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Lal Bihari

Indian activist who was falsely declared dead · India · On the map · Activists · Born 1955 · age 71

Lal Bihari is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who, though alive, was officially designated dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he was alive.

Lal Bihari is read about 41 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Ig Nobel Prize2003

About this person

Meanwhile, he added Mritak (transl. deceased) to his name, and founded Mritak Sangh, the Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People, to highlight other cases like his.

Country
India
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71