UAE: 16-year-old Indian boy gets Rs 3.6 cr scholarship

Abu Dhabi: A 16-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian boy who battled stage-four renal failure last year, has been awarded a scholarship valued at Dirham 1.8 million (Rs 3,66,68,432).
Pritvik Sinhadc, who applied for the scholarship from his hospital bed, was named one of the 100 winners by Rise, a global initiative that supports bright young people.
Pritvik is among tens of thousands of pupils from around the world who had applied for a scholarship and the sole winner to be picked from the UAE.
Born with 50 per cent kidney function, Pritvik’s health deteriorated last year and he was told he needed an urgent kidney transplant.
In January 2021, he got a new lease of life after he underwent Dubai’s first-ever paediatric kidney transplant from a live donor.
Pritvik Sinhadc got a new lease of life after he underwent Dubai’s first ever paediatric kidney transplant from a live donor. Photo: Khaleej Times The Pritvik case was taken over by the office of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, who personally wrote to him assuring that he would receive the best possible care.