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Meet the man who has 39 wives, still he wants more
Published : Oct 21, 2017, 6:48 pm IST
Updated : Oct 21, 2017, 6:48 pm IST
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A resident of Mizoram in North East would give you goose bumps when you would be heard about the family of this man. A 66 year old Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren living in a big building of four stories.

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The entire family has been residing under one roof.  They all live in a four storied building with 100 rooms in a mountainous village in Mizoram state, sharing borders with Burma and Bangladesh, according to reports.

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.

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The sons and their wives, and all their children, live in different rooms in the same building, but share a common kitchen.

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.

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The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 100 kilograms of rice and more than 70 kilograms 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.

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"I have so many people to care (for) and look after, and I consider myself a lucky man." Chana met his oldest wife, who is three years older than he is, when he was 17.

He is head of the world's biggest family - and says he is 'blessed' to have his 39 wives. Ziona Chana also has 94 children, 14-daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren.


They live in a 100-room, four storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram, where the wives sleep in giant communal dormitories.

The family is organised with almost military discipline, with the oldest wife Zathiangi organising her fellow partners to perform household chores such as cleaning, washing and preparing meals.

One evening meal can see them pluck 30 chickens, peel 70 kilograms of of potatoes and boil up to 100 kilograms of rice.


He keeps the youngest women near to his bedroom with the older members of the family sleeping further away - and there is a rotation system for who visits Chana's bedroom.

Chana has not stopped yet as he wants to marry more women. He said that it would expand his family and his religion allows to marry more women.


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