A man who lost his memory in an accident 45 years ago, has a head injury again, reminiscing...a tearful home
Dec 02, 2025
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According to local media such as Metro Barta, Ricky Lam, 61, of Nanded, Maharashtra, India, lost his memory completely in a car accident while traveling from his hometown to another area in 1980 when he was 16.
Unable to even recall his name, he lost contact with his family, and his parents died without knowing his son's whereabouts.
The people around him gave him a new name 'Ravi Chaudhary', and he lived in Mumbai doing odd jobs before settling in Nanded, Maharashtra. After that, he attended university, married in 1994, and continued a completely different life by raising three children.
But after injuring his head in another accident a few months ago, he began to recall the scenery of his hometown in sudden dreams and visions. Confused and hopeful, he investigated the place in his dream with the help of a college student, and eventually found clues that connected him to his hometown. A relative was contacted through a cafe's phone number, and the family, who confirmed their childhood memories, noticed that he was Ricky Lam, who disappeared 45 years ago.
On the 15th of last month, he finally visited his hometown of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, with his wife and children.
The villagers welcomed him home, and the brothers embraced him in tears.
Experts say "very few cases of memory being recovered by a second trauma" is "not impossible, but little is known medically." he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
