CNN Heroes Tribute Narayanan Krishnan
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Narayanan Krishnan (born 1981) is an Indian chef turned social worker. He quit his career as a leading chef and began supplying meals to the homeless in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, beginning in 2002.
Krishnan was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He was an award-winning chef with Taj Hotels, Bangalore and was short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. During a visit to his family, before heading to Europe, he said, "I saw a very old man, literally eating his own human waste out of hunger. I went to the nearby hotel and asked them what was available. They had idli, which I bought and gave to the old man. Believe me, I had never seen a person eating so fast, ever. As he ate the food, his eyes were filled with tears. Those were the tears of happiness."
Krishnan founded his nonprofit Akshaya Trust in 2003. Every day, he wakes up at 4 a.m., cooks a simple hot meal and then, along with his team, loads it in a van and travels about 125 miles (201 km) feeding the homeless and mentally-disabled in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to 400 indigent and elderly people in Madurai.
He carries a comb, scissors and razor and is trained in eight haircut styles that, along with a fresh shave, provide extra dignity to those he serves. Out of 10,000 nominations from more than 100 countries, he is selected as one of the Top 10 in "CNN heroes 2010" list.
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This wasn't a saint or an angel, it was an ordinary man who had the courage to fight for social justice. This power is within all of us. If every one of us did just our honest, little bit to improve this world, we would all prosper.
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Food will give you physical affection and love will give mental nutrition.
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The 3 that clicked dislike are probably all Narayanan because heroes never feel like they can do enough.
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Bless you, Narayanan :)
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Very inspiring.
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Here is another man that I respect now... Thank you for your hard work and a loving heart:)
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HE IS THE MAN
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my big salute him....Jay Hind....
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@MrToughguy77 probably Herman Cain
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THIS MAN IS A TRUE SAINT AND HIS HEART IS TOO BIG TO UNDERSTAND!!!
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This is it... He is the real hero / And by the way which one fucking asshole disliked this video
MrToughguy77 8 months ago 28
wow this man is an angel :)
Asifk88 6 months ago 9