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      • For Venkatesh to be able to donate his organs, he needs to be euthanized, so that his organs can be harvested before he goes into respiratory failure because of his disease.
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    Feb 7, 2023 · In 2004, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patient Kolavennu Venkatesh filed a plea to be euthanised, which created a nationwide debate around the practice. His struggle inspired the film Salaam Venky starring Kajol.

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  4. timesofindia.indiatimes.com › india › Venkatesh-isVenkatesh is gone, but his struggle lives | India News ...

    Dec 17, 2004 · HYDERABAD: Kolavennu Venkatesh, the young chess player who fought a bitter legal battle to end his life before a debilitating muscular degeneration killed him, ended his struggle quietly at dawn on Friday.

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    Dec 19, 2004 · NEW DELHI: Kolavennu Venkatesh's last wish is their living hope. Medical and legal arguments over euthanasia may be a tangled knot, but for those who suffer from the debilitating disease that ...

  7. www.theweek.in › news › entertainment'Salaam Venky': Here's the true story behind the movie - The Week

    Dec 9, 2022 · Venkatesh was wheelchair-bound since six, and later took to chess. At 24, when he was in final stages, he moved the Andhra Pradesh requesting euthanasia. He died in December 2004 - two days after the court rejected his plea.

  8. timesofindia.indiatimes.com › india › Even-certainEven certain death could not dampen his enthusiasm

    Dec 17, 2004 · He wanted to be a soldier, but Kolavennu Venka-tesh's battle was of a very different kind — he fought hard to give life to nameless others with his death. HYDERABAD: He was just like any other kid, fond of ''alu fry'' and awed by Sachin Tendulkar.

  9. journals.lww.com › jome › fulltextSalute to Venky for Cinematic Mark on Organ Donation and ...

    Grappling with the inevitable fate that awaits her beloved child, she must confront Venkatesh’s last wish – a selfless desire for euthanasia to enable organ donation, leaving behind a part of himself to live within others. The first half of the movie revolves around Venkatesh’s heartfelt quest to convince his mother to embrace his final ...

  10. www.newsbytesapp.com › news › entertainmentRemembering Venkatesh, young chess player who inspired Kajol ...

    Dec 9, 2022 · The film is inspired by the life of chess player Kolavennu Venkatesh, who passed away due to debilitating muscular degeneration in 2004. The differently-abled young player was fighting a long and...