‘Jigar Ka Tukra’, an extraordinary journey of a liver transplant survivor
‘Jigar Ka Tukra’, an extraordinary journey of a liver transplant survivor
B.D.Kasniyal
Pithoragarh, April 19
‘Jigar ka Tukra,’ a 30 minutes short film based on a book titled, ‘Liver pratyaropan mere anubhav’,( My experiences of liver transplant) by Dr Ashok Kumar Pant, a survival of liver transplant from last 16 years, would be screened on April 19 in the evening , on the occasion of World Liver Day at Deputy Speaker’s hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi.
BJP Rajya Sabha MP, Naresh Bansal will be the chief guest of the programe while another BJP MP and senior leader Pradeep Gandhi will be the guest of honour at the function.
” The heartfelt documentary drama captures extra ordinary journey of Dr Ashok pant, an ordinary citizen, who battled immense health challenges with unwavering determination.” said Rama Nand Bhatt, director of Chandrica Designocomm , a company that produced the film.
“It is the extra ordinary story of battle of a liver patient who successfully fought against series of life threatening illnesses culmination into complex and costly liver transplant, but with his strong will power to survive and contribute to family and the society,” said the director.
Dr Ashok Kumar Pant is hale and hearty and running successfully his education group of ‘Manas’ group of institutions.
“The film, made with the motive of giving inspiration to other patients, who are struggling against the challenges to their lives due to life threatening diseases,” the director said.
“After several wrong diagnosis by doctors in Pithoragarh and Haldwani, when I had gone to Singhania hospital in Delhi and was told by Dr DK Singhal that I was suffering from decompensated cirrhosis and need urgent liver transplant to survive, I, along with my family felt it as challenge to survive despite we had to arrange an amount of Rs 25 lakhs initially,” said Ashok Pant, the transplant survivor for last 16 years.
His own son Shivasheesh, who was then a student of engineering, had donated his liver to save the life of his father.
In the film, Dr Pant, a former state coordinator of Children’s Science Congress and a college teacher then, has described the trauma and agony that he faced to arrange the amount and strengthen his willpower to survive to be useful for the society.
