MP Farmer Once Mentioned In PM's ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Performs His Own Funeral. The Reason Is Shocking

Last Updated:May 14, 2026, 18:52 IST

Kushwaha travelled to Prayagraj to perform his own Pind Daan ritual before organising the terahvi ceremony in his village.

A farmer from Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district has drawn attention after performing his own last rites and terahvi rituals while still alive to spread awareness about body donation for medical education and research.

Mentioned by PM Narendra Modi in Mann Ki Baat for his knowledge of medicinal herbs, Ramlotan Kushwaha from Atarvediya village said he had already pledged to donate his body to a medical institution after death. He decided to complete traditional post death rituals during his lifetime to challenge misconceptions surrounding body donation.

Kushwaha said many people believe body donation is done only to avoid funeral expenses. According to him, the idea behind the ceremony was to encourage society to view body donation as a contribution towards medical education and research.

Known locally for preserving hundreds of medicinal herbs and practising traditional healing, Kushwaha said he wanted his body to help future doctors continue learning even after his death.

Explaining his decision, he said he travelled to Prayagraj to perform his own Pind Daan ritual before organising the terahvi ceremony in his village.

“Before the thirteenth-day ritual, I went to Allahabad (now Prayagraj) and performed the Pind-Daan ceremony of myself on the 11th day. Today marks the completion of the thirteenth day of rituals. So today, instead of feeding Brahmins, we are serving food here to our relatives. Let me also explain the reason behind this. I had already pledged to donate my body to a medical institution, and I thought I should complete this act while I am still alive. The reason I became a doctor (Vaidya) is because I learned from someone else during my studies, which helped me reach where I am today. Keeping that in mind, I decided to donate my body so that medical students studying to become doctors can learn through my organs and body in the future," he said.

Family members supported the move and said the ceremony was organised to spread awareness about body donation in India.

A relative of Ramlotan said, “Actually, he has taken a pledge for body donation so that his body can help medical college students in their medical studies and research. Since he has donated his body to a medical college, he decided to perform his own terahvi and death anniversary rituals while alive in order to spread awareness in society and encourage a new way of thinking."

Locals said traditional customs, including serving food to relatives and guests, were followed during the ceremony, but the larger aim was to promote medical education and research through body donation.

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