This BA Graduate auto-driver in K'taka has helped over 2000 pregnant women reach hospital for free
Vijayapura: 43-year-old Munnesa Managuli is an auto-driver in the city has helped over 2000 people when they gave him distress calls by providing free transport to pregnant women, recently delivered women, physically challenged, soldiers, and Kannadigas living in border areas.
BA Graduate by qualification, Munnesa took up auto-driving about 12 years ago when he failed to find a job for himself.
His auto-rickshaw has a card that details about who can avail free services on his auto-rickshaw. His mobile number that people can call on to, is also mentioned on the card.
“See here, I have clearly written to whom I am offering free service. They can contact me on these below-given numbers”, says Munnesa while humbly showing details on his auto. His free services can also be availed at midnight.
When asked what inspired him to take this up, Munnesa recalls an incident that he had witnessed in 1992, adding that ever since then it had struck his mind to help people, especially the pregnant women reach a hospital or medical help at the earliest.
“In 1992, when I was in Narayanapura village in Basavanabagewadi taluk, I saw a pregnant woman died with the new-born baby as she did not get an ambulance or any other vehicle on time to reach the hospital. That incident was lingering in my mind for years. When I became an auto driver, I decided to provide free service to such persons to save their lives”, he said.
Munnesa has also maintained a logbook wherein he records the details of people he has helped with time, date, and other relevant details. The logbook has a record of over 2000 people who he has helped over the period of time.
“Many people have my number, they call me for help. If I am coming from any hospital, I carry such people and drop them either to their homes, bus stand, or railways stations as per their need for free”, he said.
Though he wishes to have his own auto, but owing to financial constraints, he is unable to buy an auto for himself. Currently, he pays Rs. 250 to the owner of the auto-rickshaw, every day.
Munnesa has received appreciations from several organizations and the district administration which has felicitated him for his humane service.
“But I don’t do it for any award or appreciation, I just do it for my personal satisfaction. I always feel elated when people who have taken my help call me back to express their gratitude, this itself is the biggest reward for me”, he says in a humble tone.
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Gratuity stuck despite 2 favourable orders, Ex IIT bombay contract worker commits suicide
Mumbai: On December 27, 2019, Raman Garase, alongside Dadarao Ingale and Tanaji Lad, received a disheartening "retirement letter" from the administration at IIT Bombay. Despite their fitness at 60 years old, the transition to retirement meant forfeiting post-retirement benefits, including gratuity. With over three decades of service, the trio fought for their rights, securing two favorable orders from the labor commission mandating the institute to pay up.
However, as the administration geared up for another appeal, Garase tragically succumbed to hopelessness, taking his own life on May 2. His death shows the plight of 1,800 contractual workers "retired" over the past decade, denied benefits despite years of service.
Garase, Ingale, and Lad had hoped for permanency during their decades-long tenure, promises that remained unfulfilled. The institute's silence on Garase's suicide and refusal to acknowledge his ordeal exacerbates the injustice faced by contractual workers. Their fight, supported by student groups and rights advocates, sheds light on systemic issues within institutions like IIT Bombay.
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