About
Siddhartha Sharma Charitable Trust (Regd.) was founded in the sweet everlasting memory of dearest Siddhartha Sharma who was the youngest son of the Dr. Bimal K Sharma M.D. (Medicines) and Dr. (Mrs.) Abha Mudgil Sharma M.D. (Pediatrics) of Sharma Hospital, Mall Road – Kapurthala. Siddhartha was studying in Canada, had completed his 11th grade in Science and Math’s & was on summer vacation in India. On the doomsday of 16th August 2004 he was serving ‘Langar‘ in Sat Narayan Mandir, Kapurthala when all of a sudden he came under a falling Parapet (Banera of roof), and collapsed there.
He was a very lively popular, jovial boy of Kapurthala. He used to “Whistles” a lot. He was in primary school at Kapurthala where he was popularly known as the “Whistle Boy” of the city. The untimely, unbelievable lose of dynamic energetic youth left he Doctor Family Shattered, not only family but the city as a whole.
To repay the society in Siddhartha’s memory Dr. Sharma started a trust to provide help to the humanity in the form of Free Medical Camps at the hospital and various slum areas of the city & surroundings. Dr. Sharma is equally supported by his son Dr. Anirudh Sharma (graduate from G.M.C. Patiala) & daughter Dr. Manisha Sharma (who is doing residency in USA) along with various organizations & individuals of the city.
Trust is registered under the Society Act XXI of 1860 and as amended by Punjab Amendment Act-1957 vide no. KPT/ARS/733 dated 3rd July 2006. Trust is exempted from Income Tax vide order 4/S/2AA1b/11 of income Tax. Act File NO. CIT/jal11/Trust/06-07/345.
Hon’ble Minister of Punjab Education, Justice & Aviation Dr. Upinderjit Kaur Ji granted 1 Lac Rupees to the Trust on the eve of 23rd monthly Free Medical Camp held on 5th June 2007 at Sharma Hospital, Mall Road – Kapurthala.