Harish Nanjappa

Harish Nanjappa
Born Gubbi, Tumkur, India
Died 16 February 2016
Hosmat, India
Parent(s) Geethamma (mother)[1]

Harish Nanjappa was an Indian man that was crushed by a speeding truck on National Highway 4 when he was returning to Bengaluru after a visit home on his new motorbike. He became known in India and worldwide for his dying wish to donate his organs even as his body was cut into half and was lying on the road.The Karnataka Government on 8 March 2016 launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free treatment to road accident victims for the first 48 hours in the nearest government or private hospital.

The scheme is named after Harish Nanjappa

Biography

Harish Nanjappa lost his father when he was eight years old. Harish grew up in Gubbi with his mother Geethamma who was a homemaker and farmer as well as another brother Sridhar. Harish completed his primary education in his village and joined an ITI course in Nittur of Gubbi taluk.[2] After getting a job in Bangalore at SSMS Pvt Ltd, a Whitefield company providing logistics solutions to banks, Harish moved in with his uncle Chandrappa at north Bengaluru where he would meet his mother once a fortnight at his village of Karegowdanahalli.[3]

Death

Harish was killed by a speeding truck on 16 February 2016 when visiting home to vote in the panchayat elections on his new motorbike that he bought with bank loan.[4] A truck carrying sugar bags on NH-4 tried to overtake his Bajaj Pulsar, brushing against the motorcycle and throwing him under the wheels of the truck. His body was crushed and cut into half by the accident, with the lower half of his body thrown a few feet away.[5] While dying on the road with half his body separated several centimeters from him, he pleaded with those who took him to hospital, and the doctors, to harvest his organs and donate these to those in need.[6]

Harish eventually died[7] a few minutes after being taken to HOSMAT.[8] As Harish was wearing a helmet, he did not suffer head injuries and his eyes were eventually collected for donation purposes.[9] His other organs reportedly were badly damaged beyond salvage and hence were not harvested.[10] Harish's selfless act made headlines in India, earning praise from doctors such as Dr Bhujang Shetty, chairman of the Narayana Netralaya hospital who were astounded that someone who had suffered such a horrific injury could think with such clarity.[11]

The truck driver Varadaraj, was arrested and booked for causing a death due to rash driving.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SPEEDING TRUCK CRUSHED YOUNG HARISH NANJAPPA'S DREAM". INDIAN24NEWS. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "He always said he would take care of me, says mom". The Times of India. 18 Feb 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Kumar R B, Santosh. "Speeding truck crushed young Harish Nanjappa’s dream". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Speeding truck crushed young Harish Nanjappa’s dream". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Tyagi, Shrey. "Part 2 - Harish Nanjappa - Accident Video". YouTube. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Harish Nanjappa - The man of humanity !! - Bangalore Accident - Jai Telangana TV". YouTube. Jai Telangana TV. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Salute to Harish Nanjappa". Inmemory. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Donate my organs,' said 24-yr-old to rescuers as he lay dying". Rediff.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Srinivas, Rahul. "Harish Nanjappa: ‘Donate My Organs,’ Accident Victim Requests His Rescuers As He Lay Dying". The Inquisitr. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "As he lay dying after being cut in two, Bengaluru man asks people to donate his organs". Zee Media Corporation Ltd. Zee Media Bureau. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Lee, Min Kok. "Indian man cut in half after accident pleads for organs to be donated as he lay dying". Straits Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Man cut in half: Donate my organs; eyes harvested, await recipients". 17 Feb 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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