Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar partnered with a Mumbai hospital to help underprivileged children.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been making contributions for helping people during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Besides making donations towards the PM-CARES Fund and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (Maharashtra), Tendulkar has been partnering with various NGOs and hospitals to help underprivileged people.
In his latest initiative, the 47-year-old partnered with SRCC Children’s Hospital in Mumbai to help underprivileged children.
Three months ago, a 14-year-old boy, Rakesh (name changed), had Acute Transverse Myelitis. He was unable to walk and had to spend about 12 hours on the road as he was refused admission by most of the hospitals for fear of COVID-19.
Rakesh, who comes from an economically backward family as his father Santosh( name changed) is a milkman, spent 12 hours without any food and water till he reached SRCC Children’s Hospital run by Narayana Health. After spending two months at the hospital for treatment of the same, Rakesh can now walk slowly and is keen on getting back to his studies.
Similarly, a two-year-old boy Salman (name changed) was diagnosed with a liver tumor. His father, Anwar (name changed), is the only earning member of the family and is an employee at a computer shop. The family struggled to arrange for finances for Salman’s treatment. He was then admitted to the hospital, and post-operation, remained in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on ventilator support.
The parents of several such children, who are now hale and hearty, have expressed their gratitude to Tendulkar.
“Rakesh is slowly back on his feet after having spent over two months at the SRCC, It will take a while for him to get back to normal since he was suffering from paralysis but we are happy at this progress,” said Rakesh’s mother.
“We would like to thank SRCC and Sachin sir for helping us with the finances as it was difficult with my husband’s income to meet the expenses.”
“Salman is now fit and fine for which we have no words for the kind of support given by Sachin sir. We learnt it later that he was the one behind in giving us all the financial help. We are totally indebted to Sachin sir as we had once upon a time given up for lack of finances”, said Salman’s father.
Speaking about the association, Dr Soonu Udani, Medical Director of SRCC Children’s Hospital, said: “Sachin Tendulkar through his foundation has been a Godsend to us. Just like us, they are equally passionate about children’s healthcare. This partnership is an ever-evolving partnership. They understand what we are doing and the extent of support they have given has been a tremendous help to us.”
She elaborated that Sachin, through his foundation, was helping address a need in children’s healthcare that not too many NGOs extend a helping hand with.
The electrical technologies company has launched two new digital films celebrating the 10-year journey with the cricket legend…
Luminous Power Technologies has launched two new TVCs marking 10 years of association with cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. The brand has released two digital films to celebrate this partnership.
In the first film, Sachin talks about his philosophy that victory or success does not belong to an individual but instead belongs to the whole team. The video showcases the journey that Sachin and Luminous have embarked upon together while also highlighting the milestones they have achieved together as the brand evolved from ‘Jispe Desh kare Bharosa’ to ‘Khushiyon ka Ghar’.
The second short film shows a mutual respect and gratitude for the long lasting and solid partnership between Sachin Tendulkar and the brand Luminous as the Luminous team thanks the legend holding hand written ‘Thank you’ placards for Sachin and his continued support helping the brand enhance its credibility, for encouraging thousands to trust the brand, and for always believing in the brand’s values.
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined hands with an NGO to support 560 tribal children from economically backward section.
Tendulkar has partnered with ”NGO Parivaar” which has built Seva Kutirs in remote villages in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.
Children from villages Sewaniya, Beelpati, Khapa, Nayapura and Jamunjheel in Sehore district are now getting nourished meals and education with the help Tendulkar”s foundation. The children are predominantly from Barela Bhil and Gond tribes.
“This initiative by Sachin is testimony to his concern towards tribal children in Madhya Pradesh who have been plagued by malnutrition and illiteracy,” a press release stated. Tendulkar”s work towards the cause of children, especially those belonging to the marginalised and the not so economically affluent section of the society, is well acknowledged.
As a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, Tendulkar has regularly spoken about interventions like ”Early Childhood Development”.
