Hubli: Educated youth, eager to do their bit for a brighter tomorrow, are turning their weddings into more than a regular gathering of family and friends. While many couples who tied the knot during the first and second iterations of the pandemic, the 29-year-old on Wednesday promoted awareness about COVID-19 safety norms. Suchit, who have an M.Tech degree, and an engineering graduate Rajni, marked its special day here on Wednesday, requesting guests to keep their eyes glued to their wedding gifts. At least 200 guests at the event were inspired by the bride and groom, who had already promised their eyes, to follow suit, and to pledge their eyes. SGM Eye Bank,
Suchit, son of former Kannada Sahitya Parishad’s Dharwad unit president Lingaraja Angadi, said he initially wanted to organize voluntary blood donation camps at the wedding venue. “But I was told about the logistical problems associated with it, and decided against it. But I was committed to bring a change in the society on my wedding day, and that’s when we got the idea of ’eye donation pledge’ initiative at the venue,” Suchit told TOI.
The second nature of the young man shows generosity, noting that he has donated blood and platelets 58 times, besides starting a group called ‘Sanvruksha’, whose primary objective is to help arrange blood for patients in emergency. is to help. Suchit appears to have imbibed this instinct to better others from his father Lingaraja, who himself has donated blood 38 times.
Dr Srinivas Joshi and Dr Aniket Shastri, office bearers of SGM Eye Bank said, after consultation with Suchit and Rajni, a dedicated counter where guests can fill a form to donate their eyes was set up in the wedding hall. “Since 2014, four couples who tied the knot in Hubli have taken such initiatives to mark their wedding day. We saw that people from the villages, who were among the guests at the wedding, also donated their eyes voluntarily. More than marking the number of people who have pledged their eyes, it is about raising awareness,” he said.
Suchit, son of former Kannada Sahitya Parishad’s Dharwad unit president Lingaraja Angadi, said he initially wanted to organize voluntary blood donation camps at the wedding venue. “But I was told about the logistical problems associated with it, and decided against it. But I was committed to bring a change in the society on my wedding day, and that’s when we got the idea of ’eye donation pledge’ initiative at the venue,” Suchit told TOI.
The second nature of the young man shows generosity, noting that he has donated blood and platelets 58 times, besides starting a group called ‘Sanvruksha’, whose primary objective is to help arrange blood for patients in emergency. is to help. Suchit appears to have imbibed this instinct to better others from his father Lingaraja, who himself has donated blood 38 times.
Dr Srinivas Joshi and Dr Aniket Shastri, office bearers of SGM Eye Bank said, after consultation with Suchit and Rajni, a dedicated counter where guests can fill a form to donate their eyes was set up in the wedding hall. “Since 2014, four couples who tied the knot in Hubli have taken such initiatives to mark their wedding day. We saw that people from the villages, who were among the guests at the wedding, also donated their eyes voluntarily. More than marking the number of people who have pledged their eyes, it is about raising awareness,” he said.
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