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| name = Shyam Manav
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| alt = Shyam Manav in August 2013
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|09|09}}
| birth_place = [[Deoli, Maharashtra|Devali]], [[Wardha district|Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| known_for = Founder of Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ABANS)
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| occupation = Social activist, Personality Development Mentor
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| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
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| website = {{URL|shyammanav.com}}
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| years active = 2018–present
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* [[Rationalism]]}}
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| channel_display_name = Shyam Manav
| subscribers = 397 Thousand
| subscriber_date = 27 Sept 2023
| views = 43 Million
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'''Shyam Manav''' is a [[rationalist]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Layak |first1=Suman |last2=Aravind |first2=Indulekha |date=2015-09-06 |title=MM Kalburgi shot dead: How many deaths will it take till we know that too many rationalists have died? |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mm-kalburgi-shot-dead-how-many-deaths-will-it-take-till-we-know-that-too-many-rationalists-have-died/articleshow/48839457.cms |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> and [[social reformer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fanatics dominate every field, control our lives: Shyam Manav |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/interview-fanatics-dominate-every-field-control-our-lives-shyam-manav-1877483 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> who leads the Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ABANS) organization that fights [[Superstition in India|superstitions]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aslesha |first=Divya |title=Meet the rationalist who took on the high-flying Bageshwar Dham priest |url=https://scroll.in/article/1043960/meet-the-rationalist-who-challenged-the-controversial-priest-of-bageshwar-dham |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Scroll.in |date=17 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> He established ABANS in 1982 along with other rationalist activists from India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Shoumojit |date=2017-09-12 |title=Rationalists object to literary meet venue |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rationalists-object-to-literary-meet-venue/article19672886.ece |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also runs his YouTube channel where he discuss issues like rationality, superstitions, personality development.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@ShyamManav Shyam Manav's YouTube Channel]</ref>

Shyam Manav was a major force behind the [[Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act]] enacted by the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]], which he helped draft as well.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-religious-groups-fear-black-magic-of-police-1015059 Religious groups fear 'black magic' of police]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anti-superstition law drafted in such a way that Warkaris will not oppose it: Shyam Manav |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-anti-superstition-law-drafted-in-such-a-way-that-warkaris-will-not-oppose-it-shyam-manav-1894433 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Shyam Manav completed his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A) in English Literature after which he worked as a lecturer of English Literature at Ner.<ref name="bio">{{Cite news | last=Rayate | first=Anuj | date=January 2023 | title=All You Need To Know About About Shyam Manav – The Professor Who Challenged Dhirendra Krishna Shastri | url=https://www.thenewshamster.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-about-shyam-manav-the-professor-who-challenged-dhirendra-krishna-shastri}}</ref> He also worked as a journalist for various Nagpur based newspapers such as Tarun Bharat, Nagpur Patrika and Lokmat for a few years.<ref name="bio" />

In 1982, he formed Akhil Bharatiya Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (ABANS) to counter superstitions spread by various con-men masquerading as religious gurus.<ref>{{Cite news |last=पाण्डे |first=योगेश |date=January 2023 |title=धीरेंद्र शास्त्री को ठग कहने वाले को रोज नई धमकियां:'दीक्षा' के नाम पर संबंध बनाने वाले से लेकर चंगाई सभा करने वालों तक की खोली पोल |work=Dainik Bhaskar |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/news/in-the-name-of-diksha-the-hypocrites-exposed-130841664.html |access-date=2023-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Saini |first=Vishwanath |date=January 24, 2023  |title=कौन हैं Shyam Manav ने जिन्‍होंने Bageshwar Dham के Baba धीरेंद्र शास्‍त्री के 'चमत्‍कार' को दे डाली चुनौती |work=Oneindia Hindi |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/raipur/shyam-manav-vs-acharya-dhirendra-kumar-shastri-know-bageshwar-dham-baba-controversy-744416.html |access-date=2023-03-13}}</ref> In January 2022, he challenged Dhirendra Shastri, a religious guru who made headlines over his "miraculous cures".<ref>{{cite news |last=Pandey |first=Geeta |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Bageshwar Dham Sarkar: The Indian guru making headlines over 'miracle' cures |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64480726|work=BBC News |location=Delhi |access-date=February 12, 2023}}</ref>

=== Assassination attempts ===
However, his activism has not been welcomed by some groups who have issued threats to him, including threats to his life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Life threat call to Shyam Manav - The Live Nagpur |url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2023/01/23/life-threat-call-to-shyam-manav/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hit List: ATS informs court Accused planned to murder Shyam Manav in Amravati |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/crime/accused-of-the-murder-of-narendra-dabholkar-had-planned-to-kill-shyam-manav-in-amravati-27808 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Mumbai Live |date=4 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> There has been multiple attempts on his life.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tripathi |first1=Rituraj |last2=Hindi |first2=India TV |date=2023-01-25 |title=बागेश्वर धाम के महाराज को चुनौती देने वाले श्याम मानव की हत्या करने आया शख्स गिरफ्तार |url=https://www.indiatv.in/india/national/man-who-came-to-kill-shyam-manav-who-challenged-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-of-bageshwar-dham-arrested-2023-01-25-925277 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=India TV Hindi |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=श्याम मानव के साथ 24 घंटे रहेंगे 7 जवान, धीरेंद्र कृष्ण शास्त्री पर उठाए थे सवाल |url=https://www.editorji.com/hindi/india-news/local/shyam-manav-security-tighten-7-soldiers-will-stay-for-24-hours-raised-question-on-dhirendra-krishna-shastri-1674469690969 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Editorji |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Narendra Dabholkar]]
* [[Godman (India)]]
* [[Superstition in India]]
* [[Anti-Superstition and Black Magic Act]]
* [[Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti]]
* [[Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations]]

== References ==

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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian writers]]
[[Category:Indian rationalists]]
[[Category:Indian social reformers]]
[[Category:Social reformers]]
[[Category:Rationalists]]

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