Gurjar was born on October 10, 1886, he worked as a farmer most of his life and had good health apart from progressive deafness.
"He was in shape until the last day. I had gone back a few days and today (yesterday) told me that his hour had come "said his grandson from the family home in the State of Madhya Pradesh in central India. "He asked me to give him water from the Narmada River (one of the rivers considered sacred by Hindus), and then we took him to hospital where he died.
On 1st October, global day of the third age, the deceased had received recognition from the Indian authorities for having surpassed the century.
Gurjar had five children, of which only one survives, and leaves 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
"He was in shape until the last day. I had gone back a few days and today (yesterday) told me that his hour had come "said his grandson from the family home in the State of Madhya Pradesh in central India. "He asked me to give him water from the Narmada River (one of the rivers considered sacred by Hindus), and then we took him to hospital where he died.
On 1st October, global day of the third age, the deceased had received recognition from the Indian authorities for having surpassed the century.
Gurjar had five children, of which only one survives, and leaves 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
