 'Gandhari Vidye'. One of the students, speaking to the media, even claimed that he was able to see through the 'third eye' which was open. The group promoting the children also claimed that the skill of seeing with the blindfold on can be acquired in ten days and also charged exorbitant amounts of money for it. On Thursday, rationalist Narendra Nayak demonstrated how the ‘skill’ works, at a publicised event at the BGS Pre University College. "We trained children to do the same thing and they did it. There is no skill involved here. The children see through the gaps. I also invited the audience to ask questions to the children about how they did it," explains Narendra Nayak. Narendra is a well known rationalist and has been busting myths and superstitions for over ten years now. The latest scam revealed by him is similar to the 'Mid Brain Activation' scam created by an organisation which took lakhs of rupees from unaware victims in nearby Dakshina Kannada district. In this scam, children from the ages of 6 to 16 are targeted. The parents of the children are told that 'mid-brain activation' will improve the memory and concentration levels of children and will therefore help them study better. The children are made to do activities like eyeball exercise, dancing, and listening to various sounds. The Federation of Indian Rationalists Association led by Narendra Nayak had previously lodged a complaint with officials in Dakshina Kannada district.
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