Bhubaneswar: Good Samaria who has searched for dignity to the dead and helps poor cancer patients for more than a decade.
Meet Abhimanyu Das, a booklet book from Cuttack, who has helped to cremate more than 1,200 bodies that are not claimed and not guarded since 2006.
He has also treated thousands of cancer patients who are mostly homeless or abandoned, according to a tweet.
by former VV Cricketer India Laxman on Monday.
“Hats to selfless service,” Tweeted Laxman.
Previously, Head of Odisha Minister Naveen Patnaik and other personalities had posted about watershed services on their social media.
Many organizations have sided with the watershed for his work.
The watershed, a resident of Netaji Nagar in Cuttack, was a book seller before he met the accident in Sambalpur in 2002.
It was during the recovery period that the idea to boast germinate.
“My legs were seriously injured in the accident.
It took more than a year to recover.
During my treatment, I met many poor patients who then inspired me to do something for them,” he added.
He began to work book after he recovered from injury.
“I first cramed the body in 2006.
When I returned home, I got information that no one was advanced to bring the body to the crematorium.
The person died of tuberculosis.
I cremated the body.
Then, I cremated another body that was not claimed and without Supervision.
I also help poor families to cremate their relatives who died, “he added.
DAS has also helped many patients treated at the Cancer Institute, Cuttack, since 2010.
“I lost four members of my family for cancer.
My mother died of cancer two decades ago.
Then my uncle, father-in-law and brother-in-law (sister’s husband) too losing their battle with cancer.
I have spent a lot of time with my brother-in-law at the hospital in 2010.
I see the fate of cancer patients there.
After my brother-in-law’s death, I started visiting the hospital regularly to help people in need, ” Add it.
He sometimes works as an officer for poor patients and coordinates hospital staff for their care.
He also provides food for some officers or patients.
“I also provide clothes to poor patients and their servants.
Many people also help patients who need after contacting me,” added the watershed.
Das, which produces around Rs 10,000-12,000 per month from his bookstore, has never felt tired of visiting patients and helping them.
His son is a student at the end of the last year (stream trade) at the University of Ravenshaw.
“Even though we have a small family of three members, I always feel patients and their waiters are my big family.
I will always help them until my last breath,” said the watershed.