Making masses richer by writing the renowned writer makes that in death, too

Neel Kamal

Barnala, October 26

Making masses rich by his literary works, Prem Singh Mastana(68) did precisely that that even in his death. His body would make medics at Dayanand medical college, Ludhiana richer in their research work. Honouring his last wish the family members on late Sunday evening handed over Mastana’s body to DMC upon his death.

Mastana, a revolutionary in his writings especially on religion had penned 8 books with his Kintu Prantu getting many takers. In this book he had lambasted many religious figures and had received their wrath. ‘Mastana motor mistry’ a book written by Prem Singh got do fame that it was translated into Hindu and English as well and comes out useful for technical students pursuing their courses in industrial training institutes.

A native of nearby village Sekha, Mastana had an urge to get masses out of the unnecessary religious rituals and due to this many a times he used to get the wrath of religious figures, said writer Megh Raj Mittar Mittar said once Sikh clerics had taken strong notice of his book ‘Adam to Aaj tak’, in which he had dig at some rituals.

Our father a long back had wished his body be donated to a medical college for research purposes and we have only fulfilled his last wish by handing over the body to DMC, said Mastana’s son Sukhpal Singh. He said whole family was united in handing over the body in spite of cremating it. Mastana had breathed his last on Sunday and before going to Ludhiana for handing it over, the body was taken to bus stand in a procession.

Barnala area has made a niche for making the donation of bodies a movement. More than two dozen bodies have been handed over to DMC in as many months. So many bodies are being sent to Ludhiana hospital that hospital is nearing exhausting the storage capacity to preserve bodies. Hospital’s anatomy department doctor Ajay Kumar said hospital is on way to enhance the capacity to preserve more bodies.