Shivaji Science College spreads awareness about organ donation

The golden jubilee celebrations of Shivaji Science College began with a noble cause - spreading awareness on organ donation. Principal of the College D K Burghate said, "Taking a cue from The Times of India’s campaign for organ donation, even we thought of having a session on it for creating awareness among students regarding the same." Padma Shri awardee Dr Vikas Mahatme was the chief guest at the do.
As he was introduced as somebody who has done 30,000 eye operations free of cost and then told to take up the dias, Mahatme jokingly said, 'Don shabd bolayla mhantla ki ghaam futto, don operation karayla kaahi watat nahi mala!' Nonetheless, he addressed the issue of eye donation in a fun yet informative way.
He said, "The problem is that people tend to get emotional when it comes to organ donation. To change the situation completely, it's necessary that the youth should be told about organ donation from a very early age." Enlightened by the whole session, student Ruchi Chilamwar said, "It was a really great session. I've decided that I'm gonna pledge my eyes as it can change somebody's life." Chandrakant Mehar stressed upon the need of proper facilities in the city for the cause.