Pela Venkataraman Murthy, 65, from Visakhapatnam has been donating blood to the needy for years and has never been hungry for recognition from the media or other quarters. He often donates blood to save lives during accidents, cancer treatment, Thalassemia among other misfortunes. Now, even during the pandemic, he has been fearless in his work, away from the public eye. He has a great record of donating blood 100 times in his life. That’s since he was middle aged. Inspired by his father, who used to ask his students to donate blood 100 times in their lives, Murthy selflessly committed to the cause and has achieved the milestone recently.
At the age of 21, while pursuing B.Com second year at AVN College, Murthy attended an NSS camp in Agra. Although initially he was hesitant to donate blood, but later with the encouragement of Camp Commander Sundar Ramaiah, he came forward to donate blood. Murthy donated 350 ml of blood for the first time and got a great feeling and inexplicable satisfaction.
A few years ago, Murthy gave blood to a boy and saved his life from the deadly Thalassemia disease. It was an unforgettable moment for Murthy, as his blood could have saved the boy’s life. He said that he gets immense satisfaction from donating blood and helping to save lives.
“Blood donation saves three lives at a time and we need to do it,” he said. He reminded that before his marriage, he used to donate blood twice a year and later thrice a year. He said it was his father. who inspired him to donate blood. His father, Pila Rama Rao, the founder of BVK College, used to organize NCC camps.
In 2018, a record 108 students donated blood when Murthy was working as a guest lecturer at Bullayya College, he said. “When we educated students in a camp, 600 students came forward to donate blood and only 108 were eligible to do so. Of course, it was a good record.’ Necessary permission and continues his enthusiasm for blood donation. Murthy called upon people to donate blood and save lives and himself set an example by doing so.
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