Thursday, November 22, 2012

Philanthropy - A True Life Story


In Erode (Tamilnadu), there is a Hospital where the poor come for treatment. Opposite the Hospital, one Mr.Venkataraman, runs his Hotel business. He provides good meals at a cost of Rs.25/- to the general public. But, he charges only one Re.1/- per meal for 20 persons every day who come as escorts and attendents to the patients admitted in the Hospital, opposite. To ensure that only genuine attendents avail the one rupee meal, he takes the help of the Hospital Warden by requesting him to issue tokens to bonafide escorts of patients. Thus, deserving poor persons who are truly attending to the patients are helped.