Narayanan Krishnan

Narayanan Krishnan (born 1981 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian chef-turned-social worker.[1]

Narayanan Krishnan
Born1981 (age 39–40)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationSocial Worker / Chef (past)
Known forFeeding Homeless
Websitehttp://www.akshayatrust.org/

Early life

Krishnan was an award-winning chef with Taj Hotels, Bangalore and was short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. After witnessing a distressing incident in 2002, he quit his job and began feeding the homeless and mentally disabled in his hometown. from CNN[2]

Career

Krishnan founded the Akshaya Trust organization in 2003, which helps to feed the homeless and mentally-disabled in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. He serves breakfast, lunch and dinner to 425 indigent and elderly people in Madurai.[3][4]

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.[5][6][7]

The character Narayanan Krishnan played by Jayaprakash in the 2012 Malayalam film Ustad Hotel is based on him.[8]

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.[9] Although the Akshaya Trust home was exonerated by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.[10] it was asked to submit regular monthly reports since lot of human rights abuses have been reported from the home.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Catch: He brings hot meals to India's homeless" from NDTV
  2. IBN-Live
  3. "Roy Exum: He’s Still My Hero" Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine from The Chattanoogan
  4. "TheHindu June-2006". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  5. CNN-heroes-2010
  6. Times of India - Dec 2010
  7. AtlantaDunia - Salute to real hero
  8. "Narayanan Krishnan – The real inspiration behind the latest malayalam movie 'Usthad Hotel'". Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  9. "Inmate's rape allegation casts shadow over Akshaya Trust"
  10. "Court verdict exonerates Akshaya Trust"
  11. "High Court orders monitoring of Akshaya Trust". The Hindu. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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