Labourer becomes dad at 94 - Ramajit Raghav, a farm labourer from northern India state Haryana, said that he had become a proud father of a son

Labourer becomes dad at 94

A 94-year-old man in India has become the world's oldest father perhaps.

Ramajit Raghav, a farm labourer from northern India state Haryana, said that he had become a proud father of a son.

And the Haryana government's old-age pension records show that he is 94 years old.

Ramajit's wife Shakuntala is in her mid 50s.

Shakuntala gave birth to a baby boy about a month ago, Dr Mahender Kumar, senior medical officer at Kharkhoda Civil Hospital, said.

He said the child that delivered normally is in good health.

The couple termed their child’s birth as a "god's gift" and named him Karamjit.

Besides owning two cows, the couple has old age pension and daily wages as sources of their livelihood.

Raghav said he left his home in Begpur village at Uttar Pradesh some 40 years ago after a violent dispute in the family.

He first became a domestic helper and later worked at the current farm for the last 22 years.

Asked about the secret behind his long life, Ramajit said that he had been a wrestler in his youth and his daily diet comprised of three-kg of milk, half a kg almonds and half a kg of ghee.

Before this, Nanu Ram Jogi of a Rajasthan village had fathered his 22nd child at the age of 90 in 2007.
Source and photo: Times of India

Published Dec 28 2010

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