Talk:Devraha Baba

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I'm going over this page's references and find that they are clearly lacking merit. I'm going to see if I can take out all of the statements attributed to these citations and see what remains. The whole page is so badly written and sourced that I'm not sure it even should exist. According to the NYT's apparently one of the Gandhi's went to Devraha for a blessing, there is nothing to back that up, just sounds like a tall-tale. In fact the whole article sounds like it was made up. Where is the notoriety of this man? Sgerbic (talk) 04:38, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

I've cleaned up a lot of the garbage on the page, and probably could take out more, but then nothing would be left. The books are all unknown as I don't have ready access to them. No idea if he is really mentioned in the books, and to what extent. I'm going to just leave it here tonight and see if anyone shows up to discuss changes. Sgerbic (talk) 04:51, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

I will be working on the article. Kindly provide me some time. Please do not delete it. Ganesh J. Acharya (talk) 16:15, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

List of important references

1. "In fact,he died in June 1990", Times of India [1]
2. No Aging in India: Alzheimer's, the Bad Family, and Other Modern Things by By Lawrence Cohen [2]
3. "Devraha Baba, who is known in the North of India as the ageless saint, because at least this much is certain, that he is a hundred and fifty years old, maybe more." by Osho [3]Ganesh J. Acharya (talk) 09:35, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

How long did he live claims

This page is on my watchlist and I've seen it go back and forth many many times about what the locals say he lived to. Over 200 years, over 250 years, over 300 years, now over 500 years. Its like an auction, next we will see 600 years. The citation says what it says, why does the number keep changing? I think maybe we should just remove the sentence and be done with it. Is it really important what "the locals" think about how old this man lived to? They also said he lives on air, and doesn't even eat fruit. Is that reliable information? This article is just silly, and getting more so.Sgerbic (talk) 01:35, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, the claim of his longivity is a little absurd. The "silly" parts of the article are moderated and only his popularity needs mentioned, to record how the people in India believe such Babas. Rayabhari (talk) 12:27, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

The article Longevity myths originally listed, without source, claims of more than 300 and even more than 900s. I cleaned it up a little, but a source is needed for the 900 claim. If it's a reliable source, it's worth noting, but if it's just heresay then it should be removed from that article entirely. 23skidoo (talk) 15:42, 2 June 2022 (UTC)