Dikhyaa Mohanty 
A 42-year-old man from Rajasthan’s Nagaur district sleeps 300 days a year as he suffers from a rare disorder called Axis Hypersomnia which makes him sleep for 20-25 days at a stretch once he takes a nap.
According to the report, Pukharam, a resident of Bhadwa village in Parbatsar division has been dubbed as the real-life ‘Kumbhkarna’, the mythological character from Ramayan, famous for sleeping undisturbed for six months.
The report added that 23 years ago he was diagnosed with this condition and, since then, it has affected his daily life as it gets difficult to wake him up once he falls asleep. Axis Hypersomnia is a chronic neurological sleep disorder that leads to daytime sleepiness and/or long sleeping hours for over 9-10 hours in 24 hours. This occurs due to fluctuations in the protein of the brain that is known as TNF-alpha.
Because of this disorder, Purkharam is able to operate his grocery shop just five days a month and might even fall asleep while he is at work. Even the daily chores like bathing and feeding are being done by his family members.
Although no cure has been found for Pukhram’s condition, his wife Lichmi Devi and mother Kanvari Devi hope that he recovers soon and lives a normal life like before.
