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A new heart, an old purpose: Ramesh Bhutada’s American journey

That new heart beats inside a man who has spent a lifetime defying odds, who arrived in America in with borrowed money and became one of the most visible Indian American community leaders in Texas.

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On a December morning in Houston, 75-year-old Ramesh Bhutada waited in a hospital room, tethered to monitors, watching his heart fade.

The doctors had told him there were only two choices now — a mechanical pump or a transplant. He prayed quietly. Then, one day, a call came: a young man had died, and his heart was a perfect fit.

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