Millennium Post

Kher urges people to turn eye donors

- OUR CORRESPOND­ENT

be called the city of dreams but Delhi has never been behind in giving the best of the artists to the country. Sunday evening experience­d alltime favourite Sufi singer Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa in the jam-packed Sirifort auditorium. The evening was celebratin­g ‘Eyecare day’ as ‘Hope for light’, dedicated to the noble cause of providing quality medical services to the needy and poor by Mahavir Internatio­nal, New Delhi. As a tradition, every year the event is graced by the company of a singer who performs and entertains the audience by spreading the message and importance of donating eyes to someone who needs it. As a part of the big day, 26 families who supported the cause by donating the eyes of their deceased dear ones were honoured at the event. As Kailash Kher gave a sensationa­l performanc­e on his songs ‘Teri deewani’ and ‘Allah ke bande’, he also appealed to the audience to pledge their eyes. More than 1500 people initiated the movement and joined hands with the organizati­on.

Since the last 38 years, the organizati­on is committed to providing quality eye care services with six hospitals spread across the capital which has as good infrastruc­ture as any private hospital along with the best facilities of MRI, CT Scan, Path Labs, Mobile Medicare Unit to the needy and poor living in farflung areas of Delhi. Addressing the audience, Ranjan Jain, Chairman Mahavir Internatio­nal, Delhi proudly announced the inaugurati­on of two newly donated mobile units and retina set up at one of the six hospitals.

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