He has been associated with several initiatives for children. Recent amongst these include financial assistance provided by him towards the treatment of children from low economic backgrounds at SRCC Children”s Hospital in Mumbai.
In December 2019, Tendulkar through the ”Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation”, set up solar lighting systems to provide green energy to run digital classrooms, equipped with modern means of learning, and sports facility at Shri Gadge Maharaj Ashram School, Bhivali, Mumbai. PTI KHS BS BS
Tendulkar will raise awareness about fantasy sports in the country besides helping PFG promote all sports including kabaddi, football, and basketball.
Paytm First Games (PFG), a fantasy sports gaming platform, has roped in global sporting legend and Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador.
The former India captain will raise awareness about fantasy sports in the country besides helping PFG promote all sports including kabaddi, football, and basketball.
“Cricket is an engaging sport, and we all tend to have opinions about the game — right from player selection to playing strategies. PFG will give fans the opportunity to don their thinking hats and experience the thrill of making the correct choices and getting their teams to win,” said Tendulkar.
“Most of us have grown up watching the Master Blaster in action. With Sachin as a brand ambassador, we wish to inspire mobile gaming enthusiasts to experience fantasy sports which are about tactics, strategic planning and research,” said Sudhanshu Gupta, COO- Paytm First Games.
The company has also set aside Rs 300 crore for investing in the fantasy sports market and other online gaming events during this financial year. The platform will feature 200 plus live events including international and domestic cricket tournaments along with football leagues.
Sachin Tendulkar has donated medical equipment to a charitable hospital in Assam, a move will benefit over 2,000 children coming from underprivileged families.
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Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the ‘Goodwill Ambassador of Unicef’ has donated the necessary equipment to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to Makunda hospital.
Makunda hospital is located at the Patharkandi area in Karimganj district along the Assam-Mizoram border and this move will benefit more than 2000 children coming from poor families.
Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael, who is a Paediatric Surgeon of Makunda hospital, said Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation has donated the medical equipment to the hospital.
“We are very thankful to Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation. We receive a lot of very rare cases and the pediatric surgical facilities in the North East are very limited.
“In the past 20 years, we are the main pediatric surgical facility of entire Northeast India and patients from all the NE states are coming here. We are thankful to Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation that they have decided to give us a very costly machine and other medical equipment,” Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael said.
Dr. Vijay Anand Ismael further said that it will help the hospital to provide better service at a low cost to the poor people of the region.
Sachin Tendulkar’s foundation has also helped in providing nutrition and education to tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh and this initiative will also help lot of under-privileged communities in North East.
Unacademy, the e-learning platform, has rolled out a new film titled ‘The Greatest Lesson,’ with brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar. The campaign celebrates the relentless human spirit in its pursuit of excellence.
The film highlights the ‘never give up’ spirit by commemorating some of the most challenging times of the veteran cricketer’s career and his subsequent triumphs. With this campaign, the ed-tech company aims to drive the message that failures must be looked upon as stepping stones to success.
The film starts with the audience cheering Tendulkar on as he walks out onto the field and former pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar gets ready to bowl. A few frames later, Akhtar is seen hurtling down the pitch in his trademark style as Sachin takes guard. The film then cuts to Tendulkar’s ODI debut in 1989, when he was dismissed on a duck on the second ball he faced.
From there on, the film depicts some of his most notable dismissals including the ‘shoulder before wicket’ incident against Australia at Adelaide in 1999, and former umpire Steve Bucknor’s erroneous dismissal of the cricketer at Gabba in 2003. The disappointment of the fans and the consternation on Tendulkar’s face is palpable as the film progresses till it reaches a crescendo and the screen changes to read, ‘Failure. The fuel of champions.’
Thereon, the narrative changes as the film journeys through some of his most momentous comebacks that made him one of the greatest cricketers in the history of the game.
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Tendulkar, who went in for the blood donation on Monday morning along with his team in Mumbai, highlighted the value of blood in treating many medical conditions, and how the timely availability of safe blood.
