Orissa man becomes father at 83

Ratnakar Nath an 83-year-old man in Orissa has become father of a baby girl. The happy father says he will take care of the baby born to his 45-year-old wife.

An 83-year-old man in Orissa has become father of a baby girl.

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Ratnakar Nath, a resident of Parmanpur village in Sambalpur district some 300 km from Bhubaneswar, said he is happy and will take care of the baby girl born to his wife, 45-year-old Vilasmukhi Wednesday night.

Nath married Vilasmukhi after his first wife died 22 years ago. He has three daughters from his first marriage and a son and a daughter from his second marriage.

Nath, who earned a living as a folk dancer, now lives in penury.