selfless acts of kindness

Ravi had been on the way to drop his children to school in Yekkuru when he was approached by a panic-stricken mother-son duo, for help.

Maybe the memory of a childhood that was spent on the streets was still fresh in the mind of Murukan, who decided to help those who weren’t as fortunate as him to have a saviour angel in their lives.

By painting his body and donning different ‘Vesha’ during the grand celebration of Sri Krishna Janmashtami for the last four years, Ravi Katapady has been collecting money for underprivileged children in need of corrective surgery in Udupi.

He struggled to complete his education and gained his postgraduate degree with a government scholarship.

Tajamul Pasha from Bengaluru and Nihal Zafar from Karachi have been feeding more than 400 workers during Ramadan in Abu Dhabi.