Elusive Consciousness

Author(s): Narendra Bhandari, Surendrasingh Pokharana, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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<11>. Can a person live without food and water for 75 years:
A Case Summary
Dr. Sudhir Shah, MD, DM (Neurology) (Consultant Neurology at Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad and
Head of Research Committee)
Email: sudhirshah@hotmail.com
A 76 years old male, Prahladbhai Jani (Chunriwala Mataji), gives a detailed description about his life. (Now he is 87 years old). He left home at the age of 7 years and wandered in the jungles of Mt. Abu, Girnar, Narmada, etc. At the age of 11 years he had some supernatural experience and this changed his life. According to him he has no desire to eat, drink liquids or pass urine or stool since then. He had been physically fit. Almost daily he goes in a state of extreme bliss (Samadhi) where he experiences enormous light and strength. He attributes his strength to an elixir coming out through his palate.
He has studied up to 3 standards & knows to read and write with limited abilities.
According to him he did not speak for about 45 years (Maunbrat). In 1942 he was taken at J.J. Hospital and was under care of doctors & police for 45 days. One and half years back he was investigated by Dr. Sudhir V. Shah for initial analysis of his state of health. He has no past history of any major illnesses, hospitalization [save 1942 for observations),major or minor surgeries or drug intake. Mr. Jani accepted to undergo all non invasive procedures and blood investigations but refused for any invasive procedure from the beginning. He never wanted anything to be introduced through anyway to his body.
It was decided to study him by a panel of doctors, which included Dr. Sudhir V. Shah (Consultant Neurophysician, Sterling Hospital/Associate Professor of Neurology at K. M. School of PGMR, Ahmedabad) Dr. Urman Dhruv (Physician & Secretary of Association of Physicians of Ahmedabad (APA))
Dr. V. N. Shah (Diabetologist, Director-Sterling Hospital) Dr. Bharat Gadhavi (General Surgeon/Medical Superintendent-Sterling Hospital) Dr. Kandarp Parikh (Urologist) Dr. Dinesh Patel/Dr. Hemant Patel (Radiologists) Dr. Sanjay Mehta (Neuro Radiologist & Sonologist) Dr. Gargey Sutaria (Radiologist) Dr. Sanjiv
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