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I went to JJ Hospital to get a second corona vaccine. Waiting for the number to arrive. When the phone rang, I stepped aside to talk. As the phone rang, my eyes went to an elderly woman. She was in the neighbouring cabin, rubbing her hands over the officer's cheeks, wiping her own eyes and blessing them. After my phone, I went to the cabin. Grandmother was saying to the officer: ‘You have been my guardian for ten years. You paid for the post many times and fed us twice. Helped from time to time for my brother's illness ... '

I greeted the officer sitting in front of me and introduced myself.

"Why is this grandmother crying?" I asked the officer.

The grandmother said: "Bala, these are tears of joy! This gentleman saved my brother's life many times. "

I asked the officer: "Who is this grandmother?"

He said: "Her name is Lina Fernandes. His brother, Joseph Fernandes, is seriously ill. She did not marry for her brother. She always came to me for help in treating her brother's illness. "

Looking at the files there, I asked: "Do you get so many files every day for help?"

He nodded and said "yes".

Many people were coming to meet him.

There were many people coming and going in that cabin saying ‘Sir, when will the work of my relatives who are sick start working?’, ‘Sir, my work is done’, ‘Thank you’.

Letters of thanks, photos of many activities I sat there and began to look.

The officer I was talking to was Dattatraya Vibhute (9987064669). He is the head of the social services department at JJ Hospital.

The number of patients coming to JJ daily from many parts of the state will be one hundred to one hundred and fifty. Among these patients, at least fifteen to twenty patients suffer from serious illnesses every day. These are patients who do not have the financial strength to spend a single rupee. While treating them, they have to be taken to other private places besides JJ. Medications have to be taken externally. Vibhute has a huge role to play in helping all such people through his department and public relations. He has a team of twenty people.

I got to know their work.

As I spoke, I simply asked them: "Who will take care of all this when you retire?"

Vibhute smiled and said: "Hey, it's been two years since I retired. The hospital administration is not ready to let me go. "

"How do you help people in need?" I asked.

He said: "I have more than 400 contacts. Moreover, there are many individuals who are willing to help the poor. Such people are requested to help patients. An example of this ... Ganesh Pandhare needed immediate help. I asked the institutions. It was getting late to get a message from them. I created an SMS and sent it to all my relatives. The required Rs 1.5 lakh was raised in two days. "

Vibhute narrated many such incidents.

Vibhute said: "We are providing meals to the relatives of the patients, meals to 17 children undergoing medical education and their books. The purpose is to set up a 'Chief Government Donation Committee' in each district to raise funds through it and give it to needy patients. Now even during Corona's tenure, he earned Rs 13 crore.

I always appeal to social organizations, philanthropists ... ‘You help the government college in the district, give the money spent on your birthday there, someone's life will be saved. '

It's great that the needy are now being helped in every district. "

I took the vaccine and came back to Vibhute. Learned all their travels in detail.

We both wanted to reach the local. They wanted to go to Panvel and I wanted to go to Kharghar.

Our chats continued on the way.

Vibhute's village is Nannaj in Solapur district. In 1986, he got his MSW in Solapur. His uncle Ganpat Vibhute was an engineer in Mumbai. He was the one who brought Vibhute to Mumbai, taught him and put him to work.

Vibhute said: "My father Sukhdev was a tailor. Mother Revati used to work in agriculture. Ganapatak has done a lot for the whole family. Kaku Vijaya was a teacher, so she was in the role of starting a family. "

While we were chatting, a woman approached Vibhute. Introduced by Vibhute.

He said: "This is my wife Rajshree. She works for a social organization called Ashakiran. "

During the local journey, Rajshree informed me about the 'Ashakiran' organization. Rajshree's work was like that of his hosts. According to Rajshri, he has taken care of many children who have no one, has supported them, helped them to stand up.

As I was getting ready to get off at Kharghar, Vibhute grabbed my hand and stopped me, urging me to come to his house.

Vibhute's house near Panvel railway station. We reached home. His daughter Mugdha had cooked for him. Vibhute's son Sushruta is out for education. We had dinner; But the chat is not over; But due to lack of time, they had to end it.

The work of a great couple seemed to me like the work of a saint. How many lives to save ... how many to raise ...

I greeted the two of them and left for Kharghar. Many such 'service-loving' faces should grow around us, shouldn't they?

~ Sandip Kale

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