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In death, Vinayak Deshkar gifts life to many

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Family members of Vinayak Deshkar                                               Organs being taken to airport from OCHRI                                            Team of doctors led by Dr Anup Marar By Vikas Vaidya CITY’S Deshkar family showed tremendous courage and a sense of philanthropy by donating organs of 67-year-old Vinayak Ramrao Deshkar, who was declared brain dead by doctors. What followed was a unique act of social commitment, urgency, and wonderful co-ordination between agencies as the organs were transported to airport through Nagpur’s first Green Corridor, on Saturday. Deshkar, aged 67, a resident of Plot No 36, Madhuban Layout, Narendra Nagar, had gone to Panchmarhi with his family where he collapsed on June 16. He was admitted to Trinity Hospital under Dr Shailesh Pitale the same day with history of hypertension, diabetes, hypothyroidism, old CVE and fresh massive intracranial bleed. Dr Pitale sought opinion of Intensivist Dr Sanjiv Bias, Neurophys