Narayanan Krishnan (born 1981) is an Indian chef-turned-social worker.
Early life
Krishnan was an award-winning chef with
Taj Hotels,
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and was short-listed for an elite job in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. After witnessing a distressing incident in 2002, he quit his job and began feeding the homeless and mentally disabled in his hometown. from
CNN
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Career
Krishnan founded the Akshaya Trust organization in 2003, which helps to feed the homeless and mentally-disabled in
Madurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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. He serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to 425 indigent and elderly people in Madurai.
He also provides haircuts and shaves to give dignity to those he serves. He was selected as one of the Top 10 in "CNN heroes 2010" list.
The character Narayanan Krishnan played by
Jayaprakash
V. Jayaprakash is an Indian actor and producer who works in Tamil and Telugu-language films. He ventured into film business in the early 2000s as a producer, making several films under his banner GJ Cinema and later turned actor, with Cheran's ...
in the 2012 Malayalam film
Ustad Hotel is based on him.
Controversy
In June 2014 a 23-year-old inmate who left the Akshaya Trust home alleged that she was sexually abused. The news was featured in the media. Although the Akshaya Trust home was exonerated by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, It was asked to submit regular monthly reports, due to the rather high number of human rights abuses that have been reported from the home.
See also
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CNN Heroes
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References
External links
Akshaya Trust official websiteAkshaya Trust blogA television show about Narayanan Krishnan and Akshaya TrustA documentary including Narayanan Krishnan and Akshaya Trust
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1981 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Madurai
Indian Tamil people
Social workers from Tamil Nadu