Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Indore Man Honored for Record Cremation of Unclaimed Bodies
In Indore, India, a man named Ashok Goyal and his team were honored for doing something very kind.
They helped give proper funerals to over 11,000 people who died without anyone to care for them.
This team, which includes people like Jaydeep Joshi and Navnavit Shukla, made sure these people were treated with respect, following religious customs.
Because of their selfless work, they were recognized in the Golden Book of World Records.
People from the community, like Swami Mahamand Das, praised their actions, saying it shows good values.
Goyal and his team said that they only wanted to ensure everyone had dignity in death, no matter what.
Ashok Goyal and his team honored for cremating 11,280 unclaimed bodies.
Goyal's team earned a place in the Golden Book of World Records.
The team performed last rites with full religious rituals for over two decades.
Swami Mahamand Das praised the team's actions as sacred.
Goyal stated their aim was to ensure dignity in death.
- Who
- Ashok Goyal, Jaydeep Joshi, Navnavit Shukla, Rajkumar Mehta, and members of Sultan-E-Indore Ekta Seva Samiti.
- What
- Ashok Goyal and his team were honored for cremating 11,280 unclaimed bodies.
- When
- Over two decades.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, at Hotel Sayaji.
- Why
- To ensure that every soul is cremated with dignity and respect, following religious rituals.
- Honoree
- Ashok Goyal
- Team Members
- Jaydeep Joshi, Navnavit Shukla, Rajkumar Mehta, and others
- Cause
- Cremation of unclaimed bodies
- Total Bodies Cremated
- 11,280
- Recognition
- Golden Book of World Records
- Location of Ceremony
- Hotel Sayaji, Indore