13 Facts About Anita Moorjani

Anita Moorjani is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller, Dying to be Me.

Anita Moorjani was born to Sindhi Indian parents Hargobind and Neelu Shamdasani in Singapore.

Anita Moorjani's parents are Indian, and because of her diverse cultural background, she grew up multilingual, speaking Sindhi, Cantonese, and English simultaneously.

Anita Moorjani always felt that she was not able to conform with her parents wishes, who were traditional Indians and had arranged a marriage for her.

Anita Moorjani's actions brought great shame upon her family and for a long time she was later caste out of Hong Kong's Indian community.

In February 2002, while living and working in Hong Kong, Anita Moorjani was diagnosed with lymphoma after finding a lump on her neck.

Anita Moorjani had watched several people close to her die of cancer, including her brother-in-law and her best friend, despite extensive conventional treatments.

At that point, all of Anita Moorjani's organs had shut down, and she entered into a coma.

Anita Moorjani's account includes an out-of-body experience with observations and awareness of physical surroundings.

Anita Moorjani submitted the description of her NDE and subsequent healing to the Near Death Experience Research Foundation website, a site owned and run by oncologist Jeffrey Long and his wife, Jody Long, a family law attorney.

Anita Moorjani's story came to the attention of American self-help author, Wayne Dyer, who contacted his publishers, Hay House, asking them to locate her and suggest that she write a book, which they would publish.

In January 2016, Anita Moorjani's case attracted the attention of Dr Oz, who scrutinized her medical records, and subsequently invited her to be on his show.

Anita Moorjani met her husband, Danny Anita Moorjani, in Hong Kong, and they married in December 1995.