About 500 km from Chennai, in the small town of Erode, there lives a man who is helping the country believe in the kind of humanity that Gandhi spoke about. Meet V. Venkatraman, a beacon of hope for those people in Erode for whom it is a daily struggle to arrange even a single meal.
Since the past eight years, he has been unfailingly providing food to the poor and needy, three times a day, every single day. The best part of what he does is that these healthy and filling meals are sold for just Re. 1 at his Sri AMV Homely Mess – a small restaurant located near the Erode General Hospital.
Yes, you heard it right. In a world where getting a single chapatti for a rupee sounds next to impossible, this man provides complete and wholesome meals for the same amount.
“Eight years back, a lady came to my mess to purchase food for herself and her husband who was admitted in the nearby government hospital. She wanted to purchase idlis, which I sell six for Rs. 10. But they were unavailable that day so I asked her to take dosas instead,” narrates Venkatraman, remembering the lady who became the starting point of his journey.
She refused to purchase dosas, because they were sold three for Rs. 10, and that would not be enough for her family. Touched by her dejected expression, Venkatraman gave her six dosas for the same amount. Full story...
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Since the past eight years, he has been unfailingly providing food to the poor and needy, three times a day, every single day. The best part of what he does is that these healthy and filling meals are sold for just Re. 1 at his Sri AMV Homely Mess – a small restaurant located near the Erode General Hospital.
Yes, you heard it right. In a world where getting a single chapatti for a rupee sounds next to impossible, this man provides complete and wholesome meals for the same amount.
“Eight years back, a lady came to my mess to purchase food for herself and her husband who was admitted in the nearby government hospital. She wanted to purchase idlis, which I sell six for Rs. 10. But they were unavailable that day so I asked her to take dosas instead,” narrates Venkatraman, remembering the lady who became the starting point of his journey.
She refused to purchase dosas, because they were sold three for Rs. 10, and that would not be enough for her family. Touched by her dejected expression, Venkatraman gave her six dosas for the same amount. Full story...
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