Bihar tea seller's one glass of milk becomes 35-year legacy
Shravan Kumar, a tea seller in Bihar, India, maintained a 35-year legacy of providing free milk to infants at his stall. His initiative began after witnessing a hungry child and continued until his passing, refusing external donations to keep the act personal.
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The story serves as a human-interest piece highlighting grassroots philanthropy and the impact of individual altruism in local communities.
At a small tea stall near the Rajgir Bus Stand in Bihar’s Nalanda district, a simple sign carries a message that has quietly touched thousands of lives: children from birth to 18 months can get milk for free. What began as one tea seller’s response to a mother struggling to feed her baby has continued for more than three decades. The story began in 1990, when Shravan Kumar was running his tea shop in Rajgir. According to reports by Hindustan and ETV Bharat, he noticed that some families visiting the area struggled to arrange milk for their young children. Instead of simply feeling sorry for them, Shravan decided to do something himself.
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