Officially Dead for 19 Years

Lal Bihari From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lal Bihari (or Lal Bihari Mritak, लाल बिहारी "मृतक"; born 1955) is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who was officially declared dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he is alive. Lal Bihari Mritak Bihari in 2022 Born Lal Bihari 1955 (aged 67–68) Amilo, Azamgarh, India Died From 1975 to 1994 (officially)

The image shows a Wikipedia-style entry about Lal Bihari, an Indian farmer and activist whose identity records officially declared him dead from 1975 to 1994. The joke is the absurd bureaucratic situation: he had to fight the Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he was alive, making this useful as a reaction to being ignored, erased, or declared nonexistent. EN: The image shows a Wikipedia-style entry about Lal Bihari, an Indian farmer and activist whose identity records officially declared him dead from 1975 to 1994. The joke is the absurd bureaucratic situation: he had to fight the Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he was alive, making this useful as a reaction to being ignored, erased, or declared nonexistent.

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