The Swarnlata Mishra Reincarnation Case
- Date of account
- Childhood reports from the late 1940s; investigated by researchers in the 1960s and later
- Location
- Madhya Pradesh and Katni, India
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Swarnlata Mishra reportedly began describing a previous life and identifying members of another family, using names and behavioral details that investigators associated with a deceased woman named Biya. The case became one of Ian Stevenson’s better-known Indian investigations and includes interviews with relatives, recognition claims and questions about when information was documented. It is useful for comparison because it contains multiple witnesses and a long documentary trail. Uncertainty concerns retrospective testimony, family contact, cultural expectation, translation and the timing of records relative to alleged verification.
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