KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Catch: He brings hot meals to India's homeless – so please vote for him New Delhi: If you had not heard of Narayanan Krishnan, as I had not, it is a collective failure. This is one of the most incredible stories of personal commitment. Narayanan Krishnan, all of 29 years old now, does what he was professionally trained to do as a chef. Feed people. Only Krishnan does not do this in the swanky confines of a 5-star hotel. Every day, he wakes up at 4 am, cooks a simple hot meal and then, along with his team, loads it in a van and travels about 200 km feeding the homeless in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Krishnan feeds, often with his hands, almost 400 destitute people every day. And for those who need it, he provides a free haircut too. According to CNN, eight years ago, this award-winning chef with a five-star hotel chain was all set to go to Switzerland for a high-profile posting. On a visit to a Madurai temple, he came across a homeless, old man eating his own human waste. That stark sight changed Krishnan's life. Much to the dismay of his parents, CNN says, Krishnan abandoned his career plans and decided to spend his life and his professional training in looking after those who could not care for themselves. He has provided more than 1.2 million hot meals through his nonprofit organisation Akshaya Trust, and now hopes to extend this to shelter for the homeless too. Krishnan is the only Indian in a list of 10 heroes that CNN has picked worldwide to honour. One of them will be chosen CNN Hero of the Year, selected by the public through an online poll. If many Indians get together to vote for this inspiring man, he can win by a long mile. If Krishnan wins he will get $100,000 in addition to the $25,000 that he gets for being shortlisted for the Top 10. Akshaya Trust needs all the monetary support it can get to build on Krishnan's dream. Let's help him get there. Vote for Krishnan here. (http://heroes.cnn.com/vote.aspx)The poll continues through November 18 at 6 a.m. ET. We are crawling the Web for more great videos, tweets pictures, blogs and people that just must be showcased. If you spot some that make you stop and stare, See here We'll be happy to credit it to your spidery efforts on the WWW. Reason for Edit: Font size reduced Edited October 29, 2010 by KumaarShah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Inspiring!! Voted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taunk23 41 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Voted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varunpatel 31 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Kumaarbhai, Thanks for bringing to notice. Voted and also informed friends to Vote!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Me too...!!! Voted twice.. Edited November 2, 2010 by KanagaDeepan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akris35 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Voted.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anshu_s09 18 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 +1 voted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aalok 442 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 thought provoking.. voted.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkaile 1,051 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 done... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 (edited) Rediff had mentioned about him in 2009.. Check rediff.com voted... Edited October 28, 2010 by csmart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 I voted once... and there was an option of voting again.. and it went through the second time.. from the same pc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ami1 237 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Done. And yes the site seems to allow multiple voting ! Maybe some problems in placing cookies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tushar_163 63 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 Voted !! and Voted twice !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vijaykv 5 Report post Posted October 28, 2010 voted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_C_U 10 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 Voted! Thanks for highlighting.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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pasumark 51 Report post Posted October 29, 2010 Thanks for giving me an opportunity to Vote for a REAL Hero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 Voted for the Indian Hero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 Voted !! I've read about him in the past but I was not aware he was shortlisted in the CNN Heroes. Thanks a lot for higlighting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skssha 8 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 Thanks for information, Voted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srk006 21 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 voted twice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellorian 23 Report post Posted November 2, 2010 Voted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santhoshavanoor 7 Report post Posted November 10, 2010 I have already voted for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
