India is truly unique in its diversity, and its villages exemplify this fact.
It is possibly the only country in this world where you will find a village where no one wears footwear, or one that celebrates the birth of every girl child, and even one that has an unusually high number of twins!
But today, we would like to draw your attention to Madathattuvilai, a quaint little village in the Kanyakumari district that is engaged in a rather heartwarming pursuit.
229 residents of Madathattuvilai have donated their eyes in last one decade—making the village a trailblazer among cities and towns across the country.
When someone passes away in this village, the first thing that the family of the deceased does is to get in touch with the priest of the local church.They were supported by the parish priests of St Sebastian Church, who would extensively talk about the importance of eye donation in their sermons.
Today, every single house in Madathattuvilai has at least one enrolled donor.
By not letting grief cloud their judgement, each resident of the village—from a 14-year-old in 2015 to a 97-year-old lady in 2017—is setting a remarkable example of compassion and bringing light into the lives of the visually impaired.