The man's arrival after decades felt nothing short of unreal. The villagers gathered with music and flowers.

A life that had drifted several kilometers away from its origins found its way back home after 45 long years, all because of a second head injury that unlocked a memory once lost.

In Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, a man known for decades as Ravi Chaudhary walked back into Nadi village last week, only this time, he returned as Rikhi, the boy who had disappeared at 16.

His arrival felt nothing short of unreal. The villagers gathered with music and flowers.

His siblings, Durga Ram, Chander Mohan, Chandramani, Kaushalya Devi, Kala Devi and Sumitra Devi, could not hold back their tears.

“Such instances are rare. There is so much happiness in the family and in the village,” cou

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