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So much is weighed in an arranged marriage- work, families, circumstances. Nagashree, 28, from Koratagere, had something else to share: thalassemia, and blood transfusions twice a month. Her family explained everything, the treatment, hospital visits and continuing care. “They knew everything and still agreed,” she recalls. After over 100 transfusions, Nagashree recalls being told Bone Marrow Transplant was no longer an option for her. Blood transfusions remain her lifeline.

On the next page of this Patrika, you’ll meet Nagashree, who needs transfusions twice a month. Her husband stays beside her; a donor she may never meet makes her care possible. Each donation helps her return to the life she shares with him.

Hers is one of thousands of lives sustained by blood donors, each with loved ones and plans for tomorrow.

In Junagadh and Jaisalmer, parents whose children had undergone BMT supported this month’s outreach. Two transplanted children joined the Junagadh gathering—bringing the possibility families were exploring into the room.

Sankalp, in association with DKMS Germany during October’s post-HLA OPDs reached 19 families in Junagadh and 9 in Veraval. HLA camps reached 17 families from remote and border areas around Jaisalmer, and 8 in Ahmedabad.

Daan Utsav, India’s festival of giving, asks a simple question: what can we share that could mean the world to someone else?

Through Microsoft’s annual blood donation camps in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Noida and Gurgaon, that giving reaches patients who depend on it. By 31 October 2026, 63 camps had collected 3,505 units of blood, benefiting over 10,000 patients, most of them children with thalassaemia. Four more camps are scheduled for November.

What does living with thalassemia look like beyond a medical report? The Thermo Fisher Scientific team got a glimpse during their CSR visit to Sankalp.

From a tour of our Blood Centre to conversations with children receiving transfusions at our daycare centre, the visit offered a closer look at the lives behind the diagnosis. The team also joined the children for games and activities, sharing an afternoon beyond the routines of treatment.

Could screening help a family sooner? Could closer follow-up improve someone’s treatment? These are questions we carry from our everyday work into conversations with fellow professionals.

Rajat Kumar Agarwal, President of Sankalp India Foundation, received the “Guardian of Humanity” recognition at the Navdashakotsav Global Summit 2026, organised by Brahma Kumaris at Abu Road, Rajasthan.

“Your visionary leadership towards advancing stem cell transplants, transforming lives and bringing hope to thousands of families is worthy of acclaim and recognition,” they said.

Recognition from fellow professionals encourages us to keep improving the care families count on.

A year after Happiness Amanda’s bone marrow transplant, her family sent us a celebration from Kenya, Amanda sharing a cake with her Bone marrow donor.

On the cake, her mother chose Aksha, meaning blessing, and Cushy referring to happiness. Beside it stood her two girls: one who had received a second chance at life, and one who had helped make it possible.

“I know more hospitals than tourist places.”

Kaustav Ghosh’s words stay with you. Growing up with thalassemia in Jamshedpur, he faced more than hospital visits. Some people warned others not to sit beside him, wrongly believing the condition could spread through touch.

Treatment interrupted college. His father’s retirement savings went towards hospital care. Finding work was difficult, and the next transfusion was always something to plan around.

Mohan, a labourer, and Deepa have three daughters to hold close and one they can only remember. Their third daughter’s reports revealed thalassemia only after her death. She had gone undiagnosed and untreated.

When their youngest, Leena, was diagnosed at three months, they feared losing another child. Transfusions every fifteen days followed. Mohan remembers worrying about what would happen to her. “I used to cry a lot,” Deepa recalls.

Being far from Bengaluru did not make this milestone any less their own.

Across Sankalp’s day care centres, people came together to celebrate 1,000 bone marrow transplants. They could not be with us at the event, but wanted to mark this moment in the places where they share so much of everyday life.

There was something deeply moving about these celebrations: the love with which people made this achievement their own.