They did not stop their SIPs during a crisis — and it paid off
- Kayezad E. Adajania
- TNNUpdated: May 26, 2026, 17:50 IST IST
In Nov 2025, Arup Kumar Samanta, 62, was diagnosed with tongue cancer. The Kolkata-based founder of a diagnostics
centre was investing Rs 29,000 per month in equity mutual funds (MFs) through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) at the time. After a surgery largely funded by medical insurance, some help from his sister and brotherin-law, who work at a hospital, and the support of his wife and son through 30 radiation treatments, Samanta still hasn’t stopped a single SIP.
centre was investing Rs 29,000 per month in equity mutual funds (MFs) through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) at the time. After a surgery largely funded by medical insurance, some help from his sister and brotherin-law, who work at a hospital, and the support of his wife and son through 30 radiation treatments, Samanta still hasn’t stopped a single SIP.
