A post shared on X, formerly Twitter by Nidhi Agarwal, a Bengaluru-based professional about her extraordinary encounter with an auto-rickshaw driver of the city has gone viral. The tweet explains how the driver, Baskar had recently taken his English paper as a part of his Pre-University Course (PUC) exams almost 38 years after drooping out of school.
"Introducing Baskar ji, my @Olacabs auto companion today. He faced his English paper today, he is writing PUC exams this year after cleaning 10th in 1985. Father of two, with kids in 3rd and 6th grade. His enduring smile was truly motivating!," wrote Nidhi along with sharing a picture of the auto driver.
Last month, a video of a Bengaluru auto driver breaking down due to low earnings had gone viral.
The widely-circulated clip was in Kannada but the caption clearly stated as to what they were talking about. In the video it was claimed that the autorickshaw driver was affected by the free bus rides given by the Congress government in Karnataka.
In the video, the driver could be heard saying he made only Rs 40 in 5 hours working from 8 am to 1 pm as he did not have many passengers.
"A Bengaluru auto driver in tears after collecting just Rs 40/- from 8 am to 1 pm. This is the result of free bus rides given by the new Cong govt in Karnataka. Pushing people into poverty," read the caption of the post shared by Twitter user Zavier.