DONATE LIFE

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, IRS, Vice- President
Mr. Sandeep Kumar is an officer of the 1989 batch of the Indian
Revenue Services (IRS) and belongs to the city of Varanasi. He has
completed his post-graduation in Ancient History from Allahabad
University and has also studied Sanskrit Literature and Hindi
Literature.
In 2013, Surat's Income Tax Commissioner (Appeals) Mr. Sandeep
Kumar's (IRS) kidney failed. His family members were ready to
donate their kidneys to him but because they were ailing from
different diseases like blood pressure, kidney stones they could
not do so. The doctor who was performing the dialysis of Mr,
Sandeep Kumar - Dr. Ketan Desai and CA Hiren Divan approached
Mr. Mandlewala for a kidney transplant. Sandeep Kumar's dialysis
began at Ahmedabad IKDRC. After some time when Mr. Sandeep
Kumar got a cadaver organ donation and underwent a kidney
transplant, he decided to dedicate the rest of his life for the cause
of organ donation. Today he is the Vice-President of Donate Life.
After working in various capacities in the Income Tax Department
at various places like Delhi, Kanpur, Agra, Mumbai, Surat, he is
presently posted as Commissioner of Income Tax at Delhi. During
his career, he has dealt with and solved a number of difficult and
complex cases of revenue. One of his major achievements has
been the handling of Harshad Mehta Security Scam matters
wherein the revenue of about two thousand crore rupees was
collected by him. He has vast experience of dealing the cases of
the film industry and has also contributed the study material on
how to investigate and make assessments of the persons
belonging to the film industry, which was circulated in the income
tax department as a guidance material.
He is an avid reader and has an excellent knowledge of Indian
history and culture. During his free time, loves capturing different
moods of life through a passion for photography, and plays sports
like table-tennis, badminton and cricket.
Despite having his kidney transplanted in August 2013, he has
taken the keen interest in the activity of organ donation with Mr.
Nilesh Mandlewala and has been the motivator for the formation
of Donate Life. He has also been involved in many social activities
and in the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden. His motto of
life is as said by Mahatma Gandhi: "The best way to find yourself is
to lose yourself in the service of others."
Mr. Sandeep Kumar is a strong force that forms the backbone of Donate Life. He has gone through the
process of kidney transplantation himself and understands how difficult it is for a person who goes through
that phase. It is because of his support that the establishment of Donate Life has become possible. As he
underwent a kidney transplant himself, he didn't want others to go through the pain that he felt. It is because
of him that Donate Life could take the first steps to make this world a better place to live in. His spirit of
service is commendable.
Mr. Rakesh Jain, Secretary
Mr. Rakesh Jain is an established businessman and engaged in the
business of chemicals at Surat. He is also a well-known social
worker following the footsteps of his father, Shri Mithalal Jain.
He accompanies Mr. Mandlewala even during odd
hours-sometimes even in the middle of the night-when Donate Life
gets a call from a hospital for cadaver organ donation. He is always
there to make sure that the process of organ donation is done
successfully.
Medicine is something that every human needs in the 21st century.
And rising medical costs are the reason for worry, where most
people cannot afford it. Mr. Jain has been giving services in
providing medical treatments to the needy people.
He is Executive Core Committee Chairman of Southern Gujarat
Chamber of Commerce (SGCCI), Surat. He is also associated with
many trade and social organisations.
Mr. Ramesh Malpani, Treasurer
He is a practising Chartered Accountant at Surat for last 30 years. He was
chairman of Surat branch of Institute of Charted Accountants of India in
the year 1992. He has been associated with a number of social and trade
organizations.
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