bengaluru when shashikala ko expressed her wish to donate her organs after her death family members of the 60yearold were taken aback but shashikala who was inspired by late actor puneeth rajkumar insisted that her decision be respected when she was recently declared braindead her family honoured her wish shashikala was diagnosed with hypertension 10 years ago and was on medication on june 11 2023 she suffered a severe headache followed by two episodes of vomiting and altered sensorium she was rushed to bgs gleneagles global hospital at kengeri a ct scan revealed she had a basal ganglia bleed and her condition did not improve despite medical care on june 14 she was declared braindead shashikalas husband nagaraja s retired head of department of history at vivekananda degree college and her sons punith raj n and darshan decided to donate her organsdue to shashikalas age only her liver and corneas could be donated the liver went to a 53yearold businessman from bihar the recipient had sarcoidosis of liver a type of disease commonly affecting the lungs in a small percentage of people it affects the liver more than the lungs explained dr mahesh gopasetty head of department and senior consultant hpb and transplant surgery bgs gleneagles global hospital his blood group is abve its very rare which made it all the more difficult for him to find a donor said dr gopasetty shashikalas corneas were harvested by prabha eye bankshe was amiable and kind says sonshashikalas son darshan a software engineer has vivid memories of how his mother would touch lives with her acts of kindness a library assistant at sln college of arts and commerce shed go out of her way to bring a smile to someones face she would often donate books on the constitution of india gandhian literature and social reformers to disadvantaged students recalled darshan