Overview

• Anamta Ahmad used her transplanted right hand to tie a rakhi to 14-year-old Shivam Mistry in Valsad on August 9, marking a poignant Raksha Bandhan reunion.
• The hand originally belonged to nine-year-old Riya Bobby Mistry, who was declared brain-dead last September and whose family agreed to donate her organs.
• Medical teams coordinated a green corridor from Surat to Mumbai for the shoulder-level transplant, making Anamta the youngest person worldwide to undergo the procedure.
• Donate Life NGO president Nilesh Mandlewala said the gathering showed that “humanity is the greatest religion” and transcends all faiths.
• Both families vow to continue the new sibling tradition annually, underscoring how cultural rituals can reinforce the humanitarian impact of organ donation.