Assam: People resort to superstition and 'traditional healing' in a bid to cure patient with paralysis in Chirang

In an age where technological advancements and scientific breakthroughs dominate the healthcare landscape, a troubling display of deep-rooted superstition has emerged in Bhutiapara, near Basugaon town in Chirang district. 

For the past five days, a group of women has been fervently performing dance rituals around a paralyzed man, hoping to miraculously heal him. The scene is striking—while the man lies immobile on the ground, these women, caught in the grips of age-old beliefs, continue to chant and dance, believing their actions will cure him.

Despite the strides made in modern medicine, the family and community have turned away from conventional treatment, relying instead on these traditional, unscientific methods. 

Their desperation to find a cure reflects the enduring influence of superstition in pockets of society, even as medical knowledge has evolved.

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