Narayanan Krishnan Explained
| Narayanan Krishnan |
| Birth Place: | Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Known For: | Feeding Homeless |
| Occupation: | Social Worker / Chef (past) |
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| Website: | http://www.akshayatrust.org/ |
Narayanan Krishnan (born 1981) is an Indian chef-turned-social worker.[1]
Early life
Krishnan was an award-winning chef with Taj Hotels, Bangalore and was short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. After witnessing a distressing incident in 2002, he quit his job and began feeding the homeless and mentally disabled in his hometown. from CNN[2]
Career
Krishnan founded the Akshaya Trust organization in 2003, which helps to feed the homeless and mentally-disabled in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to 425 indigent and elderly people in Madurai.[3] [4]
He also provides haircuts and shaves to give dignity to those he serves. He was selected as one of the Top 10 in "CNN heroes 2010" list.[5] [6] [7]
The character Narayanan Krishnan played by Jayaprakash in the 2012 Malayalam film Ustad Hotel is based on him.[8]
Controversy
In June 2014 a 23-year-old inmate who left the Akshaya Trust home alleged that she was sexually abused. The news was featured in the media.[9] Although the Akshaya Trust home was exonerated by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court,[10] It was asked to submit regular monthly reports, due to the rather high number of human rights abuses that have been reported from the home.[11]
See also
References
- http://www.ndtv.com/article/catch%20of%20the%20day/catch-he-brings-hot-meals-to-india-s-homeless-61029 "Catch: He brings hot meals to India's homeless"
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100331012834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/he-gave-up-a-5star-job-to-feed-madurais-homeless/46285-3.html IBN-Live
- http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_185459.asp "Roy Exum: He’s Still My Hero"
- Web site: TheHindu June-2006 . 23 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217174746/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2006/06/04/stories/2006060400330400.htm . 17 February 2011 . usurped . dmy-all .
- http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive10/naryanan.krishnan.html CNN-heroes-2010
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-25/nri-achievers/28234132_1_cnn-hero-award-global-recognition Times of India - Dec 2010
- http://www.atlantadunia.com/dunia/News09/N602.htm AtlantaDunia - Salute to real hero
- Web site: Narayanan Krishnan – The real inspiration behind the latest malayalam movie 'Usthad Hotel' . 21 November 2012.
- http://www.rediff.com/news/report/inmates-rape-allegation-casts-shadow-over-akshaya-trust/20140707.htm "Inmate's rape allegation casts shadow over Akshaya Trust"
- https://akshayausa.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/akshaya-trust-court-verdict.pdf "Court verdict exonerates Akshaya Trust"
- News: High Court orders monitoring of Akshaya Trust . 13 September 2014 . The Hindu . 16 November 2018 .
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