The claim
A Navbharat Times postcard quotes Devkinandan Thakur as saying that Brahmins can conceive children without sexual intercourse using tantra and mantras.
Original review summary
FACTLY reports that the viral postcard is fabricated: Navbharat Times did not publish it, and it found no reports that Devkinandan Thakur made the attributed statements. The review says Navbharat Times and Thakur both clarified that the viral claim was false.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the genuine NBT graphic in the same format concerned Bangladesh, not caste-related remarks. [S1]
The review reports that Thakur denied making the remarks in a video posted on his Instagram profile. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026