Overview

• Dr. B.V. Pattabhiram suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the night of June 30–July 1 and is survived by his wife, Jaya, and son, Prashanth.
• Telangana Psychologists Association president Dr. M. Ramachander remembered him as a role model and author of influential psychology texts.
• He achieved national fame in 1984 by riding a scooter blindfolded from Ravindra Bharathi to Charminar, framing magic as a scientific discipline.
• As founder of the Bharat Magic Circle, he exposed fraudulent practices and championed evidence-based hypnotism to treat ailments across undivided Andhra Pradesh.
• His performances advanced social causes ranging from educating differently abled children to fundraising for flood relief in the Godavari region.