No one knows who the author of the following quote is but it has inspired millions of people around the world.

"I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again".

Sahrudaya is a health, medical and educational trust founded by Dr. Alla Gopala krishna Gokhale with a view to rendering service to poor people crippled with heart, lung and vascular diseases.

Indians are genetically three times more susceptible than europeans and americans to heart attack. Every year approximately 1,80,0000 children are born with congenital heart diseases, nearly half of them require early intervention.

'Sahrudaya' believes in the genorisity, magnanimity and service to mankind and is offering services to the poorer sections of the society. Let us all work together to breathe new life into fluttering hearts, appeals ‘Sahrudaya’.

It is with a noble heart that Dr. A. G. K. Gokhale founded "Sahrudaya Medical and Educational Trust" in October 2007. The renowned Cardiothoracic and Heart–Lung Transplant Surgeon, in his two-decade old practice, has seen thousands of patients silently suffering from cardiac disease because of their inability to afford the costly medical and surgical treatment. What makes the situation more tragic is that India has medical professionals who are second to none in their knowledge, skills and expertise. It has world–class hospitals with state–of–the–art equipment and facilities. Yet, the poor, who have no access to high–tech health care, get solace – and not treatment – by reconciling themselves to fate or destiny or karma.