<p class="title">Pavitra Shetye, a student of first year LLB at SDM Law College, has set an example by donating her hair for the cause of cancer patients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A native of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, Pavitra developed empathy towards cancer patients who lost their hair after chemotherapy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“When I visited a hospital in Mangaluru for consultation recently, a girl child appreciated my hair tied up in a knot. When I realised that the child was ailing from cancer, at that very moment, I decided to donate my hair for cancer patients. I chopped my hair and handed it over to a social worker. I take pride in being of little help to people battling the terminal disease,” she expressed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said; “It appeared a little weird during the initial weeks. After all, my hair will grow again. However, the level of contentment I attained while thinking that my hair is precious to somebody, is unparalleled.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">She thanked her friends, lecturers and the college principal, who extended their support for her noble cause. Pavitra has completed her school education in Kolhapur and Pre-University course in Bengaluru and loves reading and writing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pavitra’s mother Veena told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> that she was initially surprised by her daughter’s decision. But felt proud over her daughter’s decision and her concern towards the ill.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“When she sought my permission to chop her hair, I readily agreed,” she said. Veena, a native of Bengaluru, is a homemaker and stays in Kolhapur. She is associated with organisations which work for a social cause.</p>.<p class="bodytext">SDM Law College principal Dr G Taranath said that it is the second instance of a girl student of the college donating her hair for a noble cause.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vasudha Rao, another student from the same college, had voluntarily donated her hair for cancer patients. Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala is popular for its principle of propagating ‘daana’, a donation to the deserving, among its students. The college is happy to note that the very quality is being imbibed by the students. Pavitra Sheteye, a disciplined and a studious girl, is now a role model for the others to follow,” the principal added.</p>
<p class="title">Pavitra Shetye, a student of first year LLB at SDM Law College, has set an example by donating her hair for the cause of cancer patients.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A native of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, Pavitra developed empathy towards cancer patients who lost their hair after chemotherapy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“When I visited a hospital in Mangaluru for consultation recently, a girl child appreciated my hair tied up in a knot. When I realised that the child was ailing from cancer, at that very moment, I decided to donate my hair for cancer patients. I chopped my hair and handed it over to a social worker. I take pride in being of little help to people battling the terminal disease,” she expressed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said; “It appeared a little weird during the initial weeks. After all, my hair will grow again. However, the level of contentment I attained while thinking that my hair is precious to somebody, is unparalleled.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">She thanked her friends, lecturers and the college principal, who extended their support for her noble cause. Pavitra has completed her school education in Kolhapur and Pre-University course in Bengaluru and loves reading and writing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pavitra’s mother Veena told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> that she was initially surprised by her daughter’s decision. But felt proud over her daughter’s decision and her concern towards the ill.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“When she sought my permission to chop her hair, I readily agreed,” she said. Veena, a native of Bengaluru, is a homemaker and stays in Kolhapur. She is associated with organisations which work for a social cause.</p>.<p class="bodytext">SDM Law College principal Dr G Taranath said that it is the second instance of a girl student of the college donating her hair for a noble cause.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vasudha Rao, another student from the same college, had voluntarily donated her hair for cancer patients. Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala is popular for its principle of propagating ‘daana’, a donation to the deserving, among its students. The college is happy to note that the very quality is being imbibed by the students. Pavitra Sheteye, a disciplined and a studious girl, is now a role model for the others to follow,” the principal added.</p>
