00:00Okay, just enough time on the show tonight to bring you our good news today's story.
00:05I want you to meet Akash Saroj, a gig worker who's delivering more than just food.
00:11Even while working 12-hour shifts, Saroj follows his father's advice
00:15and is donating a big chunk of his earnings to charity.
00:19Take a look at our good news today's story.
00:22And remember, there's always good news in India.
00:26Thanks for watching. Stay well, stay safe. Good night, Shubratri.
00:30Jai Hind. Namaskar.
00:56He spends 50% of his income on helping the needy.
01:07Saroj, who lives in Balsua slum in Delhi, has been delivering food for five years.
01:12What changed the course of his life is his father's death over two years ago.
01:16I've got some money that I've got.
01:18I've got some money that I've got.
01:20So let's start.
01:21This is the only thing that I have done.
01:26If it's a crime, then it's a crime.
01:34I have just said to myself,
01:36you can do anything,
01:38you can become a big man or not,
01:40there is no problem.
01:42But you can help yourself better.
01:44You can help others.
01:46That's what I have done.
01:51After his father's death,
01:53he became a full-time delivery man
01:55to pay off a debt of 3 lakh rupees incurred on the treatment.
02:01My average income is about $800-$1,000.
02:06In which I get the petrol on the car's 300-400.
02:10I get 600-600-$600.
02:14I can help people with 300-400.
02:17Mom, how are you, Mom?
02:20This is Diwali.
02:22Saroj works for roughly 12 hours a day,
02:24but finds time to help.
02:26You can do this.
02:28It's good.
02:30It's good.
02:31It's good.
02:32It's good.
02:33It's good.
02:34It's good.
02:36Saroj fondly recollects how one customer recognized him
02:39and gave him 500 rupees for charity.
02:42He dreams of becoming a choreographer one day.
02:45With Manish Chaurasiya, Bureau Report, India Today.
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