5-yr-old Tripura girl donates hair to Maha cancer patient

AGARTALA: A five-year-old pre-primary student of a state-run school here won hearts by donating her long hair to a woman cancer patient who had become bald after prolonged radiation treatment and chemotherapy at the Nagpur National Cancer Institute in Maharashtra.

After coming across an appeal on a social media platform to donate fresh hair for a cancer patient, the parents of Anusuya Ghosh responded promptly as they were planning to shave their daughter’s head. In Tripura, it is a common practice to shave children’s heads with the belief that it helps better hair growth.

Anushua’s mother Sima Chakma, a school teacher, said they came across the social media post of a Bangalore-based NGO, which shared the plea of one 50-year-old Sanghamitra Shaligram of Maharashtra, currently undergoing treatment at the Nagpur healthcare centre for a hair transplant.

Recognising the potential to make a difference, Anusuya’s family decided to make the donation. Later, a team, along with Chakma, shaved Anusuya’s head and sent the hair to Sanghamitra on Saturday.

Chakma said, “This gesture will certainly encourage others to stand by those battling cancer and other diseases.” She further said humanity survived over the centuries through such small acts. “Had we not known the importance of hair, we definitely would have shaved Anushua’s head and dumped the hair as is the common practice across the globe,” Chakma added.

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