HALL OF GENTLEMEN
Life is tough. They're tougher.
Every ordinary person has an extraordinary story to tell. Stories that change lives. Stories that builds confidence. Stories that turn men to gentlemen.
The motive is to recognise such gentlemen and tell the world about their journey, their sacrifices, and their achievements which won't just groom the self-esteem and confidence of these gentlemen but will also set an example for others.
Bringing to your attention the remarkable work of Jagjit Singh, a Gurgaon-based industrialist, who has been providing homes for stray dogs made of fiber drums. He recently started providing birdhouses, which makes his work even more inspiring. By expanding his efforts, he has shown real commitment to making the world a better place for all living creatures.
Often found outside AIIMS & Safdarjung Hospitals with plates full of nutrition and happiness, Vikrant Vij has dedicated his life to helping poor families battling cancer. It all started when he was diagnosed with stage 4 Cancer in 2019, but he didn’t let it bring him down. Despite coming from a middle-class background, he prepares food for more than 300 people daily and aims to feed more than one thousand patients and their attendants. For this, he started Apurva - A Helping Hand Foundationnamed after his daughter, to serve the needy.
Till now, he has served more than 3 lakh people and is not stopping any time soon. A true gentleman in all senses.
A gentleman first and then the Sarpanch of Bibipur, Haryana, became an advocate for girls' rights when he noticed how pregnant women fell prey to the heinous act of abortion in his village after a potential sex determination. Apart from the Selfie With Daughter, Jaglan also initiated Mahila Gram Sabha in 2012 and took the issue of female foeticide in Maha Khap Panchayat.
A gentleman from Delhi, who is walking the length and breadth of the country to create awareness about blood donation, and is in the journey to mobilise 5 million people to come forward and help eradicate the shortage of blood availability in India.
A gentleman who lives in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, left his high-paying corporate job to generate livelihood for persons with disabilities by creating an inclusive platform for visual & performance artists, job-seekers and entrepreneurs.
A gentleman who lives in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is fulfilling his mother’s dream of teaching and feeding underprivileged
children near the Narmada Ghat.
A gentleman who lives in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, stopped practicing law and started distributing helmets to motorcyclists and books to impoverished children in memory of his best friend who died in a road accident because he wasn’t wearing any helmet.
A gentleman who lives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, left his high-paid
corporate job to help rural communities in education, livelihood, and health sector by setting up various democratic learning
centres and businesses.
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