Akram Youth Essence Of Devotion | April 2015 | Akram Youth | Page 17

Saying so he walked away. Arjuna stood
dumbfounded wondering why this thought
had not occurred to him. Krishna then
smiled mischievously saying, "Arjuna,
subconsciously you yourself were attracted
to the gold. You regretfully gave to each
villager what you thought was a generous
amount. Thus the amount of your donation
to each villager was as per your thinking.
While in the case of Karna, he holds no such
reservations. Look at him walk away. Even
after giving away a fortune, he doesn't
expect people to sing his praises. He

doesn't care whether they praise him
or speak ill about him behind his back.
That is the sign of a man already on
the path of enlightenment".
Well friends, you all might be thinking
that such instances were possible only
in those good old days, but wait …
read on before you come to any
conclusion.
This is about a Mr. Kalyanasundaram,
the 'MAN OF THE MILLENIUM.'
An epitaph of altruism, P
Kalyanasundaram, has been conferred
with the title of 'Man of Millennium'
for being an example of exemplary
saint-hood. The social worker from
Tamil Nadu has rendered his flawless
services to orphans and needy as he
has donated his entire salary since the
last thirty years.
Kalyanasundaram has worked as a
librarian for 30 years. He has not only
donated his entire salary for the good
cause but also contributed the sum of
Rs.10 lakhs which was his entire
pension, to the people in need.
Sundaram enjoys enviable status
of becoming the first person who has
donated his entire earnings for a social
cause. Recognizing his rich
contribution, the US government
honored him with the 'Man of
Millennium' award. He received Rs 30
crores as award money, but moving
on his charity path he donated the
entire amount for the people in need.
How he entered social service is
an interesting story: During his college
days the Indo-China war broke out and
he decided to contribute his gold
chain for the war fund.
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