Three In One

Ever heard of an Auto driver to be a writer or a radio jockey? Are you Kidding..... The moment we say an auto driver an ugly picture of a cunning person emerges in our mind.A person who is hell bent on charging more money by tampering meter or being rude to its passengers.But imagine an auto driver who drives his auto from 8 am in the morning till late night.After going home he writes poems which he scribbles during his daily work and finally acts as a radio Jockey on Saturdays.
Here my next unsung hero is Shiv kumar an auto rickshaw driver from Bangalore who is a writer,a social worker and a radio jockey.Hard to believe but this gentleman has been awarded Six awards from the police commissioner for honesty and bravery; Few citations for outstanding social work; Recognition for services to the community and Many grateful and loyal clients.One example of his honesty :

In 1996 one passenger left ornaments and other material worth 4 lakh in his auto.He returned it to the police Commissioner.His logic was when we loose even 10 or 15 rupees we become so tense ,so worried the person will be who left such huge amount.

From helping an injured person to donating blood he is always there to help people in distress.He regularly visits old age home to serve food to old people.his customers are his god because he feels that it is the same public through whom he earns his daily bread.
Another role played by him is that he is a radio Jockey representing his dented community.On Saturdays he can be heard on radio Active interviewing famous people from 9 pm to 11 pm.It is the only show where various issues of the Auto drivers are discussed.
His auto rickshaw number is KA05B370.Unlike other autos his vehicle is adorned with the pictures of freedom fighters because he wants people to see these photographs and get inspired .

For him Sky is the limit and Miles to go before he sleeps.

Wish we could have few more Shiv kumars in Namma Bangalore so that people need not participate in Meter jam.All the Best Shiv Kumar ,Keep going......

Marathon Judgement Day

We all are very used to criticizing our judicial system where decisions for cases takes years to come.The courts have lakhs and lakhs of backlog work in spite of High court and Supreme Court shouting at the top of their voice to speed up the entire judicial process. Thus in this scenario when I read about a Junior Civil Judge who decided not one or two but One Hundred and eleven Criminal cases in day it came to be a refreshing change.Therefore I decided to make him as apart of my Unsung hero group.
Now Let us see who is he and what did he do?Junior Civil Judge J V V Satyanarayana Murthy of Mangalagiri town delivered the judgments on Thursday, Mangalagiri Bar Association officials said.The previous record in the country was of 80 cases, they said.Of the 111 cases, in 78 the accused confessed to the offenses, resulting in imposition of fines totaling Rs. 99,500. The cases related to theft, street brawls, domestic quarrels and road accidents, among others, they said.Taking a fast decision is not a new thing for him because few years ago also he has proved his mettle by deciding 808 civil cases in 20 days.
But such news are always given a very short space because may be we all are not interested in acclaiming such feats.Instead we are more bothered by what kind of sale is going at which place? But these are the signs of new change .Only if we have few of such kind of Judges our judicial system can be on a fast track.

Never say Never

70%in SSC Examination.....and what do you think will it make a big headline?Are you kidding 70 % a headline never....But this is exactly what happened because the student who scored the marks walks on one foot.Incredible achievement,i say because she fought against all odds to stand .She is shirin shaikh second daughter of Shamsher Sheikh and Shakeela, who live in a small rented room at crowded Islampura locality. While father works in a welding shop, mother assists a gynaecologist. Elder sister Guddi is pursuing diploma in education (DEd) while younger brother Fardeen is in Class VIII.
It was really heartening to read that both of her parents were aware of her deformaties before she was born.Inform dactors suggessted an abortion but both of them refused.May be they wanted all of us to know how strong people can become with their will power.Shirin was born was born with two feeble twigs for hands hanging from the shoulders and without fingers and only one leg. But one thing she had more than others was spirit and her parents never made her feel hopeless.

In fact such is her spirit that inspite of being offered a writer in the examination ,she preferred to write herself using the toes of her only leg . Her story of bravery is an example of courage for all people who think that they have lost all hope in life.Not only she has to battle her severed eformaties but also extreme condition of poverty.Her story should be a model example for everyone to tell that

If destiny does not give you many choices than you have to come up with your own script.

