As tribute to mother, doctor extends help to poor girls in Jhansi

JHANSI: Breaking the stereotype, a doctor in Jhansi, during the Shraadh ceremony of his mother on Tuesday, preferred to donate a fixed deposit worth Rs 5,000 to 25 poor girls instead of feeding the people of his community.
Dr Pramod Gupta, a city-based renowned paediatrician, had recently lost his mother Gyandevi who used to stay in their native village Bihuni under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district.
On Tuesday, he performed the Shraadh ceremony of his mother in the village. Traditionally, the shraadh ceremony is followed by a feast for the entire village. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Pramod and his wife Rashmi decided to distribute the feast money among 25 underprivileged girls for their future endeavours.
Talking to TOI, Dr Pramod said, “I was always against this tradition of feasting people. Moreover, in the present Covid times, gatherings are extremely risky. So the idea of utilizing the money for the welfare of poor girls struck us, and we thought of implementing it. With the changing times, we all have to change our thought processes as well.”