I am writing this with a lot of hope in my heart. Venkat uncle currently lies in bed on a ventilator fighting for his beautiful life. I have known Venkat uncle since the day I was born (I am told). He's been a steady source of friendship in my father's life. However, there haven't been too many steady things in his life. He and his mother live a simple life of frugality. For the longest time he's been a teacher in one of the most reputed schools of Kolkata, however you and I know, a teacher's salary is not enough (especially once retired to have any savings when until recently he was also responsible for looking after his father and younger brother along with his mother). This news came as a shock to me - overnight he was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with Intestinal Ischemia and is now on a ventilator fighting for his precious life. He's meant a lot to hundreds of students so it would mean a lot if you could help in any small way