The Premi, Sh. Hemraj of Theeda in Chandigarh, was informed by the doctors attending on his wife, Smt. Usha Rani, that most of her organs had failed and that she would not live long. He dwelled on his Guru’s teachings and decided to donate whatever parts of her body that would be useful for the needy after her death. This he did in spite of the fact that many people dissuaded him from doing so. A senior doctor of PGI, Chandigarh, Dr. Munjal, oversaw the transplant of one of the kidneys to a Sikh patient from Rudki and another to a patient from Patiala. The heart was taken to Delhi by an officer of the Indian Army through a special aircraft and was transplanted on a patient there. And thanks to medical technology, Smt. Usha Rani’s eyes will help two visually handicapped people see the world.

Dr. Munjal appreciated the works being carried out for the benefit of society at large by Premis and he also announced that Sh. Hemraj will not be charged the cost of his late wife’s treatment. Also her body was sent in a government ambulance as a mark of respect.

Significantly, the other patients who were in the same ward as Smt. Usha Rani have decided to follow in her footsteps and donate their body organs posthumously.

The people of the village of Theeda expressed their pride in the fact that one among them had done such a selfless deed.

Members of the organizational structure of the Dera including women members and others gathered at the bereaved family’s residence to share in their grief. They prayed to God to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family.