Kewal Krishan | |
![]() Kewal Krishan (aged 107) in March 2021 | |
Birth: | 4 August 1913 Kartarpur, Punjab, British Raj (now India) |
Death: | 1 April 2023 Delhi, India |
Age: | 109 years, 240 days |
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Centenarian |
Kewal Krishan [Hindi: केवल कृष्ण] (4 August 1913 – 1 April 2023) was an Indian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in India at the time of his death. He was a member of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of Indian.
Biography[]
Kewal Krishan was born in Kartarpur, Jalandhar District, Punjab, British Raj (now India) on 4 August 1913.
Krishan was aged 5 when the Spanish flu pandemic began in 1918, so he hasn't many memories. Later, he became a member of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of India. In 2019, he underwent a surgery at Delhi hospital.
On 15 March 2021, Krishan received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, making him one of the oldest known people to receive it. His son, Anil Krishan [Hindi: अनिल कृष्ण], said that it was the first time his father left his house since the beginning of the lockdown in India in March 2020.
Kewal Krishan died in Delhi, India on 1 April 2023 at the age of 109 years, 240 days.
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- Kewal Krishan Geni
- Kewal Krishan History Of Servies Of Officers Holding Gazetted Appointments In The Government Of India Vol-1, 1961 (page 45)
- At 104, former Constituent Assembly member raises a toast to life The Hindu, 1 January 2018
- Corona Vaccine News: कभी बाबा साहेब आंबेडकर के साथ मिलकर बनाया था देश का संविधान, अब 107 साल की उम्र में लगवाया कोरोना का टीका Navharat Times, 15 March 2021
- COVID-19: Over 39K People Vaccinated; 107-year-old Man Gets His First Shot Republic World, 15 March 2021
- 107 साल के केवल कृष्ण ने लगवाई कोरोना वैक्सीन, डॉक्टर अंबेडकर के साथ लिखा था संविधान AajTak, 16 March 2021
- News Top 9 Vaccine Report: Delhi में 107 साल के बुजुर्ग ने टीका लगवाया YouTube (TV9 Bharatvarsh), 17 March 2021
- 109th birthday Facebook Post, 28 July 2022
- The end of an era and a life so rich with honour and kindness. Travel well Dadaji Mitali Mukherjee on Twitter, 1 April 2023