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Volume 9: Number 1: Article 4
Near-Death Experiences in South India: A Systematic Survey
Satwant Pasricha, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute
of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIHMANS), Bangalore, India
The study of unusual experiences of persons who survive death (NDE)
has attracted the attention of scientists over the past two decades.
However, very few reports concerning the prevalence of NDEs are available.
So far, only two reports of surveys of such experiences have been published:
one from India [9] and the other from the United States of America [10].
In the present article, the author reports findings of another survey
of NDEs conducted in a region of southern India. A population of 17,192
persons was surveyed and 2,207 respondents were interviewed for identification
of NDE cases. Twenty-six persons were reported to have died and revived;
16 (62%) of these having had NDEs. Thus the prevalence rate of NDEs
was found to be approximately one in one thousand persons. Except for
one subject all the subjects had NDEs at home. The characteristics of
the NDE cases identified during the survey are presented. Similarities
and differences in features between subjects of the cases reported from
India and the U.S.A. are discussed and possible interpretations offered.
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