Flash news: Man eats 2 kg of grass every day
Legend has it that the 16th century Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap had survived in exile by eating rotis made of grass. In 2007, Gangaram Gautam , a daily wage labourer in Kanpur , seems so inspired by Maharana Pratap’s example that he eats 2 kg of grass every day, and thrives. “I was around 7 years old when I first ate grass. I liked the taste and gradually increased my intake without letting my family members know about this habit. I had heard about Maharana Pratap eating ghaas ki roti and I thought I would eat it too,” he says. Now, at 41, Gangaram feels “incomplete” unless he has eaten his staple diet of 2 kg of grass. “Initially I would eat normal food along with the grass, but for the past four or five years I have been eating only grass. After eating grass, I walk at a speed of 15 km per hour in order to digest the food,” he explains. Every day, when he feels hungry, Gangaram goes to nearby parks and gardens and “grazes” till he has had his fill. “In the beginning the gardeners ...