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A noble gesture by students for blast victims

Staff Correspondent

They donated 40 bottles of blood to those recuperating from the tragedy

Bidar: What do victims of a bomb blast need the most? Information on missing relatives, money, or just a shoulder to cry on?

Students, who are getting trained to be teachers in Bhalki, have found that what they needed and could not get easily was blood. Students of Guru Prasanna Institute of Diploma in Education in this small town have donated 40 bottles of blood to the Mumbai train blast victims.

"The students came up with this idea of donating blood. We found it great. They also got in touch with a non-governmental organisation that organises blood donation camps and manages blood banks in Latur in Maharashtra.

The college is very happy to have contributed something meaningful to those recuperating from the tragedy," says Principal Shivkumar Nara. "Blood is the only gift that can not be misused. It becomes a metaphor for life," says Basavaraj Bhalke, president of the Indian Medical Association taluk unit.

"The best thing about blood donation is that any one can do it, irrespective of his economic or social status. It also sends a strong message that humans beings are one," says student representative Archana Karar who helped organise the donation camp.

"It is usually said that college students are not interested in social work. However, all our students are very enthusiastic about donating blood to the blast victims. They not only donated blood, but also motivated people in the town to do so. We got such a good response in a town 500 km away from Mumbai," says Jumhre Narsing, a student.

Uma Khandre, president of Sri Guru Prasanna Jana Seva Women's Society that runs the college, inaugurated the blood donation camp.

Latur-based Bhalachandra Blood Bank's president R.V. Patil, college secretary Priyanka Prakash, and senior faculty members such as Vasant Pawar were among those present.

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