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Around 100 persons have volunteered to donate their bodies for research after death
DHARWAD: Around 100 persons who have volunteered to donate their bodies for research after death were felicitated in a function held at the SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital here on Thursday.
The function was held in the presence of Sri Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swamiji of Moorusavir Math, who inaugurated the "dharmashala" constructed for the benefit of the people attending to the patients of the hospital.
The "dharmashala" can accommodate 270 persons. A provision has been made for those who want cook their own food.
The seer lauded the efforts of the SDM Education Society and that of its president D. Veerendra Heggade.
He said along with making contributions to the field of education, Mr. Heggade and his team have taken up philanthropic works in several fields. The seer said the "dharmashala" will be benefit those who cannot afford to spend on accommodation.
Presiding over the function, Dr. Heggade thanked the donors for their consent to use their bodies for research work. He hoped their initiative will encourage others to follow them.
He said the Dharmasthala Trust had taken up the renovation of 170 graveyards around Dharmasthala, and several other organisations have followed suit. Dr. Heggade said that more than the disease itself, it is the fear of the disease that prevents quick recovery. Efforts should be made to drive out the fear in the minds of the patients, he said.
N. Vajrakumar, vice-president of SDME Society; secretaries B. Yashovarm, Jinendra Prasad; medical director Niranjan Kumar and dean Y.S. Rai were present.
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