SUDHEERAN: TOURIST-FRIENDLY AUTORICKSHAW DRIVER
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| Sudheeran, Autorickshaw driver, KSRTC stand, Kollam |
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36-year-old autorickshaw driver, Sudheeran is someone who practices the dictum that a guest should be accorded the treatment befitting a divine being. For more than 10 years now, he has been serving the foreign tourists visiting Kollam with his cordial manners and impeccable service.
So much so that the foreigners often direct their friends visiting the district to engage his autorickshaw. And during Christmas and New Year he often gets greeting cards from satisfied customers.
Though he has studied only up to 10th standard, he manages to converse with them and often acts as their guide. He even takes them to his house and treats them to home-cooked food.
In recognition of his effort to promote tourism, the Tourism Department has chosen him for this year’s Tourist-Friendly Auto Driver Award. Announcing the award the department said that the activities of Sudheeran should be an inspiration for others.
Sudheeran does not own an autorickshaw. His immediate plan is to buy one and render his services in a more effective manner.
Courtesy: The New Indian Express, January 21, 2003
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