the giving of eyes, and of organs
Netradaan and Angadaanनेत्रदान · अंगदान
A pledge made today that becomes someone's sight or life years from now.
Netradaan is the donation of eyes — corneas, which can restore sight to someone with corneal blindness. Angadaan is the wider pledge of organs after death. Both are decisions taken while living that take effect long afterwards.
India's transplant waiting lists are long and its deceased-donation rate is among the lowest in the world, so the gap is not medical capability but consent. A great deal of it comes down to families not knowing what their relative would have wanted, which is why a pledge recorded in advance matters as much as the pledge itself.
Corneal donation is possible for almost anyone regardless of age or eyesight, including people who wore glasses or had cataract surgery — a fact that surprises most people who assume they would not qualify.