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Daily-wage worker feeds 300 strays with leftover rotis for 7 years

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Operating in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, laborer Gautam Yadav spends his evenings pushing a handcart to collect surplus flatbreads from local homes. His routine provides daily meals to nearly 300 stray cows, calves, and dogs that recognize his voice as he approaches. Yadav meticulously cleans the food to ensure it contains no plastic or debris before feeding the animals. Despite his own financial struggles, he maintains the regimen simply because caring for the animals brings him joy.

Key points

  • A daily-wage laborer in Sehore district has maintained an evening animal-feeding routine…: A daily-wage laborer in Sehore district has maintained an evening animal-feeding routine for seven consecutive years.
  • Local stray animals have become familiar with Yadav's voice and gather around him during…: Local stray animals have become familiar with Yadav's voice and gather around him during his neighborhood rounds.
  • Video footage shared across social media platforms recently brought broader public recogn…: Video footage shared across social media platforms recently brought broader public recognition to Yadav's sustained community service.

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This is an extraordinary story of an ordinary man. Meet Gautam Yadav who lives in Madhya Pradesh's Bhairunda. A daily-wage worker by day, the man collected leftover rotis from neighbourhood homes and distributed them among hungry stray animals. His gesture shows you don’t always have to be rich by money but by heart to serve humanity.

The extraordinary tale of GautamWhen most people return home after a long day of work, Gautam sets out on another round of duty. He takes a handcart and moves through the neighbourhood streets of Bhairunda in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district, asking residents if they have leftover rotis.

These rotis are not for himself, but are meant to feed stray animals who have no idea where their next meal will arrive. He has been doing the work for the past seven years, he has made feeding stray animals a part of his everyday routine. He would then feel the ri=otis to dogs, cows and

A second shift that begins after workFor Gautam, his day never not end when his daily-wage work is over. Once his…

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