I am from Vadapalani. My uncle met with an accident and died a week ago at Kancheepuram. We came to know about the death 3 days before only. When we went to claim the body, the doctors told us that since nobody claimed his body for 48 hours they considered it as unclaimed body and they have removed a few of his organs to donate it. Can they do so? If it is illegal what action can we take against them? According to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, Section 5, (1) In the case of a dead body lying in a hospital or prison and not claimed by any of the near relatives of the deceased person within forty-eight hours from the time of the death of the concerned person, the authority for the removal of any human organ from the dead body which so remains unclaimed may be given, in the prescribed form, by the person in-charge, for the time being, of the management or control of the hospital or prison, or by an employee of such hospital or prison authorised in this behalf by the person in charge of the management or control thereof. But, (2) No authority shall be given under sub-section (1) if the person empowered to give such authority has reason to believe that any near relative of the deceased person is likely to claim the dead body even though such near relative has not come forward to claim the body of the deceased person within the time specified in sub-section (1). The hospital authority can remove the organs only when nobody claimed the dead body within 48 hours and they did not find any belonging with him which will give reason to believe the dead body is not an orphan and it will not be claimed by anyone. But, As per section 5 (2), though the body has unclaimed for 48 hours, if the hospital authorities found any of his identity from the person who admitted him viz., mobile, employee identity card, pocket diary etc., which will be an evidence that the dead body will have some near relative who will come forward to claim the body in the near future even they did not come within 48 hours, then no hospital authority have right to remove any organ without such authority’s permission. You can file a complaint against the hospital and the concerned authority will be punished with an imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees for the removal of the human organ without authorization. You can send your queries related to legal problem to “menaka_joy@yahoo.com you will get the feed back in our next edition.
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January 22 - 28, 2012
Art gallery inaugurated
A painting exhibition by popular city artists marked the inauguration of the Achalam Art Gallery at KK Nagar. Cine actor and art lover S Sivakumar inaugurated the art gallery in the presence of art patron D Ramesh.During his interaction with the audience, actor Sivakumar spoke about the knowledge that one could gain through art. He mentioned how he strengthened his ability to concentrate and focus through art. Paintings of art director Mahi, artists Murugan, Rajendran, Radhakrishnan, Senguttavan, Nagarajan,
Loga Guru, Nagarjan, Kanmani, Thyagarajan, Mahalakshmi and sculptures of Srinivasan, Vijayakumar, Ravindran, Swapna and Devakumar are on display at the gallery. It will be on till Jan 22. 'Achalam art gallery' is born with a desire to take the spirit of appreciation, expression and love for art beyond any boundaries. The gallery will be a meeting point to exhibit creative art and exchange imaginative ideas through artistic expressions and Achalam art gallery will act as a catalyst for exchange of various forms of creativity and art skills with
A trip to know nature
other parts of the world. The gallery will value and support the established artists to showcase their talents and the gallery acts as a single point window to know about the latest happenings in the art world around the world. It will also spot youth talent and provide a platform for the young and emerging artists for launching their works in the art arena. The gallery is fitted with special eco friendly metal hallide lamps. Achalam Art Gallery is located at 1 / 131, 1st Floor, Lakshmanaswamy Salai, 1st Sector, K K Nagar. For details, call: 4212 7682.
Students from National Service Scheme (NSS), Junior Red Cross(JRC) and National Green Corps(NGC) went on a oneday field trip to Periyar Science & Technology Centre, Kotturpuram and visited science exhibition and learnt many scientific principles by self learning and demonstration. Later these 80 students visited
the Tholgappiya park situated near Adyar estuary and they explained the features and qualities of various medicinal plants . As part of it Walk to the Park competition was held to identify the various known medicinal plants available in the park. A tele-film was shown which explained the various activities carried out for the safety and growth of
the saplings. G.Thangaraj, D i s t r i c t C o o r d i n a t o r, National Green Corps, Dept of Environment stressed the need for caring the plants in our daily life and explained the solar equipments and its uses in the park. Dr.V.P.Jeris Pretima, NSS coordinator a n d D . R . L a t h a Murugesawri NGC teacher led the trip.
