Meet Babu Muddrappa, the 29 year old auto driver from Bengaluru.
On his way home Babu found a pregnant woman in labour and crying for help on Whitefield road.
He took that unknown pregnant woman to the hospital for delivery. The woman was in a lot of pain so he just filled up the admission forms with his details.
Babu waited till the woman gave birth to a baby girl. But the baby was 2 months premature, weighing just 850 grams and suffered from severe breathing problems.
He was asked to run the infant to Bowring Hospital for treatment and so he did.
However, when he came back to the hospital, he found out that the woman had fled.
Babu felt bad for the newborn and decided to adopt the girl and raise her as his own child. He even took care of the hospital bills.
He took care of the food and medicines and he did everything that was required to keep the baby girl healthy. But as events turned, her health deteriorated and the baby died after 18 days in the hospital.
The auto drivers in India, especially in the metropolitan cities, are infamous for charging absurd amount of money and most importantly, refusing a ride.
However, even amidst their notoriety, there exist drivers like Babu Muddrappa who set an example of striking a balance between one’s duty and humanity.
People like him make the world a better place to live in!
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