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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Meet An Extra Ordinary Man

Let me make you to meet a very interesting man, who is just extra-ordinary!

An auto rickshaw driver who gives free rides to the blind, donates money to an old age home and is trying to raise funds for the treatment of a sandwich vendor.

Sandeep Bachhe is an auto rickshaw driver in Mumbai. More of him later, but first let me take you through his wonder auto rickshaw. It has a television set tuned to good old Doordarshan -- which incidentally is celebrating 50 years of transmission in India. Then there is also a board with the day's price of gold, silver, dollar, pound and the yen.

Behind the driver's seat hangs another chart with phone numbers of hospitals, theaters, hotels and airlines. You can also pick up the day's papers and a couple of magazines in the rack behind him. 'Do not spit,' another notice admonishes you. There are pictures of Gods from all major religions. "All are welcome," he says with a smile.

The signboards continue, and there is one that says, 'Donate for old people' with his mobile number below. Sandeep gives whatever he can spare to an old age home. He also collects money from like minded auto drivers to distribute notebooks among slum children.

Sandeep also gives free rides of up to Rs 50 to people who are blind and gives a 25 per cent discount to the physically challenged.

I salute this hero, who actually living his life. I would like to travel in his auto someday in my lifetime. I wish him & his family all success and prosperity in their future life.


HATS OFF!!


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