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The article calls him a "professional wrestler" but that term usually refers to the WWE kind of wrestler, not an olympic or greco-roman competitive wrestler which, considering his age and place of origin might be more likely. I have looked for any extra information but I can't find any, sadly. *Treker ( talk) 04:28, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
The claims of these various Indian peasants of extreme old age are clearly false. Most of these people do not reach old age. But they generally look old at an early age. Western and Japanese people can and do reach extreme old age in rare cases. These Indian reports should take into account that there is no verified birth date, that corruption is rampant in India, and that it is very tempting for a peasant to claim to be their father or grandfather - to get a pension etc. Similar conditions and political considerations also led to many such claims in Georgia whilst Stalin was alive. They should not be reported as fact and should be taken with a 'pinch of salt'. In fact there should not even be an article on this person. Of course if his age can be independently proven I would be happy (and amazed) to hear it. Royalcourtier ( talk) 20:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Can you confirm that Raghav was born before
12 February 1916 so he was truly 104?
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The article calls him a "professional wrestler" but that term usually refers to the WWE kind of wrestler, not an olympic or greco-roman competitive wrestler which, considering his age and place of origin might be more likely. I have looked for any extra information but I can't find any, sadly. *Treker ( talk) 04:28, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
The claims of these various Indian peasants of extreme old age are clearly false. Most of these people do not reach old age. But they generally look old at an early age. Western and Japanese people can and do reach extreme old age in rare cases. These Indian reports should take into account that there is no verified birth date, that corruption is rampant in India, and that it is very tempting for a peasant to claim to be their father or grandfather - to get a pension etc. Similar conditions and political considerations also led to many such claims in Georgia whilst Stalin was alive. They should not be reported as fact and should be taken with a 'pinch of salt'. In fact there should not even be an article on this person. Of course if his age can be independently proven I would be happy (and amazed) to hear it. Royalcourtier ( talk) 20:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
Can you confirm that Raghav was born before
12 February 1916 so he was truly 104?