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LAMHIL SEPTEMBER <strong>2012</strong> KSOD ACTIVITIES<br />
09<br />
WHAT ARE WE FOR?<br />
It was Sunday, 16 th September,<br />
and in the dead of the night. A phone call<br />
informing the Kuki Students Organisation<br />
(Delhi) executives that Pa Soson, KWS<br />
Gurgaon Secretary was received. He was<br />
in a critical situation at AIIMS Hospital and<br />
urgently needed blood donors. But those<br />
who were with him at the hospital couldn t<br />
give the exact time the donors should reach<br />
nor were they sure if it can be done before<br />
daybreak. But what was sure was that he<br />
needed help. Immediately! So the KSO<br />
Executives were in a dilemma as to what<br />
to do. Should they take those willing<br />
donors to the Hospital at four in the night<br />
and make them wait till everything was<br />
ready?<br />
That would be a punishment for<br />
those with the big hearts if the Patient<br />
couldn t land a bed in the Emergency ward<br />
because it would only be then possible to<br />
donate blood for the patient. We waited<br />
keenly for that to happen hoping the<br />
influence of our dear supporting nurses at<br />
AIIMS or that Pa <strong>Pao</strong>lienlal Haokip letter<br />
would be the life saver for the KWS<br />
Gurgaon Secretary. So while we waited for<br />
a concrete direction about the timing, we<br />
dozed off as did those who were ready<br />
to donate life.<br />
Nine in the morning, a call from<br />
the attendants at AIIMS was left<br />
- Thangminlun Hangshing, Jt. Secy. North<br />
unattended since there was no one awake.<br />
Again at ten, repeated calls finally awoke<br />
an executive. The executive searched<br />
frantically for the list of those life savers.<br />
A sleepy DU Prayer Cell leader handed<br />
over the list much to the relief of those at<br />
the hospital (He too apparently waited for<br />
instruction from the hospital through the<br />
night!).<br />
Finally, those on the list started<br />
receiving calls. It was possible that they<br />
hadn t slept through the night and dozed<br />
off with the dawn waiting for the direction<br />
to go to the hospital. In such a situation, it<br />
would be difficult waking them up and a<br />
search would have to begin all over again.<br />
Thankfully, nothing unfortunate as such<br />
happened.<br />
17 th September, close to 16 hours after<br />
the first phone call, five young men walked<br />
out of AIIMS Blood Bank with<br />
satisfac tion in the pleasure of helping<br />
someone they had never known before.<br />
They were David Kipgen, Letkhogin<br />
Kipgen, Ngamminthang Mate,<br />
Seiminthang Touthang and Thangboilen<br />
Haokip.<br />
Kuki Students Organisation,<br />
Delhi takes pride in those five gallant<br />
young students. May their selfless act be<br />
an inspiration for others!<br />
Lamhil Editorial Board gives Special Thanks to<br />
��Letginlen Doungel, Lunminthang Haokip, Thanggoulen Kipgen, Seikhohao<br />
Haokip, Vumkholet Haokip, Henkhomang Singsit, Jangkhotinthang Haokip,<br />
<strong>Pao</strong>khanlien Baite<br />
�� We also give our utmost thanks to all the columnists, readers, well wishers,<br />
Sponsors, Patron Members, and contributors either in kind (articles) or cash.
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