On 2^nd February 2013, Sri Purushottam Malani, a 52-year-old wholesale businessman in Hyderabad was going to work on his two-wheeler, when a wheel from an auto rickshaw got loose and hit his scooter. He fell down immediately sustaining severe head injury.  He was rushed to Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences where we he was put on a ventilator.  Early morning of 4^th February, he was declared “brain dead”.  Hearing this news, the entire family and friends thronged the hospital.  Sri Malani was a very strong advocate of eye donation and had counseled several families to donate eyes in the event of death. 

His friends from Lions Club of Hyderabad (East) swung into action immediately and informed Mr. and Mrs. K. Raghuram of MOHAN Foundation.  Incidentally, Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram is a member of Lions Club of Hyderabad (East), where Sri Malani was very active.  In fact, he had participated in MOHAN Foundation’s awareness programs and carried an “Organ Donor Card”.  The transplant coordinator at KIMS and the Raghuram couple motivated the family members to donate Sri Malani’s organs.  Lion Pushpa Boob, Lion Bhagwandas Boob and Lion Suresh Loya coordinated with the large extended family of about 80 members and convinced them to be part of the wonderful cause of organ donation. 

Smt. Santosh Malani (wife of Sri Purushottam Malani) consented to organ donation, after which his kidneys, liver, heart valves and eyes were donated.  Smt. Malani said, “My husband was a very cheerful person and very helpful by nature.  I am glad he is going to continue to live on in seven people.  This is perhaps the first donation from the Maheshwari community in Hyderabad.”