Father, 90, shows off new baby - and wants more
by Jeremy Page in Delhi
The world's oldest new dad has fathered his 21st child at the age of
90 and he says that he plans to continue breeding for at least another
decade.
Nanu Ram Jogi, a farmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan, cannot
remember exactly how many children he has produced with his four wives,
but estimates that he has twelve sons, nine daughters and at least
twenty grandchildren.
"Women love me," he boasted as dozens of relatives came to see his
14-day-old daughter, Girija Rajkumari. "I want to have more children.

Nanu Ram Jogi with his latest child Girija Rajkumari
attributes his long life and productivity to eating lots of
meat |
I can survive another few decades and want to have children till I am
100. Then maybe it will be time to stop."
Mr Jogi married his first wife, Lalki, in 1942 when he was 25, the
world was at war and India was still five years away from gaining
independence from Britain. He fathered his eldest daughter, Sita Devi, a
year later.
He married his second wife, Punni, when he was 50 and his third
marriage, to Rukman, came 20 years later in 1987. He married his current
wife, Saburi, in 1997 when he was 80 and India's economic boom was
beginning to get under way.
Saburi, who is 50 and has given him seven children, was previously
married to his eldest son, Shiv Lal, who died ten years ago.
"At first I didn't want to stay here after my husband died," she
said. "It was a bad time and I was going to go back to my family, but
Nanu insisted.
He promised to look after me and said he would take care of my
family, so I stayed and now we have seven children."
So what is Mr Jogi's secret? "I eat all kinds of meat: rabbits, lamb,
chicken and wild animals," he said.
"There is a dense forest around the village.
I go hunting most days and eat whatever I catch. Lots of food is my
secret to staying healthy. I will survive another few decades to take
care of these kids!"
The world's oldest known father was an Australian called Les Colley,
who was 92 when his ninth child was born. He died in 1998, just before
his 100th birthday.
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