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Postmaster Donates Entire Salary to Save 2-Year-Old Trishika
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News18•06-10-2026, 13:36
Postmaster Donates Entire Salary to Save 2-Year-Old Trishika
- •Bimal Kumar Sahu, a 58-year-old postmaster from Dhenkanal district, donated his entire monthly salary of ₹26,304 to help a two-year-old girl named Trishika.
- •Trishika is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, a rare genetic disorder that requires a costly gene therapy injection priced at approximately ₹16 crore.
- •Despite not owning a smartphone or using digital wallets, Sahu rode his scooter 150 kilometres to the News18 office in Bhubaneswar after seeing a report on television.
- •Trishika's family has been raising funds through crowdfunding and public appeals, having collected around ₹6 crore so far with ₹10 crore still needed.
- •Sahu handed his salary directly to the family, comparing his modest contribution to the legendary squirrel that helped build Rama Setu.
Key Questions Answered
Trishika is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 2, which is a rare and life-threatening genetic neuromuscular disorder.
Doctors have advised a single-dose gene therapy called Zolgensma, which costs approximately 16 crore rupees.
Bimal Kumar Sahu is a 58-year-old postmaster from Dhenkanal district who rode his scooter 150 kilometres to Bhubaneswar and donated his entire monthly salary of 26,304 rupees to Trishika's family.
