A father at 90 earns Rajasthan farmer popularity

By becoming a father at 90, Nanu Ram Jogi of Rajasthans Panch Imli Villge, about five kilometres from Pratapgarh town, has turned a hero of sorts for people in neighbouring villages and in different parts of the country.

By Lokendra Singh

Panch Imli (Rajasthan), Aug.7 : By becoming a father at 90, Nanu Ram Jogi of Rajasthan's Panch Imli Villge, about five kilometres from Pratapgarh town, has turned a hero of sorts for people in neighbouring villages and in different parts of the country.

As news about Nanu Ram travels to far off regions via media and hearsay, people from all of walks of life are amazed.

A farmer, Nanu Ram fathered a son from this fourth wife Sadhu Devi, 50, who delivered the child on Wednesday (August 1).

Eager to have a son, Nanu Ram married his daughter-in-law after she was widowed.

Having failed on eight earlier occasions to have a son, Nanu today is delighted by the change in his filial fortunes.

Jogi, who claims to have married for the first time at the age of 20, boasts of having 21 children and an extended family of 125.

Sporting a white beard, Nanu Ram says he enjoys playing with the infant whenever he gets time. When asked about the secret of his health he said, " I had a special diet that included fresh camel milk, eating meat, fish, eggs and clarified butter and other things."

He didn't vasectomise himself, as he felt it would make him weak.

The family, however says, they would be happy to have another addition to the brood, provided Ram retains his good health.

"My father has four wives and my youngest 'brother' has recently been born. We feed him well and take care of him. My father is a good man and he is still very young. We all are very happy," said 60-year-old Bhim, Jogi's eldest son.

Health workers say that they will carry out a paternity test to confirm the news.

"It is rare for someone to have a child at 90. If it is true, it is a matter for detailed study. We should conduct a medical test to determine the paternity," said Maninder Deep, a medical practitioner.

Earlier, an 88-year-old farmer had turned a father in Barmer, Rajasthan.

ANI