| Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsing | |
 Bisnauthsing (aged 108) in September 2018 | |
| Birth: | 10 October 1909 Brisee-Verdiere, Mauritius |
| Death: | 6 April 2020 Brisee-Verdiere, Mauritius |
| Age: | 110 years, 179 days |
| Country: |  MRI
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| Unvalidated | |
Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsing (10 October 1909 – 6 April 2020) was a Mauritian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the first (known) male supercentenarian claim from Mauritius.
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Bisnauthsing was born in Brisee-Verdiere, Mauritius on 10 October 1909. His family was poor, so he had to start working as a child. He got married at the age of 20. Firstly, he worked as a farmer and later as a teacher in a Protestant school. He had 6 children (2 sons and 4 daughters). His eldest son died in 2001. His wife died at the age of 75.
Even at the age of 109, he still had good memory. He was able to remember his childhood, his youth, his married life and his friends. At that time, he had 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. His daughter, Kreshna, was still alive at that time, at the age of 82. In 2018, he still prayed every morning before going to walk. He had always been a vegetarian, and liked to eat rice and farata. He didn’t smoke or drink alcohol. When asked about the secret of his longevity, he said he owes his long life to his strictly vegetarian diet, yoga exercises, as well as his "joie de vivre". In October 2019, he celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
He became the oldest known living person in Mauritius, following the death of 111-year-old Olga Yvonne Agar on 15 December 2017.
Bisnauthsing died in Brisee-Verdiere, Mauritius on 6 April 2020 at the claimed age of 110 years, 179 days. At the time of his death, he lived with his son, Rajesh (aged 70 in 2019). If his age is correct, he was the oldest known living person in Mauritius at the time of his death.
References[]
- Les secrets de la longévité - Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsingh, 107 ans : «Je veux vivre aussi longtemps que possible» Defimedia, 12 September 2017
- Brisée-Verdière: Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsing célèbre son 109e anniversaire lexpress.mu, 16 October 2018
- 110th Birthday Facebook Post, 10 October 2019
- Décès du doyen de Maurice à 110 ans Defimedia.info, 8 April 2020
| Mauritius' Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Marie-Edith Andre • Bibi Hamida Dookhy • Marie Emilie Louise • Alice Magon • Olga Yvonne Agar • Kewal Parsad Bisnauthsing • Mathilde Rousseau • Irene Ramsamy • Jeanne Venkatsami • Eugenie Begue |