One look at Bharatanatyam danseuse Nikita Ghiya does not reveal anything about her suffering. Her smile is infectious and she looks happy and contented. But it is only when you talk to her that her anguish comes to light.
Nikita has been suffering from kidney failure for 25 years. And today she is all set to 'celebrate' the 'silver jubilee' of her ailment through a dance performance in the city on June 12. “I wanted to thank all those people who have helped and supported me during my journey of life,” says Ghiya.
Her concert in the city will be supported by musical performances by singer Lalitya Munshaw, artist Namrata Shodhan and a dance performance by Bijoy Shivram. Voluntary donations will be accepted in the programme that will be held at Prakash school auditorium at 10.15 am on June 12.
Ghiya's world came crashing down in 1986 when at the age of 15 she was told that both her kidneys had stopped functioning. Her mother, Renuka, donated a kidney. After the transplant, everything was normal for Ghiya. But fate had something else in store for her.
After 10 years of the transplant, her kidney stopped functioning. “In 2007, I had to go for a kidney transplant for the second time. But the kidney got infected and I was admitted to hospital for 22 days.
Moreover, due to heavy dose of steroids, I suffered side effects and got cataract. However, I got my eyes operated. But I stopped dancing after 2007. Thankfully, my family has supported me all through my hard days,” says Ghiya, an alumnus of CN Vidyalaya and HL College in the city.
Her sufferings have made Ghiya more determined to do something for kidney patients from economically weak backgrounds.
She decided to help raise donations for such patients through her dance performances. “In spite of all the suffering, I was determined to work and wanted to do something for economically weak kidney patients, as I know very well how expensive such a transplant and dialysis is,” says Ghiya. |
She dedicates her success to her mother. “I thank my mother for making me strong, like her. I lost my father at the age of 10 and my mother never made me feel depressed and lonely. She was very strong and was there for me all through my life,” says Ghiya.
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