Friday, July 30, 2010
This post has its share of "bloody" facts. So please read on only if you have the heart to read the same.
My close friend Pawan has a younger brother who lives in Bihar. He came all the way from Bihar to Ludhiana to get his distant cousin admitted in some college. When the train reached Ludhiana, his companion came out but he was in the washroom unaware of the fact that they had reached. When he realized that its Ludhiana, the train had already started moving and he tried to jump off it but got unfortunately entangled, dragged along the railway tracks and his legs came under the train.
He was immediately taken to CMC Ludhiana which is a reputed private hospital. It happened yesterday morning, Pawan took a train to Ludhiana and reached there by evening. I send an email to the electrical group of 2006 batch yesterday evening telling them about the situation; urging them all to join in the prayers. I also requested that anyone in Ludhiana should pay him a visit.
Thankfully our batchmate, Gaurav Aggarwal, lived in Ludhiana only and his dad is a doctor in CMC. He along with his dad stayed there till 2 at night and he updated me with the situation after coming back home. The update was that his hip joint had fractured, ribs had broken, stomach needed surgeries. The ugliest of the facts was that his left leg had to be amputated and they were taking a risk by not amputating the right leg as well.
3 units of blood was used up yesterday itself and a lot more was required when "today" started. Pawan already had spent more than 1 lakh rupees on the first day itself and had only a little more left. His family's economic condition not being so good, they couldn't afford much more than that, whereas at least 3-4 lakhs of expenditure more was staring them in their face. His parents would be reaching tomorrow.
I took Pawan's A/C no. and spread the news of his brother's accident by mail to the following groups of people:
1. B.Tech Electrical Student who were our batchmates and passed out this year
2. Our Shivalik batchmates who passed out this year
3. The dual degree students who are all his colleagues
4. Shivalik seniors
5. 4-5 close friends of mine
Without question/hesitation money started pouring in and by the end of the day we had more than 1 lakh transferred in his bank A/C. There is about 40k more which due to some reason hasn't been credited as yet. Plus there are many more seniors who will probably be transferring soon.
When I approached our ever-helpful Dean (UGS), Prof. Santanu Chaudhury regarding the problem, he suggested a circular mail to be sent internally in the Institute. We are waiting till Monday to ascertain the approximate amount that would be required in his treatment and will then send out the letter.
The touching thing was that the money kept flowing in without any further mails and even my close friends were more than willing to pay for his treatment. The unity showed by students, both near and far has been exemplary. There was even a student in Goa who offered to send the money from there in between his vacations. And its not that all of these guys have had too much of an interaction with Pawan, some of them just "know" him, like my own friends.
Also there has been a need to give back blood to the hospital to replace all the blood units that they are using up for Praveen. I went to hostel and along with my friend, Pankaj, inquired door to door if they know anyone in Ludhiana. We also contacted NSS friends and tried to make something work. Concurrently, we contacted other charitable hospitals in Ludhiana and also Art of Living foundation. The latest update is that we can get the required help from the volunteers in Art of Living. God Bless that foundation. Also my close friend who lives about 50km from Ludhiana has said that he is totally ready to go and donate blood at a moment's notice.
There is a high chance that Praveen's right leg may also have to be amputated. Please pray for him and May The Almighty give him and his family enough strength to handle the dire straits.
In case you wish to make a donation for this cause, please email me at "aditya dot deorha1[at]gmail dot com." I will give you the necessary details and will ask you to go ahead with the transaction/wait for sometime/no need of transaction according to the current situation known then.
It feels good to know that so many philanthropists exists between us. Amen.
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My close friend Pawan has a younger brother who lives in Bihar. He came all the way from Bihar to Ludhiana to get his distant cousin admitted in some college. When the train reached Ludhiana, his companion came out but he was in the washroom unaware of the fact that they had reached. When he realized that its Ludhiana, the train had already started moving and he tried to jump off it but got unfortunately entangled, dragged along the railway tracks and his legs came under the train.
He was immediately taken to CMC Ludhiana which is a reputed private hospital. It happened yesterday morning, Pawan took a train to Ludhiana and reached there by evening. I send an email to the electrical group of 2006 batch yesterday evening telling them about the situation; urging them all to join in the prayers. I also requested that anyone in Ludhiana should pay him a visit.
Thankfully our batchmate, Gaurav Aggarwal, lived in Ludhiana only and his dad is a doctor in CMC. He along with his dad stayed there till 2 at night and he updated me with the situation after coming back home. The update was that his hip joint had fractured, ribs had broken, stomach needed surgeries. The ugliest of the facts was that his left leg had to be amputated and they were taking a risk by not amputating the right leg as well.
3 units of blood was used up yesterday itself and a lot more was required when "today" started. Pawan already had spent more than 1 lakh rupees on the first day itself and had only a little more left. His family's economic condition not being so good, they couldn't afford much more than that, whereas at least 3-4 lakhs of expenditure more was staring them in their face. His parents would be reaching tomorrow.
I took Pawan's A/C no. and spread the news of his brother's accident by mail to the following groups of people:
1. B.Tech Electrical Student who were our batchmates and passed out this year
2. Our Shivalik batchmates who passed out this year
3. The dual degree students who are all his colleagues
4. Shivalik seniors
5. 4-5 close friends of mine
Without question/hesitation money started pouring in and by the end of the day we had more than 1 lakh transferred in his bank A/C. There is about 40k more which due to some reason hasn't been credited as yet. Plus there are many more seniors who will probably be transferring soon.
When I approached our ever-helpful Dean (UGS), Prof. Santanu Chaudhury regarding the problem, he suggested a circular mail to be sent internally in the Institute. We are waiting till Monday to ascertain the approximate amount that would be required in his treatment and will then send out the letter.
The touching thing was that the money kept flowing in without any further mails and even my close friends were more than willing to pay for his treatment. The unity showed by students, both near and far has been exemplary. There was even a student in Goa who offered to send the money from there in between his vacations. And its not that all of these guys have had too much of an interaction with Pawan, some of them just "know" him, like my own friends.
Also there has been a need to give back blood to the hospital to replace all the blood units that they are using up for Praveen. I went to hostel and along with my friend, Pankaj, inquired door to door if they know anyone in Ludhiana. We also contacted NSS friends and tried to make something work. Concurrently, we contacted other charitable hospitals in Ludhiana and also Art of Living foundation. The latest update is that we can get the required help from the volunteers in Art of Living. God Bless that foundation. Also my close friend who lives about 50km from Ludhiana has said that he is totally ready to go and donate blood at a moment's notice.
There is a high chance that Praveen's right leg may also have to be amputated. Please pray for him and May The Almighty give him and his family enough strength to handle the dire straits.
In case you wish to make a donation for this cause, please email me at "aditya dot deorha1[at]gmail dot com." I will give you the necessary details and will ask you to go ahead with the transaction/wait for sometime/no need of transaction according to the current situation known then.
It feels good to know that so many philanthropists exists between us. Amen.
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