YOUTH MUST LEAD INDIA’S ORGAN DONATION MOVEMENT: ROTARIAN LAL GOEL
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Indore, 21 January 2026: Rotarian Lal Goel, Founder and Charter President of the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International and Chairman of the Organ Donation India Foundation & GYAN, called upon India’s youth to assume leadership in transforming the country’s organ donation ecosystem.
Addressing students at the College of Dental Science & Hospital, Rotarian Lal Goel emphasised that awareness without action is ineffective. He urged students to become informed ambassadors of organ donation, actively dispel social myths, initiate conversations within families, and advocate ethical organ donation practices. He highlighted that lakhs of lives are lost annually in India due to the severe shortage of organs, a crisis worsened by inadequate infrastructure and limited public understanding.
He also spoke in detail about xenotransplantation and encouraged young professionals to pursue research and innovation in this emerging field, which has the potential to redefine the future of transplantation and save innumerable lives.
Renowned blood donation activist Mr Girish Lulla, the Guest of Honour, drew a powerful parallel between blood donation and organ donation. He remarked that blood donation too was once considered difficult and unacceptable, but sustained awareness and community efforts transformed it into a social norm. He expressed confidence that, with the committed efforts of Rotary Clubs, organ donation would also overcome existing barriers and gain widespread acceptance.
Rtn Ajay Vijaywargia, President of the Rotary Club of Indore Grande, formally welcomed Rotarian Lal Goel and the dignitaries, acknowledging his relentless national and international advocacy for organ donation.
Prof Dr Amit Nirwan, Dean of the College of Dental Science & Hospital, thanked Rotarian Lal Goel and Rotarian Uma Jhawar for inspiring students with a strong sense of social responsibility and purpose.
Rtn Uma Jhawar of the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International highlighted that a single eye donation can restore vision to up to six individuals, underscoring how one informed decision can transform multiple lives.
The vote of thanks was delivered by Rtn Arvind Gour, Honorary Secretary, Rotary Club of Indore Grande.
The programme was attended by Rotarians Dr S. K. Verma, Dr Rajiv Gupta, Ms Poonam Gupta, other Rotary members, faculty members, and a large number of enthusiastic students.
The impactful awareness programme was jointly organised by the Rotary Club of Indore Grande in association with the Rotary Club of Organ Donation International.
