Barmer family sets example with historic 12-member body donation pledge for medical research | Representational Image
Jaipur: Taking a welcome and inspiring step and probably the first in the country, 12 members of a family have pledged to donate their body to the medical students. This has happened in Barmer, the border district of Rajasthan.
Three generations of Seju family including grandfather to grandson and daughter-in-law residents of Ami Mohammad Shah colony of Dhanau Panchayat Samiti of Barmer have handed over their pledge letters of body donation to District Hospital Superintendent Dr. B.L. Mansuria on Friday. The hospital is affiliated to Barmer Medical College.
The donors include Kamala Devi, Guddi Devi, Veero Devi, Shanti Devi, Rupo Devi, Veeron Devi, Ratnaram Seju, Trilokaram Seju, Daluram Seju, Shankarlal Seju, Manmohan Seju and Raimal Ram Seju. The oldest among them are Ratnaram Seju and Veero Devi, who are 72 years old. While the youngest is 28-year-old Guddi Devi.
“We have always supported and worked for social reforms and donating body for medical research and studies is one more step in this direction. It is quite satisfying,” said grandfather of the family Ratnaram Seju, While Trilokaram Seju who is a lecturer also said that this was a unanimous decision of the family as it will be a great service to the humanity.
The Hospital Superintendent Dr. BL Mansuria said that it is commendable that 12 members of a family have pledged to donate their bodies, This will help the doctors and students to carry out research in medical science.
“To my knowledge, this is for the first time that this number of people of a family have decided to donate their body,” said the Superintendent.
According to Dr. BL Mansuria, despite a remote district with desert, Barmer is well aware of the importance of body donation as since it’s inception in 2019, about 100 people have come forward to pledge for body donation.