Unfortunately I could not find her photograph in Times Of India.
Her story reminds me of few lines of a hindi poem:

Lehron se Darkar nauka par nahin hoti,
koshish karne walon ki haar nahin hoti

Enunches

Today I have decided to write about a group for whom I always has sympathy.Even I used to feel very bad as to why people make fun of them or are scared of them.If they are not in a proper group than it is not their mistake.The best thing i like them about is they always pray for the betterment of society and imagine the same society does not even give them an inch of respect.Please see this video to know about them more. http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/125894/zindagi-live-eunuchs-and-their-world.html?from=hp

Choices we made

This time I have chosen my unsung hero from a complete different part of Life .I read an insipiring story of an IITian by his batch mate, who took to the path of social work.
He is Shreesh Jadhav , who stood second across India in JEE and completed his B.Tech in Computer Sciences with a perfect 10 CPL.A recipient of President gold medal at IIT KANPUR, he could have earned money as much as he wanted. Being the only son among three sisters it was a decided factor that he would also take the path of earning Dollars.But he decided to follow his heart and took the path of social work in Ramakrishna Mission.He believed that "Just like all sectors of Life ,Our social sectors do need intelligent people"..
Unmarried ,he has dedicated his entire life life towards a cause .Not only he has taught computer science to thousand of students there but also is involved in many projects being carried out there.
I thank the writer Mr Rahul Awasthi for sharing his story with us.In his words"Today he is known as Shreesh Maharaj in Belur Math.He has clearly found his own path and has left a trail for others. to follow."

Will to fight and survive

Today my unsung hero is not a human being but the most dependable friend of humans since thousand years.He is a Mongrel from one of the villages of Bihar and is fighting for justice since years.So why did I plan him to be in my column? It is because ,of his sincerity and will to fight for justice.Do you know how long he has been fighting for justice ?It is since last five years that "chotu" an 8 year old mongrel is fighting for justice going round around courts with his owner "Rajkumari Devi" who treats her like her brother.
Actually it all started when in 2003 when "chotu" bite a neighbour jagdish Das when he was three year old.The Local SDO ordered his shoot but luckily chotu was saved because of public out cry and timely intervention of Maneka Gandhi and animal protection group.But since then the case is pending in the court and chotu is blamed for biting any one going near him.According to Rajkumari who got him as a gift from her mother, chotu is very docile and only attacks while saving her and her things.Rajkumari has very limited income source from few goats and a few area of land.She blames her neighbours having an eye on her property.She further explains that if it would not have been chotu she would have lost her property to her greedy neighbours.
As chotu sits down near the court room he looks a perfect picture of docile dog with lots of cut mark on his jaws.These marks have appeared by the stones thrown on him by jealous neighbours.Even the executive magistrate was amazed by his docility and he commented that had chotu been an aggressive dog than he would have attacked many on court premises.Perhaps Mr SDO should come and check himself before passing such judgments.
One interesting calculation: The seven human years are considered as one year of dog.So it means that Chotu is fighting his case since last 35 years.Any one is listening in the judicial premises.......

Like Father Like Son

When I started to write blog on this topic the very first name came into my mind was Baba Amte.In fact I had decided to write about him as my first entry on this topic but than found out about few others so thought to write about him as my next entry.But yesterday when I read about his son and daughter in law who also have led a life of self less service for the tribals of Madhya Pradesh, I decided to name them as my next unsung heroes.

In fact we all are familiar with the works of Baba Amte but do we know that his son and daughter in law have continued his work .I only came to know about them by reading the newspaper yesterday . Reading about him made me feel that we are nothing in front of them and our country is running high because of their good works.
In India they say that an able son should carry his father's work forward and that is what Dr Prakash Amte has done exactly.He has taken the mantle from his father and 35 years ago set up his first hospital for the Madia Gond Tribals in the forest regions of gadchiroli district of Maharastra .
The decision to work for these tribals was taken when he visited them along with his father while he was studying.He encountered their poverty ,suffering to health care.It was than and there he decided to work for them after getting the medical degree.I salute to Dr Mandakini who also joined her husband in this mission and the newly wed trudged 50 km from Alapalli to reach Hemkalasa where Baba Amte had put up a hut.
Life was very tough for them earlier.the place used to be cut off for six months with no bridges on river.The tribal dialect was difficult to communicate as those people did not speak any other language.The most difficult thing was that these tribals were suspicious of outsiders and resistant to the idea of visiting the Amtes for treatment.
Besides working for these tribals ,Prakash is known for his love for wild life and nature.He has set up a virtual zoo at his Hemkalasa camp and calls it "Animal Orphange".In fact two years before e was beaten by a viper ,which almost pushed him to death.The snake now is the member of his zoo.
Now after so many years he got a recognisation, when he along with wife got the Magsaysay award for his work in the category of community leadership.His father had won the same award in 1975.
That is why my post says"LIKE FATHER LIKE SON"