Who is Parjanya?

Parjanya is like any other innocent 4-year old. Playing with toys, especially with a dinosaur. Running with around with friends. Playing hide and seek with his mommy at dinner time. Craving for Pappodoms. Reciting his favourite rhymes. Going to bed listening to stories. And so on. Except that he is really not. He is fighting for his life after lately diagnosed with Leukaemia after a series of misdiagnoses. And he needs help. There is more than 90% hope that he can emerge a winner that based on the experts’ opinion. And I want my nephew to survive and lead a normal healthy life like I do hope and wish for every child out there.

How did it start?

It all started few months ago when he started getting frequent fevers and feeling low in general. And he was bounced from doctor to doctor and from hospital to hospital who all not just drained the little energies left of Parjanya but also of all the meagre savings and earnings of the family. Speaking of which he does not yet know or understand what it means to be a child of a non-working, single mother who does not have any means to support. He does not still know why his father is not there with him. Needless to say they are uninsured medically or otherwise.

Parjanya’s maternal grandfather is a small time priest in one of the local temples in Kadapa (formerly known as Cuddapah), a town in the Southern State of Andhra Pradesh in India. That is where Parjanya was living till recently along with his mom. For the past four weeks and the next few months, he got a new address. A designated ward in the Paediatric unit of the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, a Cancer care hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. You can find him there trying to be a normal child when he is not being poked with any needles or drips or similar things.

So, What is the problem then?

The hospital is kind enough to waive off the professional fees but it still leaves with an estimated GBP 20,000 (about USD 26,000) that is needed for the next course of the treatment for injections, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and medication which the family do not have any means to generate. I have supported the initial phase and taking care of the family's ongoing needs and support but will need to appeal to your humanity for seeing the family through the current critical phase of the treatment. And there is a very high probability that Parjanya will emerge victor if we lend him a hand. Or two. Or many. It is an opportunity to prove that we care for our society and humanity.

How to donate on Justgiving site?

Anyone can donate on this JustGiving website in nine currencies: British pounds, US Dollars, Euros, Hong Kong Dollars, Singapore Dollars, Canadian Dollars, United Arab Emirates Dirham, South African Rand and Australian Dollars.

How to donate in INR?

For Indian residents or those of you who wish to donate in INR, the following are the bank details of my cousin who is with Parjanya in the hospital:

Account Number: 31912010058561

IFSC Code: SYNB0003191

Name of the bank: Syndicate Bank

Branch: Station Road, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh - 516001

Account Holder Name: G V Chandra Mouli

Account Type: Savings

How to donate in USD?

Those who would like to donate in USD outside of this web page can use the following option:

Donate via Paypal

1. Family and Friends option(with Bank Account linked): Send money through Paypal using email address ustrustee@manavata.org

2. www.paypal.me/manavata

Donate via Bank Account Transfer :

Bank: Bank of America

Transfer using Email address: ustrustee@manavata.org

Mail a CHEQUE:

Manavata Inc

4221 Shelter Bay Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Request the donors from the USA to kindly update this Google form too if possible as it will help us to track funds:

https://goo.gl/forms/64923LQE1NMH40i23

Another Appeal

Parjanya's blood group is the rare O-Negative type. Those residing in Bangalore with the same blood group can let us know if they can help in case we run out of the current list of donors.

And Finally....

Thanks for taking your time in reading this real life struggle. May you and everyone be blessed with happiness and peace.