Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel during a convocation ceremony on Monday said, "We've always been told that Kumbhakarna used to sleep for 6 months and used to awake for only 6 months during a year." She added, "No, this is not correct. Kumbhakarna was a technocrat...He used to make machines in his laboratory secretly for six months on Ravana's orders."