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Saturday 15 December 2012

Record no. of twins in a Kerala village

Today I read a news item  which produced a report that  baffled doctors who are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting more than 220 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families.
Experts who have visited the remote tropical village of Kodinhi, in Kerala, have been left scratching their heads over the phenomenon that has seen almost six times as many twins born than the global average.
In 2008 alone 15 pairs of twins were born in the village out of 300 healthy deliveries and this year is expected to top that number.

This  report pertains  to  village of Kodinhi in the Malapuram district of the Southern state of Kerala which  allegedly has more than 220 pairs of twins.Local Doctors are studying this miracle for the last two years. What is intriguing is that in the last ten years the the number of twins born has doubled.
The villagers state that this twin phenomenon started   three generations  ago. Dr.Sribuj, who is studying fascinating   occurence says perhaps it is something to do  with  what  the villagers are eating. If this is true then many childless couples can  be benefited by providing them the same diet.
The villagers  of  Kodhini  have started calling their  village 'twin town. and have  set up a 'Twin and kin' association TAKA. It has been set up by a local resident,who is him self a father  of  twin sons. The association  provides  financial and medical  support to the needy. It is stated that there are more than 600 members.
 Citing the immense scientific implications should Kodinhi's secret be discovered, Dr Sribiju is currently trying to assemble the research support he needs to delve deeper into the twin town of Kodinhi.

(Extracts  from the news paper The Daily Mail) 

I have taken this post from archives.   Date 31 08.2015
The latest position of twin population  in this village,according to Wikipedia is that there are twins practically in every family. One comes across a ''double role'' for  almost every second person. Actually Asia, is known for its low rate of twins, this village is an exception. Scientists have ruled out biological,climatic and heriditary causes,but are in the dark about the cause for this phenomenon. Another wonder is that the new borns are very  healthy.         

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Taken from a Kerala magazine.including the photos, dictated in English by a friend.
Submitted as archives to BA R



 

11 comments:

  1. Woww...somehow, I always had a fascination for twins..I think this way, the village will not have a scarcity to find wives for their sons. Because every set of twin boy could marry a set of twin girls and that way no fights also..lol..there may be some boy, girl combo too.. :)

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  2. Thanks. You are very imaginative.You hxve already seen them marrying when they grow up. You have a flair for writing. Why dont you write a story on this theme?It will be interesting.

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    1. Hahah...Maam, you have too much confidence in me :-). Thank you for those kind words. I will try.

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    2. I am serious!You deserve it.

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  3. Yes,this is true.
    I blogged on this subject in 2010 and it might surprise some of you that this news was covered in Strait Times..Singapore

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    1. Thanks for the information.The news must have been circulating for the last two years.

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  4. Interesting, fascinating.
    Though at the moment the secret of the village may be more than a handful to the countrymen who excel in reproducing, the infertility rate is silently climbing among young couples. Reasons are said to be many, for instance from environment to food habits.
    Amazement apart the phenomena of the town may be studied to see if their will be a panacea in their habits for infertility

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  5. Did you see my next day's post on the same subject? The Hindu Newspaper has given a report of a similar occurence in a village in U.P.Thanks for visiting.

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  6. See my comment on your Sunday's post. ;) <3

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  7. I was also fascinated by this story when it first broke. Such an interesting occurrence.

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