Nagpur: It is a fact that he who lives for others has truly lived. Even after death, many people are still alive in the form of organ donation. Organ donation transplants started in the Second Capital of Maharashtra a decade ago. The movement of cadaveric organ donation in Nagpur began on April 4, 2013, when a young man, Amit Singh, passed away on the day of Holi.
Sans adequate facilities then, his kidneys were donated, and he provided a lease of life to two persons. On March 9, 2023, the city completed 100 organ donations when the organs of Subhash Lute, a 61-year old businessman, who too left for heavenly abode, were donated. Coincidentally, both the first and the 100th donors died on Holi. Both donated their kidneys.
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02 Aug 2025
In 2013, Nagpur did not have adequate facilities for performing transplantation of organs other than kidney. Now, Lute, the 100th donor, could donate his liver along with kidneys, but his liver was found unfit for transplantation. A businessman, Lute complained of vertigo with nausea. He was admitted to Seven Star Hospital after he fell unconscious. His MRI brain test showed brain haemorrhage. A team of doctors treated him for three days, but his condition deteriorated. He was declared brain dead on March 7, 2023, on Holi day.
Both his sons Shubham and Rohan work as Operation Theatre (OT) technicians at Seven Star Hospital, and were counselled by Dr Sandeep Nagmote and Dr Shafi Khan for organ donation. The family agreed, saying his father had once pledged to donate organs. A Brain Dead Committee at the Hospital declared him brain dead. The committee has the Hospital Director Dr Prashant Rahate, Neurosurgeon Dr Utkasha Ghavghave, Critical Care Specialist Dr Ramesh Hasani, and Physician Dr Mohan Nerkar on it.
Donor maintenance was done by the technical team and nursing staff which included Vidya Hadke, Reshma Walia, Surekha Pathose, Durga, Roshni and Bhavna. Liver: Retrieval and Transplant teams of Seven Star Hospital have Dr Rajnikant Patcha and Dr Mettu Shrinivas Reddy, Dr Selvakumar, along with Dr Neeraj Sawalakhe, and Dr Ramesh Hasani.
The team inspected the liver, but found medically unfit to transplant. Transplant Coordinators were Dr Shafi Khan and Dr Sandeep Nagmote. The first kidney was donated to a 38- year old woman at the same Hospital in which Dr Dhananjay Bokare, Dr Rahul Saboo, Dr Indrajeet Agrawal, Dr Jitesh Jeswani performed the procedure.
Second kidney was donated to a 52-year old man waiting for his turn at Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha under the guidance of Kidney Transplant Surgeon Dr Sanjay Kolte, Dr Shivcharan Balge, Dr Manish Balwani, and Dr Aamit Pasari, and Dr Vivek Chakole. Transplant Coordinators were Dr Rupali Naik and Vitthal Shinde. Donor and recipients’ organs cross match was done by Dr Shailendra Mundhada, Dhruv Pathology laboratory.
In a short period of time, organ donation became a movement. In 10 years, organs of 100 brain dead people were donated. A revolution took place in Nagpur that 246 people got life from this organ donation. So, 54 people’s eyes gave vision to 108. Nagpur is moving towards becoming a hub for organ donation through liver, kidney and heart transplants.
