This Octogenarian Retiree From Bengal Pledged His Savings For Coronavirus Relief Fund

Looking beyond the grim situation due to worldwide Coronavirus outbreak, here is a heart-warming story of an octogenarian from West Bengal that instills in us new hope, positivity and inspiration.

When Subhash Chandra Banerjee, 82, a retired professor of Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya College waved down a police patrol from his window last Saturday, the officials thought he was seeking some help. They were surprised when Banerjee told them he wanted to contribute some money to help combat the Covid-19 outbreak and handed over a cheque worth Rs 10,000 in favour of the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

Banerjee resides alone in a flat behind Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Dumdum and lives on a pension. He retired in 1998, cannot walk at a stretch and does not know how to use online banking.

“The current situation had me worried, not for my daily supplies, but that I was unable to do anything to help people fight because of the coronavirus outbreak. I was looking for ways to contribute but a man my age cannot do much in terms of physically helping out people. When I saw the police team, I was relieved. I called them and gave them the cheque. I wanted to contribute more as each one of us should step forward in order to help combat this situation. However, I spend most of my pension to buy medicines that I have to take regularly,” Banerjee has been quoted saying.

We salute Banerjee’s spirit of overcoming his own difficulties and lending out his hands to help those in the worst condition following the Coronavirus outbreak.

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