His name is Mahashta Murasi and he is a shoemaker from Varanasi in northern India. He claims to be born in 1835 and lived to be 181 years old. If this is true, then this man is one of the oldest people in the world and in the history of mankind. Older than him is only another unverified long-liver, Mama Efisho, who was born 191 years ago in Nigeria.
“I am the oldest person in the world, I was born 181 years ago. Death has forgotten about me."
Indian authorities and identity documents confirm this. But the doctors cannot confirm, since the last doctor who was with him died in 1971.
According to media reports, the shoemaker was born in Bangalore on January 6, 1835. Then, in 1903, he moved to Varansey, where he worked until he retired at the age of 122.
“I have outlived my great-grandchildren, who died long ago. It seems that death has completely forgotten about me. I didn't even think of living to be 150 years old, let alone 170. I am probably immortal. And it gives me unspeakable pleasure,”the man thinks philosophically.
