61-yr-old delivers own grandchild

Chennai, Mar 7: No woman would have thought of becoming a surrogate mother for her own grandchild, but a 61-year-old lady in Tamil Nadu successfully delivered a girl child for her daughter.

Strange but true is the incident which is first of its kind in Tamil Nadu. The woman, mother of three girls, acted as a surrogate for her own daughter. She also breastfed her granddaughter.

“We removed the uterus from the Chennai-based woman, Lakshmi (name changed), after she gave birth to her first child which was born dead due to placental abruption, a complication of pregnancy wherein the placental lining gets separated from the uterus of the mother,” Dr Jeyarani Kamaraj Akash Fertility Centre, said.

As the 21-year-old Lakshmi continued to bleed profusely, doctors had no option but to remove her uterus to save her life, the doctor explained.

According to the doctor, Lakshmi, the third daughter, was dejected by the thought that she could not bear a child. Dr Jeyarani suggested the surrogacy route.

Despite a lot of consultations, her efforts to get a third-party surrogate went in vain. It was during this time that Rajeshwari (name changed) came forward to act as a surrogate and successfully delivered a girl child for her daughter.

The baby, which weighed 2.7 kg at the time of birth, is now little over three months old and is healthy. However, the doctors had to face several challenges in making this a reality as the mother had crossed her menopause stage.

The doctors restored her menstrual cycle and the foetus was developed using Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and, after treatment under ICU, the woman delivered a girl child.

Doctors said Rajeshwari would have no genetic attachment to the child as she had only offered her womb to bear the child. Dr Jeyarani said this was the second such reported case. The earlier being an UK couple adopting this route a few years back at Anand in Gujarat, when the woman delivered twins.

To honour this, the hospital will felicitate Rajeshwari and Lakshmi during the International Women’s Day programme on March 8.

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Major facelift for Mangaluru's sporting heart: Mangala Stadium set for 2-month closure to upgrade synthetic track

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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