Vadodara: He donated a kidney to his brother in 2014, but that did not stop this Bengaluru-based businessman to take his passion for organ donation awareness across the globe. Anil Srivatsa, who was in city to talk to college students, has travelled 75,000 km in 40 countries to spread awareness on importance of organ donation. With an aim to promote this noble cause, this passionate driver hit the roads with his SUV on April 1, 2016.Srivatsa started this project when he learnt about the fear among people when it comes to donating an organ. He said that he is travelling by road so that he can reach out to as many as people as he can especially in the rural areas of India.“Since there is fear, there is lack of awareness among people and there are no conversations in the family,” said Srivatsa, adding, “The best way is to speak to the family because legally their consent is necessary if somebody wants to donate the organ.” Interestingly, besides his SUV, Srivatsa also travels in his custom-made truck and while travelling he lives in it. “I stop at schools and colleges and speak to as many people as I can because spreading awareness among young generation is very important,” said Srivatsa.However, Srivatsa believes that the procedure of organ donation in India should be changed. “One has to take consent of the family of the donor, something that is not required in other countries. The spirit of the law is good, but its letter should be changed,” said Srivatsa, who addressed students of MS University (MSU) and Parul University.Srivatsa has also filed petitions in Karnataka high court to challenge the procedure. At MSU, city-based lawyer Jaideep Verma also gave legal insight to the students on the Transplantation of Human Organs Act.

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