From: ATUL N. CHOTAI <kasumbo@yahoo.co.in>
To: "Amit Vaghela" <amit_vaghela16@yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:04:13 PM GMT+0800
Subject: This is INDIA
World's oldest dad does it again at 96
Ramjit Raghav has become a father for the second time, aged 96His first son, Karamjit, was born two years ago in Haryana, northern India
By Sara Malm
An Indian man has
become the world's oldest father for the second time at the age of 96.
Ramjit Raghav was awarded the title two years ago when he had his first
born son Karamjit aged 94. Although he swore one was enough, the
pensioner and his wife Shakuntala, 54, welcomed another son Ranjit, last
month.
World's oldest: Ramjit Raghav holding his second baby Ranjit at the ripe old age of 96 Speaking at his home in the
state of Haryana, 31 miles from Delhi, Ramjit said: 'What can I do? This
is all God's wish. He wanted me to have another son.'
When Shakuntala gave birth to
the healthy boy earlier this month at the Government hospital in
Haryana, the doctors laughed when Ramjit said he was the father.
He
said: 'They just laughed but they were very surprised.' Ramjit, who
lives with his family in a studio apartment, has high hopes for his
sons.
Daddy duties: Ramjit Raghav, 96, with his wife
Shankuntala, 54, and sons Karamjit, 4, and newborn Ranjit, is excited to
have become a father again He said: 'I
have been a farmer all my life. But I want them to become high ranking
government workers. 'It's good that I have another son now. Even if one
of them dies, God forbid, I will have someone to carry on my family
name." Ramjit admits that as proud as he is of having two healthy sons
at his age, his neighbours are more jealous of his sex drive.
Ramjit admits that as proud as he is of having two healthy sons at his age, his neighbours are more jealous of his sex drive
'I'm
healthy and I enjoy sex with my wife. I think it's very important for a
husband and wife to have sex regularly and when she asks I will go on
all night but for the sake of my child I've put our needs aside for
now.' Father-of-two Ramjit claims that a daily diet of almonds, butter and milk kept him sexually active. He
said: 'I care for my wife and I give her everything she needs. She is a
very happy woman.' When Ramjit met second wife Shakuntala, he had been a
widower for 25 years. The pair met 22 years ago on a rainy morning at a
Muslim shrine, Ramjit asked her to come home with him and she has never
left. 'She didn't have any family or friends around, and I wanted to
help her,' he explains. 'I
took her under my wing and taught her some yoga and we fell in love.
Many of my past girlfriends had died so I had never married and then I
asked Shakuntala to be my wife.'
Shakuntala
believes she would have been dead by now if it was not for Ramjit's
caring ways. She said: 'It doesn't matter how old he is, I love him and I
care for him dearly even, though he shouts at me sometimes.'He
doesn't seem old to me, he can make love like any 25-year-old man, even
better.
Family: Ramjit and Shankuntala pictured with
their oldest son Karamjit in 2010 when Ramjit was named the world's
oldest father the first time
Meet The India's Tallest Family
Meet the Kulkarnis: India 's tallest family with a combined height of 26ft hope to set a new world record
Family is so tall they never use public transport and
ride scooters instead Sharad Kulkarni, 52, is 7ft 1.5ins tall and his
wife Sanjot, 46, is 6ft 2.6ins tall.
Their daughters are both over 6ft and want to be modelsThey
stand out wherever they go and now India 's tallest family is hoping to
set a new world record with their combined height. The Kulkarnis, from
the city of Pune in the west of the country, tower above their
countrymen. The family's combined height is a staggering 26ft.
Mr and Mrs Kulkarni were crowned India 's tallest
couple by their country's Limca Book of Records after they married in
1989. They had hoped to be named the world's tallest couple by the
Guinness Book of Records, until it emerged that Wayne and Laurie
Hallquist, from Stockton , California , stand a combined inch taller at
13ft 4ins.
Mr Kulkarni said: 'We were a little disheartened. It's nice to have
recognition when you live your life being so different. It ends up
meaning something. But we're excited about new prospects.'
Growing up, Mr and Mrs Kulkarni faced years of teasing and ridicule.
When Mr Kulkarni hit 7ft as a teenager he ploughed his energies into
sports and ended up playing basketball for his country. But Mrs Kulkarni
struggled to go unrecognised and fit in in the remote Indian village
where she lived. The pair began to accept early on in their teens that
marriage one day might be difficult.
Mrs Kulkarni said: 'It's hard for a woman to be taller than a man in
India . The man is the more authoritative role so I would never want to
marry a smaller man and then him be ridiculed about his wife.
'It was a big possibility that I'd never marry really.'
But Mrs Kulkarni's grandmother spotted Mr Kulkarni
walking down a street in Mumbai one evening and approached him. Mr
Kulkarni said: 'This older lady came up to me and asked if I was married
or single and would I meet her granddaughter who was over 6ft. 'I
didn't believe her at first so I refused but my friends persuaded me to
take her number.'
A few weeks later Mr Kulkarni's parents called the
number and a meeting was arranged for the potential couple, as is
traditional in India. Mr Kulkarni, who works at a bank, said: 'Many
women have claimed they're 6ft but then, when we meet they're only about
5ft 10ins and too small for me.
'But when I met Sanjot I was happy she was well over 6ft. I knew we'd be
happy together.'The couple married in December 1988. A year later Limca
Book of Records pronounced them India 's tallest married couple.
