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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन |
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि
karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo ’stvakarmaṇi
As described in Bhagvat Geeta , We
should never give up our work ,but perform our work motivated by highest
ideals.Tea seller
Devarapalli
Prakash Rao is one of three Odisha individuals who was honored with the
fourth-highest civilian award in India, the Padma Shri. He got a phone call
from Delhi at 11:30 p.m. that he was granted the fourth highest civilian award
by the government.
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You
may think he must be a wealthy, powerful guy. But he's just a seller of Tea. He
operates a tea-stall in the busy Buxi Bazar area of Cuttack city. He was
shocked to receive the news he was honored with such prestigious honor. It is a
huge accomplishment for him who was forced to leave school because of poverty
before completing class 10.
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59 year old Tea seller is no ordinary Person.
He gives slum kids education and food.
He has a good command over 8 different languages and makes use of his skills to educate the society's poor children.
Half of his profits from tea sales he contributed to setting up and running a school – 'Asha O Ashwasana,' Cuttack.
Worked since the age of 7 and suffered from lower torso
paralysis.
Donated blood 200+ times and platelets 7 times since 1978
During prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cuttack in 2018 ,
he was touched by Rao’s initiative and also praised him in “Man Ki Baat” address.
In the language of Mr Rao ,
“PM Modi has recognized my contribution to society ,that’s my
biggest achievement”.
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