As per the last wish of noted poet and lyricist Gopaldas Neeraj, his body will be donated to the students of the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Aligarh Muslim University instead of cremation.
Neeraj had breathed his last at AIIMS in New Delhi on Thursday at the age of 94. As per the family sources, Neeraj had signed a declaration on September 15, 2016 to donate his body to the medical college with his dependents signing it.
The family of the noted poet approached the JN Medical College authorities on Saturday. According to Neeraj’s daughter Kundanika Sharma, her fanted the medical students to learn the most intricate creation of God and wished to donate all his organs and body for the purpose after his death to JN Medical College.
“We have decided to fulfil his last wish and instead of cremation, his body will be sent to Medical College for students to study,” said the daughter.
Prof Tariq Zaidi, Head of medical college’s Anatomy department too confirmed that the family members have contacted the department to fulfill the renowned poet’s last wish. Prof Zaidi claimed that many people sign the declaration to donate their bodies but not all families come forward to fulfill their wish after the death.