For a green cause
Contest for mom and kid Funsquared in association with EUROKIDS Va l a s a r a v a k k a m i s conducting a contest – Like ‘Mommy Like Kiddy’ for moms and kids in the age group of 1 to 5 years. The mothers and kids can
come in the same colour dress, similar hair styles, same type of makeup and so on using their creativity and innovation. The contest will he held on Jan 28 at 10 am at No 41, Third S t r e e t , J a i N a g a r,
Free yoga classes Free yoga classes for men and women will be conducted by Sannyasi Krishnayogam,(Disciple of Paramhamsa Swami Satyananda Saraswathi) will start at 5.30 AM on Jan 22at Bala Vidya Higher Secondary School,30, Vasudevapuram (Between Chakrapani Street and Janakiraman Street, near
Duraisami subway,West Mambalam,Chennai600033).The regular classes will be from 5.30 AM to 7.00 AM for three weeks. The classes are free and aimed at physical, mental and spiritual health. The classes will be conducted in adherence to Bihar School of Yoga curriculum – asana, pranayama, pratyahara
Va l a s a r a w a k k a m , Chennai - 600 087. Registration is free for the programme. For details, c a l l : 2 4 7 6 1604/Meenakshi @ 98407 86439 or Lalitha @ 94455 In order to create an 75775 awareness on environment friendly celebrations, students from General (sense withdrawal C a r i a p p a H i g h e r t e c h n i q u e s ) , d h a r a n a Secondary school and (concentration), meditation, Jaigopal Garodia Girls mantra, value education, Higher Secondary school food habits, shat kriyas took out a rally from (internal pathways cleaning Dasarathapuram on Jan for managing diseases) etc. 13. 300 students each from are covered. To attend the the participated in the rally. classes, contact: 94442 The rally started from 40383/ 94450 51015 or mail D a s a r a t h a p u r a m B u s to syc@satyamyogatrust.net Stand and after going through Arunachalam and register the names.
Eshwari Kriya workshop Vijaya, educationist will be organizing “Eshwari Kriya “ – meditation/ breathing technique workshop for ladies, professionals, students and elders ( conducted by " Shri Prasad Yogi Ji ", director , I & You - a volunteer organisation attached to Sri Vasukinaga Eshwari Foundation ( R), Bangalore) for the first time in Chennai. “Thenisai Thendral” Deva, president/
chairman – Tamil Nadu Iyal, Isai , Nataka Mandram has kindly consented to inaugurate the workshop. Eshwari Kriya is an ancient yogic technique for working professionals, students and housewives to get relieved from tension, stress, aches and negative energy in body and mind and to improve stamina, will p o w e r, c o n c e n t r a t i o n , memory and longevity and
youthfulness. A two day workshop on “Eshwari Kriya” at No.1, Stenographers Guild, (Auditorium Hall – 1st Floor), Guild Street, ( opp to Mambalam Police Station), T.Nagar on 28th January from 10 a.m to 4 p.m, and 29th from 9.30 a m to 2 p m . Participation fee is Rs. 1,200.To participate, call volunteers at 9444207508, 9841590855, 9551409404.
Road, Vijayaragavapuram, 80ft Road, Abusali Road, Madiyazagan Nagar it ended at the starting point. V. S e n t h i l p a n d i , t h e Councillor of 129th Ward, .Perumal (Head Master, General Cariappa Higher Secondary School ),R.EaswaraMoorthy (Head Master, Jaigopal Garodia Girls Higher secondary School) along with M.M.Ramalakshmi, teacher inaugurated the procession by waving off
t h e f l a g . K . K . Sathyamoorthy, Founder of “Pasumai Iyakkam” Saligramam, guided the procession.In the evening, an auto rally on the same was conducted at Saligramam covering AVM C o l o n y, S a i N a g a r, Venkatesh Nagar, K u m a r a n c o l o n y, Vadapalani and Kannikapuram.Pamphlets on the hazards of burning waste for Bhogi were issued to the residents.
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