Rising acceptance of organ donations is making Chennai a hub of transplants

Last Wednesday, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai was witness to an unusual sight. Doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff were gathered, heads bowed with solemnity, in tribute to the body of a 36-year-old woman from Vellore. Lined up on both sides of the hospital’s driveway, the body’s route from the operation theatre to the mortuary, some saluted, some offered prayers, and some stayed silent.