The IgNobel Prize for Peace this year has been awarded to Lal Bihari, an Indian citizen who is alive despite being declared dead by the Government. Here is an excerpt from today's news report of the IgNobel awards. Past winners include Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif.
(BEGIN EXCERPT) IGNOBLES HONOR FOUNDER OF DEAD PEOPLE CLUB Friday, October 3, 2003 Posted: 11:52 AM EDT (1552 GMT) This year's "peace prize" goes to Lal Bihari of Uttar Pradesh in India, "for a triple accomplishment: First, for leading an active life even though he has been declared legally dead; Second, for waging a lively posthumous campaign against bureaucratic inertia and greedy relatives; and Third, for creating the Association of Dead People," the IgNobel committee said in a statement Thursday. Bihari, who lives in Azamgarh, 130 miles (220 km) southeast of Lucknow, was listed as deceased in 1976. He eventually found thousands of other Indians in the same plight -- apparently a scam in which officials are bribed to declare landowners dead so their property can be "inherited." (END EXCERPT) Cheers, Santosh ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
