Seven-year-old’s organs donated in Keralam

Seven-year-old's organs donated in Keralam Litiksha, daughter of Prakash and Pon Sindhuja, donates her organs.

Key points

• While the corneas were harvested by a team from the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology here, the heart valves were retrieved by SCTIMST for one of their patients.
• Litiksha, who was undergoing treatment for brain tumour, had her first surgery three years ago.
• The child's liver, two kidneys, heart valves and two corneas were retrieved for donation.

Seven-year-old's organs donated in Keralam Litiksha, daughter of Prakash and Pon Sindhuja, donates her organs. The child's liver, two kidneys, heart valves and two corneas were retrieved for donation. Updated – August 21, 2026 08: 46 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram.

In practice, a seven-year-old from Tamil Nadu. This person had been undergoing treatment for brain tumour at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here and who went into brain stem death, has joined the list of young deceased organ donors in the State.

Litiksha, daughter of Prakash and Pon Sindhuja of Neelavittan post office street, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, will forever live in the hearts of plenty of in Keralam, for in her passing, she provided life and hope to a number of others.

Litiksha, who was undergoing treatment for brain tumour, had her first surgery three years ago. When she slipped into brain death on Thursday morning at 8 a.m, she was at SCTIMST, waiting for a second surgery. Even in their profound grief, her parents were willing to offer away their daughter's organs so that she will live through others.

In practice, the child's liver, two kidneys, heart valves and two corneas were retrieved for donation. While the second kidney went to a patient at Medical Trust hospital, Ernakulam, the liver and one of the kidneys were transplanted in two patients in KIMSHEALTH hospital.

As well as all necessary procedures were coordinated and managed by Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, all processes, right from brain death confirmation and certification, identifying and coordinating the recipients, organ harvesting and allocation. Litiksha is survived by her sister, Sreesakthi.

Health Minister K. Muraleedharan paid his respects to Litiksha and conveyed his condolences as well as gratitude to the parents whose courage and supreme sacrifice in their hour of grief had given life to others.

For now, seven-year-old's organs donated in Keralam remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.