CNN Heros - VOTE
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 you feel he deserves your vote, then click on the link below and 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
Source: CNN
Congratulation to Anuradha Koirala.
Lol Snessy...
Brit you better dont come late .... some people dont like that (like your Boss).
You may be right on that one!!! :-)
Ok will ask everyone.. Please if yer find it please report back..
Plsu Flor1212 I love everyone who makes an effort to come to my parties..:)
UK did you try TCOM? I can't remember who was asking about that book, but I remember saying that it was Dracs Karaoke book and he may have forgotten it there :-(... after that I went to dance :-P
Poor Drac :-( I am picturing the book in DaRuDe's hand, when he was collecting his stuff to leave, I think someone gave it to him?? Might be worth asking him...
you're proposing or professing to our friend Dracula! Lol! What spell did he put you into? You're in love!
I love you, too Drac! Lol!
So who has it?
O God that is good news.. Drac is not having a good weekend. He was the most scariest person on the night, He bought the biggest and scariest cake I have seen in my life to the party.
His lap top also died and I hear it may be due to some cheap CD's that were played on his laptop?
Then he misplaced his book of karaoke songs glad we have kind of traced it.
Plus some other issue that I don't want to discuss here. Dracula just to let you know brother we all love you and every close to you!
MJ doesn't have it...
at least she can get some work done now :-P
and she's MIA today :-(
I think MJ may have the book.
We found it after Drac left, but I can't remember who took it, check with TCOM.
one this Thursday?
There is a Party every week thanks to Jack, Rishi, Edifis, Flor1212 Sorry guys I hijacked this Thursday to throw a different kind of party.
Drac has misplaced his book of Karaoke songs. if anyone finds it please PM me or Drac..Thanks
I voted for your hero a week ago and so are some of my personal friends! Lol!
You're right on that one, he still IS... so then in my defense it should be, reigning hero IS flor1212 :-P
Damn me and my spellings :-(
you missed the "e"! Lol!
Congrats everyone for hijacking the thread, oh i mean for the successful party last Thursday. :)
until a new one is declared! Am I wrong? Morning too, Padre!
Would you like to accompany me to a "romantic" dinner at the Pearl? I promise to dress up exactly like I did on THUR night ;-)
Spot on UK :-)
correct your statement... "WAS"... make way for the Indian now ;-))
Morning Padre ;-)
Snessy are you suggesting that Colt45 looks better with a scream mask on his face? :)
and yet you didn't kiss me why??? :-(
is a Filipino. I wonder how many Qler voted for him? Lol!
Yeah TB, gotta agree with that, I wish I hadn't brought the car too...
BTW Colt...never seen you look so good as you did on Thursday :-P
Kudos to you, ditto!!! ;-)
TB Thank God you did bring the car otherwise you would have drunk my Bar dry..:)
No problem mate there is always a next time.. What is next Guys Fawkes Night?
Next time I am going to book a limo, I was too sober to fully appreciate the night, and there was so much booze there to tempt me. Fair play UK, it was an awesome evening, but I brought the car... DOH!
I guess broken butts are easier to heal than broken Hearts..:) wink at tink..:)
Tinker your worried about the dishes and not me:( typical house wife :(
ALl I remember is that I had blood all over me. Only to realise in the morning that it was the fake blood from Colt45..:0
Oh yeah, I bet the wife was more concerned about the dishes being ok :-P
Awww bless you UK, and to top it off you slept on the sofa. You must've been in agony on Friday morning :-(
UK There is a major reason.... I will tell you in person...
Oh yeah, I bet the wife was more concerned about the dishes being ok :-P
Yes Colt45. My Punch recipe was Called Dragons Blood I hope you tried it. Went down well with the punters..:)
I thought TB was referring to Wine when he said Dragons blood... ahh well, next time around ;-)
Oh screw the thread, it seems that this was posted twice before... besides, the party gets my vote... anytime :-P
Yes Snessy Half a bottle of that lovely Black label that nomerci had contributed went a huge way to even feel the pain. I thought I was flyng when I jumped through the window landed in a sink full of dishes and with bump on the kitchen floor..Well atleast that nasty cough has disappeared thanks to the Whisky..:)
jackmohan forget about my leg I am gonna break ya little leg when I see you next time for not showing up on the party :(
Oh dear UK! As much as that sounds like a comedy sketch and I am giggling at you, I feel for you...I hope the alcohol numbed the pain when you fell.
Colt45 you have truely hijacked your own thread..:)
Uk... hope the fall didnt break your lil leg...lol
I just about got home let alone with somebody :(
Got Home the front door was locked. Went round the back the door was locked. So had to do a spiderman with me in my dinner suit trousers climbing over the wall and through the window falling flat on my back. Finally managed to get in da House at 2.30am. Ended up on the sofa and woken up by my little angel at 6am. What a weekend
If that is what you wanna call it ;-)
Dancing with two left feet is called Dirty Dancin... lol
oops Pikey sorry buddy I must confess that I forget to personally invite you. But I thought you was member of the British Group and should have confirmed your attendance on the Halloween Thread..
It finally cleaned off yesterday, but I still had it on me when I went to a party on Friday night :-(
I went home alone too, but luckily I had Mr Snessy keeping the bed warm for when I got in...
I drank some excellent Dragons Blood thanks to UK
after I got home I realized that I didn't even have a morsel to eat, I did drink some wine though ;-)
So did I Colt
CNN HEROS OR HALLOWEEN HEROS ? :P
I was demarcating my territory :-P
Unfortunately, I went home ALONE :-(
Aye I need to sort that UkEngQatar out he keeps on forgetting to invite to his parties..:) I am sure you guys had a good time.
Man I am slow today
I always leave my mark :-P
Colt there was blood everywhere including on snessy.
Sness did you manage to get that off in the end?
It was the Halloween Party organised by the mismanagement of QLSG :-P
I had a "bloody" good time ;-))
and on my arms and hands and my handbag!
Pikey...you were missed :-(
I danced so much, there was blood on the dance floor :-P
but tell me exactly what does MJ not scream about? :-P
(i better leave my nuts home the next time i'm seeing her) :-(
Party What party? O no I missed another one?
Seeing as I didn't shower all of last week...why not? ;-)
TB...MJ screaming was the highlight for me too :-)
snessy... Colt had me in stitches with that dancing. And I still remember MJ screaming on several occasions that she was going to kill him ;)
How many times do I have to tell you,
I did not do it
And I will not do it again
:-P
I loved dancing with you, can we call it "dirty dancing"? :-P
I was so wanting to kiss them lovely ladies, but they were not at all reciprocating... I wonder why :-(
Oh! Was that dancing??
Or should I say frightening
Psshh, your nose is getting longer :-P
I did not do it
And I will not do it again
Courtesy - Dracula ;-)
Yes Colt, your dancing at the end of Thursday evening was WICKED ;)
thanks
Adam :-P
Already voted on last thursday :)
It was fun... Drac was at his BEST and then we did some wicked dancing towards the end :-P
already posted:
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/1413267
here we go again... blame it on the hangover from the QLSG Halloween Night :-P
We already voted last week :O(