Delhi Beat

Many of the delegates have come through various NGOs across the country, while others were on the mailing list of the organisers. The most interesting responses were those who came to know of the summit through word of mouth.

Sudhakar Reddy from Hyderabad, who was on the mailing list of the Centre, spoke about the summit to around 25 disabled people he knew. Out of these, eight have confirmed their participation.

Similarly in Kashmir, the father of a disabled boy spread the word about the summit and he is expected to be in the Capital with six disabled persons.

NGOs like Spastics Society of Eastern India, Spastics Society of Karnataka, Kutch Vikas Trust are sending participants from various parts of the country, including Kalahandi in Orissa and Bhuj in Gujarat.

3rd liver transplant at Apollo Hospital
Bharat Bhushan Anand, the 42-year-old recipient of a liver transplant in Apollo Hospital 18 days ago, has recouped remarkably and is fit to be discharged on Thursday.

According to Dr M.R.Rajasekar, who was part of the team of surgeons that performed the transplant, the liver transplanted to Bhushan was one of three that were available with the hospital at the time. The donation was made by relatives of a brain dead patient to the organ donor card launched by the hospital in October. 8220;We could not find recipients for the other two organs and they were wasted, as a liver has to be transplanted within ten hours of removal,8221; the surgeon said.

8220;Bharat Bhushan Anand was fortunate that the organ was readily available when he needed it urgently,8221; Rajasekar observed. He added that two liver transplants were conducted earlier at Apollo. One involved a child and the other an adult who received the organ from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The adult did not survive long, he said.

Modern School celebrates 78th Founder8217;s Day
Former prime minister, I.K. Gujral, on Sunday formally launched a web page of Modern School, Barakhamba Road, during the school8217;s 78th Founders Day function. A ballet was presented on the occasion by the students to mark the 200th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib. Complimenting the students and staff later, Gujral observed that 8220;our social responsibility goes beyond educating our own children8221;. He exhorted the students to follow the principle of each one, teach one8217;, which he said would help remove illiteracy, our nation8217;s weakest point. He also gave away prizes and trophies to students for outstanding performance in academics, sports and extra-curricular activities.