Hira Ratan Manek

Hira Ratan Manek

Hira Ratan Manek (born September 12, 1937) claims that since June 18th, 1995, he has lived exclusively on water, and occasional tea, coffee, and buttermilk. He says sunlight is the key to his health, citing the Jainist Tirthankara Mahavira, ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Native Americans as his inspiration.

According to his [http://www.solarhealing.com/about.htm website] , three extended periods of his fasting have been under observed control of scientific and medical teams. The first lasted 211 days in 1995-96 in Kolkata, India under the direction of Dr. C. K. Ramachandran.Fact|date=September 2007 The second lasted 411 days in 2000-2001 in Ahmedabad, India under the direction of a 21 member team of medical doctors and scientists led by Dr. Sudhir Shah and Dr. K. K. Shah, the acting President of the Indian Medical Association.Fact|date=September 2007 Dr. Sudhir Shah won an award for [http://home.iae.nl/users/lightnet/health/lightresearch.htm his synopsis] Verify credibility|date=September 2007. The third study lasted 130 days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania under the direction of Dr. Andrew Newberg and Dr. George Brenard.Fact|date=September 2007

However, contact with Dr. Andrew Newberg has revealed that Hira only stayed at University of Pennsylvania for brain scans on studies of meditation, not his ability to fast indefinitely.Fact|date=September 2007 Dr. Andrew Newberg had denied ever undertaking the 130 day study.Fact|date=February 2007

Reports that he was being studied by NASA have also proven false [ [http://www.randi.org/jr/071103.html James Randi's report] ] .

In January 2007, his scheduled lecture at IIT Bombay was not allowed after a student complained illegality of his claims and actions to police [ [http://www.loksatta.com/daily/20070128/mum01.htm Marathi newspaper Loksatta reporting ban on Mr. Manek's lecture in Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay] ] .

See also

* Sungazing
* Breatharianism

References

External links

* [http://www.solarhealing.com Solar Healing Center] — Hira Ratan Manek's official website


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