96-Year-Old Dad
96-Year-Old Dad – A 96-year-old farmer in India says that he has set the record for the world’s oldest new dad – for the second time.
Ramjit Raghav and his 52-year-old wife
Shakuntala Devi, who live in Haryana, 31 miles northwest of Delhi,
welcomed baby Ranjeet earlier this month. The healthy baby boy was born
on Oct. 5, according to The Times of India.
Raghav has now beaten his own record for
being the world’s oldest new dad, which he set two years ago when he
and Shakuntala welcomed their first son together, Vikramajeet. Raghav
credits his healthy sex drive at his advanced age for the two
late-in-life children, and says it was all natural.
“I didn’t take any performance enhancers
… I just prayed to go to complete my family, either a boy or a girl,”
the nonagenarian said in an interview posted online.
Raghav’s age is recorded in the Haryana
government’s social welfare department as 96 years old, the Times
reported. Those records could not be confirmed by ABC News.
Raghav told The Times of India that he
remained a bachelor and was celibate throughout most of his life until
he met Shakuntala 10 years ago.
“After staying together, we decided to
extend our family and aspired for two sons. With God’s grace, our wish
has been fulfilled,” Raghav said.
Raghav told The Times that he credits
his vivacity to his diet and lifestyle. He says he has been a teetotaler
and strict vegetarian his entire life.
The world’s previous oldest dad was
thought to be Indian farmer Nanu Ram Jog, who reportedly had his 21st
child at the age of 90.
