Lal Bihari

Lal Bihari Mritak
Born
Lal Bihari

(1955-05-06) 6 May 1955 (age 69)[1]
Khailabad, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India[2][1]
Occupation(s)Farmer, activist, social worker
Years active1980–present
Known forFighting for the rights of people who are wrongfully declared dead, was himself declared dead between 1975 and 1994
AwardsIg Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2003

'Lal Bihari' (or Lal Bihari Mritak, born 6 May 1955) 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. 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.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Proving himself alive to fearing for his life: Azamgarh native Lal Bihari 'Mritak' demands AK 47 license, writes to Uttar Pradesh CS". ETV Bharat News. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Back to Life in India, Without Reincarnation". archive.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Plight of the Living Dead". Time. 19 July 1999. Archived from the original on 19 March 2011.