Archive · 20 Nov 2025
MP Honors Body Donor with Guard of Honour
A kind woman named Vinita Khandekar wanted to help others even after she died.
So, her family donated her body to a hospital for learning and research.
The Madhya Pradesh government showed their respect by giving her a special honour called a 'Guard of Honour'.
This is the first time they've done this for a body donor.
72-year-old Vinita Khandekar's body was donated posthumously
MP government gave her a 'Guard of Honour' at Index Medical College
This is a first-of-its-kind posthumous honour in MP
Khandekar's family fulfilled her wish to donate her body for humanity
MP government plans to honour other organ and body donors similarly
- Who
- Vinita Khandekar, a 72-year-old woman
- What
- Donated her body posthumously
- When
- On Wednesday
- Where
- At Index Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre in Indore
- Why
- To honour her wish to help others and set a precedent for future donors
- Cause of Death
- Brain-related problem
- Donation Location
- Index Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Indore
- Honour Type
- Guard of Honour
- First Instance
- Yes, first time in MP for a body donor
- Government Decision
- To honour all future organ and body donors similarly