RGUHS launches month-long ‘DHATHRU’ campaign to raise awareness about organ donation
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Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has launched a month-long campaign to raise awareness about organ donation. The initiative, titled DHATHRU, Donating Humanity and Transplanting Hope, was officially inaugurated on Friday by the Vice-Chancellor of RGUHS, Dr. Bhagawan B C.
The campaign began with 336 staff members of the university coming together on a single platform to voluntarily take the organ donation pledge. By personally pledging to donate his organs, Dr. Bhagawan B C formally launched the campaign.
Addressing the gathering, the Vice-Chancellor said, “As members of the medical profession, we understand the value and purpose of saving lives. I would like to remind you of this responsibility and moral duty.”
He further emphasized the role of the healthcare fraternity in inspiring the larger society to take up the cause. “As part of this mission, we should lead by example by pledging to donate organs. With your support, this campaign can become a model initiative across the nation. One organ donor can save up to eight lives. Each one of us must commit to turning this noble intention into reality,” he said.
The campaign will run until September 30, 2025, and is aimed at encouraging not only university staff but also students of RGUHS and its affiliated colleges to take the pledge.
The launch event was attended by the Deans, Senate, Syndicate, and Academic Council members of the university.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
