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"In those days, blood donation was not common, nor were blood banks. The way blood is available readily now, it was not like that before", says Shabir Hussain Khan.
You are our hero, Shabir.🙏
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You are our hero, Shabir.🙏
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Shabir has saved several lives by creating a local record with his frequent donations. He is affectionately known as the "blood man of Kashmir" and has since used his popularity to create awareness among people about the importance of blood donation.
What's inspiring is that he has been doing this all while his own life remains plagued by crushing poverty. Shabir lives with his ailing mother and works as a manual laborer.
“My wife got to know about a dog who was bleeding after being hit by a vehicle. Without thinking twice, I left my auto stand and went to pick up the injured dog, who was given timely help and rescued,” says Baskar.
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#Respect #RealLifeHero #Rescue #Strays #Kindness #Heartwarming
He says that this led to more calls from rescue volunteers who needed transportation for injured animals.
However, at that time, Baskar was driving a rented auto, and his owner was against him taking injured animals in the vehicle.
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However, at that time, Baskar was driving a rented auto, and his owner was against him taking injured animals in the vehicle.
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“I gave the auto back to him and decided to purchase my own.
Seeing an injured puppy being denied help ignited a spark in me, and I wanted to dedicate my life to helping these voiceless beings.
Seeing an injured puppy being denied help ignited a spark in me, and I wanted to dedicate my life to helping these voiceless beings.
"Growing up in a humble situation & being the eldest among five siblings, life was always hard and challenging. I did not want to depend on my parent’s income anymore & needed to stand on my own.
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So I decided to take up mending shoes which I was good at,” says Swuro.
A cobbler in #Nagaland's Phek town, young Toyi Swuro has been helping underprivileged kids by repairing their footwear for free.
A cobbler in #Nagaland's Phek town, young Toyi Swuro has been helping underprivileged kids by repairing their footwear for free.
We may not be able to help the needy students to buy them new school shoes, but atleast we can help repair their shoes,” he says, but his journey hasn't been easy.
“When I started out, there were evenings when I would close my shop without earning a single penny."
“When I started out, there were evenings when I would close my shop without earning a single penny."
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Known as the 'Blood Man of Kashmir', daily wager Shabir Hussain Khan has donated 174 pints of blood since 1980. (1/4)
Known as the 'Blood Man of Kashmir', daily wager Shabir Hussain Khan has donated 174 pints of blood since 1980. (1/4)
"In those days blood donation was not common, nor were blood banks. The way blood is available readily now, it was not like that before", says Shabir Hussain Khan. (2/4)
What's inspiring is that he has been doing this all while his own life remains plagued by crushing poverty. Shabir lives with his ailing mother and works as a manual labourer. (3/4)
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1/ Chandan Maity, the headmaster of Krishnachandrapur High School in #WestBengal's South 24 Parganas, has been waging a war of his own on human trafficking.
1/ Chandan Maity, the headmaster of Krishnachandrapur High School in #WestBengal's South 24 Parganas, has been waging a war of his own on human trafficking.
2/ Other than teaching, Maity visits interiors of Sunderbans to teach another lesson to teenagers who have dropped out of school: the consequences of eloping with someone in exchange for a smartphone or a few thousand rupees and the promise of an elusive bright future.
3/ The inspiring teacher has also helped rescue trafficked girls from the region.
"Families are so vulnerable… when there is promise of a job or the prospect of sending back money home every month they get lured........"
"Families are so vulnerable… when there is promise of a job or the prospect of sending back money home every month they get lured........"
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1/ 84-YO shepherd from #Karnataka builds 16 ponds on barren hill, turns his village green
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1/ 84-YO shepherd from #Karnataka builds 16 ponds on barren hill, turns his village green
2/ For four decades now, Kaamegowda (a shepherd from in Karnataka's Mandya district) has been quietly going about his job of digging ponds on a barren hill near his village Daasanadoddi.
3/ What inspired him to do this? While taking his flock of sheep grazing on the hillside, Kaamegowda would see scores of stressed animals and birds struggling to quench their thirst due to the lack of watering holes on the hill.
