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Siblings Turn Kidney Donors to Save One Another
Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the love between brothers and sisters.
Usually, sisters tie a thread called a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists.
Brothers traditionally promise to protect their sisters.
In these stories, sisters and other relatives protected their family members by donating kidneys.
Vanya gave a kidney to her brother Varad when their mother was not a match.
Shalini donated to her brother Arunesh after both of his kidneys stopped working.
Rajesh gave a kidney to his cousin Shivani, and Rita gave one to her brother Pancham.
The families said these donations helped their loved ones live.
Vanya Tiwari donated a kidney to her brother Varad in 2023 after their mother was not a match.
Shalini Pandey donated a kidney to her brother Arunesh Singh Tiwari after both of his kidneys failed.
Rajesh Kumar Gupta donated a kidney to his cousin Shivani Manju in July 2024 at Bansal Hospital in Bhopal.
Rita Saini donated a kidney to her younger brother Pancham Singh after hypertension caused his kidney failure.
The donors and recipients described their surgeries as powerful examples of Raksha Bandhan’s promise of family protection.
- Who
- Four sibling or cousin pairs from Madhya Pradesh: Vanya and Varad Tiwari, Shalini Pandey and Arunesh Singh Tiwari, Rajesh Kumar Gupta and Shivani Manju, and Rita Saini and Pancham Singh.
- What
- Relatives donated kidneys to family members whose kidneys had failed or were failing.
- Where
- The people came from places including Jabalpur, Rewa and Sidhi; Shivani’s transplant took place at Bansal Hospital in Bhopal.
- When
- The donations and transplants occurred between 2023 and the month before the article’s publication; Shivani’s transplant was in July 2024 and Rita’s was in November of the previous year.
- Why
- The donors came forward because their relatives needed kidney transplants, while other potential donors were either not a medical match or were medically ineligible.
Key facts
- Featured occasion
- Raksha Bandhan
- Vanya Tiwari’s donation
- She donated one kidney to her brother Varad in 2023.
- Arunesh Singh Tiwari’s transplant
- His sister Shalini Pandey donated a kidney after both of his kidneys failed.
- Shivani Manju’s transplant
- Her cousin Rajesh Kumar Gupta donated a kidney in July 2024 at Bansal Hospital, Bhopal.
- Rita Saini’s donation
- She donated a kidney to her younger brother Pancham Singh in November of the previous year.
- Reported medical causes
- Varad had chronic kidney failure, Arunesh had failure of both kidneys, and Pancham’s kidney failure was attributed to hypertension.
Quotes
Vanya Tiwari's father
Father of kidney donor Vanya Tiwari and a businessman
“Both my kidneys had failed and medicines didn’t work. For medical reasons, my wife could not donate her kidney. Then, my sister came forward. Everything matched and now both of us are fine.”
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“I feel very fortunate and lucky that my sister saved my life by donating her kidney. This is the true gift of Raksha Bandhan. I will remember this for whole of my life.”
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