King of Bahrain sends cheque to heartbroken man forced to carry his wife's dead body home from hospital
- Dana Majhi told reporters that the money would be spent on his daughters' education so that they could 'become doctors'
- Mr Majhi’s 42-year-old wife died from tuberculosis but hospital staff insisted that he move the body himself
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Dana Majhi drew worldwide sympathy when he was forced to carry his wife’s body wrapped in sheets and on shoulder for 13km, while his heartbroken teenage daughter followed by his side.
Majhi was filmed as he headed towards his home from the hospital in Bhawanipatna town, Odisha.
Mr Majhi’s 42-year-old wife died from tuberculosis but hospital staff insisted that he move the body and that he couldn't afford a private ambulance, so he resorted to carrying her body himself.
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Dana Majhi drew worldwide sympathy when he was forced to carry his wife’s body on his shoulders for 13km, while his heartbroken teenage daughter followed by his side
However, the widower was once again in the media limelight on Thursday after he received a cheque of Rs 8.87 lakh donated by the King of Bahrain.
“I am relieved as a father now. My daughters will get free education,” Majhi said in Oriya, at an event held in Delhi for presentation of the cheque.
“I want one of my daughters to be a doctor so that she can serve our village. I would be happy if my other daughters could join the police force or any other prestigious government service.”
Visibly shaken at the media attention, Majhi recalled how he was emotionally shaken when his wife passed away.
Dana Majhi received a cheque of Rs 8.87 lakh donated by the King of Bahrain (pictured)
“I pleaded several times but no one was ready to give me a hearing. I was not provided a hearing by the Kalahandi hospital authorities because I could not afford it,” Majhi said.
Clad in a wrinkled shirt and dhoti, Majhi said he had no other option but to carry the body on his shoulders.
Dana Majhi told reporters that the money would be spent on his daughters' education so that they could 'become doctors'
The farmer with a marginal income of less than Rs 2,000 a month was facilitated with financial assistance in the form of donations and government schemes.
Bhubaneswar-based school for tribal children, Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) promised to admit three of Majhi’s daughters - Chandini, 13, Sobei, 7, and Pramila, 4, - along with funding his travel expenses.
“I am going back to Odisha today. I need to take my flight back home,” he said.
His travel to the capital was supported by KISS founder and social worker Achyuta Samanta who had forwarded his case to the King of Bahrain.
Earlier, another social welfare body, Sulabh International also made a fixed deposit of Rs 5 lakh in his name for five years along with a promise of Rs 10,000 for his daughters’ education.
