Purkharam of Rajasthan is suffering from a strange disease called hypersomnia.
You all must have heard Ramayana. In which all of you must have also heard about Kumbhakarna. Ravana’s younger brother who was very powerful. Apart from being powerful, Kumbhakarna also enjoyed sleeping and eating. Today we are going to tell you about a person whom you can also call Kumbhakarna of Kali Yuga. 42-year-old Purkharam, who lives in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, is suffering from a strange disease. In which he sleeps for 25 days, but after that he wakes up only one day and falls asleep.
According to the information given by Purkharam’s family members along with Divya Bhaskar’s team, he has a disease called hypersomnia. Once he sleeps, he does not wake up for 25 days. The disease started 23 years ago. In the beginning, he used to sleep for 5 to 7 days, he had to work very hard to wake him up. The family took him to the doctor, but no one could understand his illness. But gradually this time started increasing and now he sleeps for 25 days or sometimes for 1 month.
He was still sleeping when the team reached there to interview him. When he woke up after three hours of hard work, he remained awake for only two minutes. Purkharam was picked up and made to sit on a chair. But he fell asleep sitting there. After which he was put to sleep on the bed. In a conversation with Purkharam in 2 minutes, he told that he does not have any problem. They just get more sleep. He himself wants to know about it, but his body does not support him.
According to Purkharam’s family members, his food and drink and the bathroom is also done in his sleep. He is made to sit on the toilet seat in his sleep by the family members. Till now there is no cure for his disease. However, his mother Kanvari Devi and mother Lichmi Devi hope that he will recover soon and he will be able to live his life as before.
According to Arun K Jhanjharia, MD, Nucleomedicine, there are two types of hypersomnia. Presently, Purkharam is suffering from Access hypersomnia. Due to which they sleep for many days. Although they can be treated.