Mumbai: Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar on Monday donated blood on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day and also urged citizens to come forward and take part in voluntary blood donation.
Tendulkar, who went in for the blood donation on Monday morning along with his team in Mumbai, highlighted the value of blood in treating many medical conditions, and how the timely availability of safe blood for transfusion plays a vital role in saving human lives.
In a video posted through his social media handles, Tendulkar spoke about his personal experience of a close relative in need of blood a few months back.
Tendulkar and his team volunteered for the blood donation, hoping to set an example for others to follow. It must be noted that Tendulkar has been actively involved in creating awareness about blood donations through supporting various initiatives.
Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday donated Rs one crore to procure oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in the country as it battles a severe second wave of the global pandemic.
India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections and recorded a single-day rise of 3,79,257 new cases on Wednesday.
The health-care system is crumbling due to the crisis with hospitals struggling to provide oxygen and crucial medicines to the infected patients.
“His donation of Rs 1 crore to ‘Mission Oxygen’ in its endeavour to procure and provide life-saving oxygen concentrators to hospitals across the nation in this time of need is incredibly heart-warming,” read a statement from Mission Oxygen, which is a fund-raising initiative by Delhi-NCR based entrepreneurs for importing Oxygen Concentrator machines and donating them to hospitals in need.
Sachin Tendulkar has entered into a multilayer partnership with Bengaluru-based online education technology company Unacademy to pick up a small stake in the platform as well as to become its brand ambassador.
The former star cricketer will also host a series of live interactive classes, which everyone can access free of cost on the Unacademy platform, company officials said on Monday.
“Over the last couple of months, Sachin decided to come on board as a strategic investor and a brand ambassador for us,” said Gaurav Munjal, cofounder and CEO of Unacademy Group.
He said the company started discussions with Tendulkar around seven months ago. “We think that having him on board will also help us achieve our mission, which is to democratise knowledge and education faster.”
Tendulkar will also work with Unacademy on developing a deeper content-led partnership, the contours of which will be revealed in the coming months.
“I feel this is a great opportunity for me to be able to reach out to as many people as possible,” Tendulkar told ET. “We just spoke about a billion plus minutes every month. We want to reach out to billions of people. And the whole idea is to allow them to have this access to talk to me and for me to be able to share my experiences with them.”
Munjal said the platform has more than 47,000 teachers, and it does more than a billion minutes of watch time every month. “The impact that we have created in every corner of the world is huge,” he said.
Though they declined to share any financial details, Tendulkar said he will be investing ample of his time. “I will be doing these interactions very frequently,” he said.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had, few years back, said he will continue batting for India in his second innings. His second innings seems to be mirroring his first – he has now scored another century off-the-field, after having scored a century of centuries on-the-field.
Sachin, through his foundation, has supported the treatment of 100 underprivileged children so far, across six states – Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. He has been doing this since November 2019.
While Sachin has already been doing good work for needy children in the healthcare space through SRCC Hospital in Mumbai, this partnership is with a foundation called Ekam, and is targeted at children receiving treatment in government and trust hospitals. Children from underprivileged families, suffering from critical ailments, cannot afford to follow up on their elective medical costs. The support from Sachin’s foundation helps parents to complete medical treatments for their children by availing elective treatments.
Ms Ameeta Chatterjee, Managing Partner, Ekam Foundation said, “The association with Mr Sachin Tendulkar through his foundation has been very fruitful and Sachin has done some very good work in the healthcare space. The association has worked towards providing quality healthcare for the underprivileged.”
Earlier this month, there were reports about Sachin’s support for children’s paediatric equipments in Makunda Hospital in North East India – bordering Assam, Mizoram, and Tripura. This is expected to benefit more than 2000 children every year. Sachin had also participated in an initiative with UNICEF on World Children’s Day, encouraging children to play a key part in shaping future of the world. His commitment towards the cause of children seems to be consistent and unwavering.