Bangalore: There are times when you almost give up on something and right then comes along the most ordinary person doing something so extra-ordinary that they give you the courage to stand up and fight for what you want.
This is one such story that will hit you hard and inspire you to always strive what you want.
What started as a Facebook post about a man who is determined to help the family of his deceased driver, regardless of his own qualifications and social status, turned into an online debate about the route of the trip and legitimacy of the story.
Bengaluru-based Shrikant Singh recently wrote a post on his Facebook profile about a very unusual encounter that he had with an Uber driver. Shrikant had a remarkable experience with an Uber driver who was an IIT Kharagpur graduate, spoke fluent English, and owned 50 Uber cars and a strawberry farm in Mysore.
Desiring to know more, Shrikant further asked him questions out of curiosity, to find out that Anand, the Uber Driver, recently lost one of his drivers in a car. The family of the deceased driver refused to take any money as compensation, so Anand decided to drive his car, so that the inflow of money into that driver’s family continues.
Shrikant ended his post saying, “I don’t feel ashamed saying, I cried a little”
Shrikant Singh wrote the post on July 2, on the night after he got back home from the ride. Since he put up his experience, the Facebook post has been shared over 9,800 times, liked by more than 66,000 people, with over 100 comments.
Although, the post went viral, and most people were touched by the story, many pointed out, from the screenshot which Shrikant had shared, that Anand had taken the longer route, even when there was a much shorter route visible on the map. However, Shrikant refused to explain the reason behind the longer route and wrote, “A lot has been discussed about the logic of the trip length. All I can say is that there was a reason behind that and given the virality of this post, I would rather keep quiet and let everyone speculate”.
Some people commented saying the entire story was made-up and was just put up by Srikant for attention. While some people claimed that they have been driven by Anand before, and confirmed Shrikant’s story.
Shrikant Singh is a Senior Category Manager at Amazon India, as seen on his Facebook profile. He himself is an IIT Kharagpur graduate, and is presently based out of Bengaluru.
