The heartwarming gesture of a 70-year-old woman donating her widow pension for COVID care has won hearts online. The owner of all this praise is Shardamma, a resident of Heeralahalli in Karnataka’s Mandya district.
She had been saving money that she had received as a widow pension from the government. She went on to donate her entire savings of ₹10,000 for patients suffering from coronavirus. Handing it over to the tehsildar of the KR Pet taluk, she had asked them to use this money to feed COVID patients who are in need of food. He had appreciated her service and lauded her for her philanthropic nature, saying that she was a role model for many out there.
This is not her first gesture of philanthropy, since she had already donated ₹10,000 during the first wave of coronavirus infection. She also personally delivered snacks and juice bottles to those admitted in the Covid Care Centre in Hosaholalu and Shettynayanakana Koppalu.
Shardamma said that right from childhood, her parents had taught her to help people in trouble. “I have tried to follow in the footsteps of my parents, and only love and service can win the hearts of the people,” the septuagenarian told The New Indian Express.
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