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Prithwish Ganguly / DNA
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 23:59 IST
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Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan and Gaj Singh, the descendant of the Maharaja of Jodhpur are coming together to work for a foundation in London that will look to help people to recover from head injuries in England, a country that witnesses the maximum number of head injury cases in the world.

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A royal duo: Gaj Singh with his son Shivraj

Amitabh wrote on his blog: "There is travel too coming along. To London, to initiate as a member of the committee that shall work towards a foundation that shall help in the cases of head injuries in the country -- a country that apparently has the maximum number of head injuries in the world."

He adds: "It is being launched by the Maharaja of Jodhpur, whose own son suffered a tragic accident while playing polo and has miraculously survived and repairs well through months of treatment."

The actor is also planning to celebrate his late father, the poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan's 101 birth anniversary in a big way as Harivansh's cult poem Madhushala will be re-released in a modern format.

"There are discussions on now on how to celebrate 101 years of my father's birth anniversary.

Madhushala in its modern format shall be released, a journey of my father's creative works shall be conducted through the recitation of his various works during the time of those years, a dance recital on one of his works, a reading by his elder son and the release of some of his all pervasive and most important works as a collection put together by Pushpa Bharati, wife of prominent writer the late Dharam Vir Bharati," he says.

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