Ramjit Raghav

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Ramjit Raghav
File:Ramjit Raghav.png
Born1916 (1916)
British Raj
Died (aged 104)
India
Known forOldest father
Spouse
Shakuntala Devi
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(m. 2003⁠–⁠2013)​
Children2

Ramjit Raghav (1916 – 11 February 2020) was an Indian man who was claimed by various media outlets as the world's oldest father. He resided in Haryana[1] with his wife. He claimed to have had his first child with his wife at age 94. He fathered a second child at age 96. A vegetarian who claimed to engage in sexual intercourse around three times a day, Raghav was chosen to be an ambassador for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in November 2012.[2]

Biography

Ramjit Raghav was born in India in 1916. In his younger days, he worked as a professional wrestler. Later, he switched to farming.[3]

Raghav was a strict vegetarian, living predominantly on milk, almonds and butter, and credits vegetarianism for his longevity and clean bill of health. He was quoted by The Telegraph as saying:

I have been a vegetarian all my life, and I credit my stamina and virility to my diet of vegetables and grains. Being a vegetarian is the secret to my strength and good health.[4]

In 2010, at the supposed age of 94, Raghav claimed to have become the world's oldest father when his wife, then aged 49, gave birth to a son, whom the couple named Bikramjeet.[3][4]

In November 2012, PETA selected Raghav to be one of its international ambassadors. He was featured in a PETA awareness-raising advertisement with the slogan "Vegetarians Still Got It at the Age of 96".[4]

In 2012, when Raghav claimed to have been 96, his 52-year-old spouse allegedly gave birth to another son, named Ranjeet.[5] Raghav stated that the couple would not have a third child, as they were experiencing financial troubles. He also announced that his wife would be undergoing tubal ligation to avoid the possibility of an accidental pregnancy.[3]

Raghav died in a fire at his home in February 2020 at the age of 104.[6]

References

  1. ^ "खरखौदा के रामजीत राघव की मौत, 93 साल की उम्र में पिता बनकर पूरी दुनिया में बटोरी थी सुर्खियां".
  2. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (2012). "India's poster boy for vegetarianism – he's just fathered a child at 96". The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Kim, Ju Ju (18 October 2012). "World's Oldest Dad, 96, Fathers Another Child". Time.
  4. ^ a b c Simon, Nik (28 November 2012). "World's oldest father becomes Peta posterboy". The Telegraph.
  5. ^ Kim, JuJu (18 October 2012). "World's Oldest Dad, 96, Fathers Another Child". Time – via newsfeed.time.com.
  6. ^ "खरखौदा के रामजीत राघव की मौत, 93 साल की उम्र में पिता बनकर पूरी दुनिया में बटोरी थी सुर्खियां". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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