India - Ryan Chambers, 21, Australian, Rishikesh, 24 Aug 2005

[tarabull]

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/baba

NOUN

Indian informal
1 Father (often as a proper name or as a familiar form of address)

1.1 A respectful form of address for an older man. ‘“Sit down, baba, you like tea?”’

1.2 A holy man (often as a proper name or form of address)

2 A child, especially a male one (often in names or as an affectionate form of address)

Origin
From Hindi bābā.

 

[Littlegreenlady]

Bumping this thread a little - has anyone listened to the podcast, Astray? I came across it when it was advertised on another podcast, about the "india syndrome" and the missing people and people who kill themselves in India. Very interesting so far.

Examining The Dangers Of Enlightenment In ‘Astray’ Podcast From iHeartMedia

It talks about Ryan in the first episode

 

[Kako]

Hello there, I was in Rishikesh around the same time that Ryan would have disappeared. There was a small café run by an elderly man named Lakshmi, I think it was called the last chance café, situated just prior to the old ruined ashram of Beatles fame. Lakshmi would take in those who had become unstuck, in whatever way, by the atmosphere in Rishikesh. I expect that he would have been asked at the time but, just in case, I thought it worth mentioning.

 

[dotr]

March 2023 By Sam Bradbrook

Almost 18 years since he went missing in India, Australian man Ryan Anthony Chambers is declared dead

Ryan Anthony Chambers was last seen in August 2005, but extensive searches to find him have proven unsuccessful

www.abc.net.au

''A South Australian man who has been missing for more than 17 years has officially been declared dead after exhaustive searches failed to find him.

Key points:​

• Ryan Chambers was last seen on August 24, 2005
• His family and Australian and Indian authorities have searched for him for more than 17 years
• Mr Chambers' missing person case had been widely publicised in India and Australia

In a judgement handed down on Friday, South Australian Supreme Court Justice Anne Bampton declared Mount Gambier man Ryan Anthony Chambers dead after he was last seen on August 24, 2005.

Mr Chambers was 21 when he travelled with his friend John Booker to India for a backpacking holiday.

He was last seen in the northern city of Rishikesh, where he was staying at the Ved Niketan Ashram, a yoga and meditation retreat. ''