Man has 39 wives & 100 children

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more.

They all live in a four storied building with 100 rooms in a mountainous village in Mizoram state, sharing borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, media reports said.

"I once married 10 women in one year," he was quoted as saying.

His wives share a dormitory near Ziona's private bedroom and locals said he likes to have seven or eight of them by his side at all times.

The wives take turns cooking, while his daughters clean the house and do washing. The men do outdoor jobs like farming and taking care of livestock.

The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 91 kg (200 pounds) of rice and more than 59 kg (130 pounds) of potatoes a day. They are supported by their own resources and occasional donations from followers.

"Even today, I am ready to expand my family and willing to go to any extent to marry," Ziona said.

"I have so many people to care (for) and look after, and I consider myself a lucky man."

Ziona met his oldest wife, who is three years older than he is, when he was 17.

He heads a local Christian religious sect, called the "Chana," which allows polygamy. Formed in June 1942, the sect believes it will soon be ruling the world with Christ and has a membership of around 400 families

 

Looks like all those people are taking care of him instead of the other way around.

That's a ridonculous amount of wives and children.

 

picking the next spot on the ceiling that needs to be painted

 

I guess if you wanted to build your own army this is probably the best way to do it.

 

What's the point of having that many? You can't possibly enjoy/give attention to everyone.

My best friend from childhood was from a family of 10 kids. She has never had children based on her lack of attention and her overpopulated household growing up. She said each older kid had a younger to attend to rather than the parents parenting the other kids did. A parent/spouse only has so much time in a day.

 

I heard about this.

Wow is all I can say...

 

It amazes me how we are different from other people in the world. I just love all that. Think How boring it would be if we were all the same.
At least they take turns to cook, lol.