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Son of an American mother and Indian father, Atul Keshap writes exclusively for SOM on India’s 70th Independence Day...

There are people who crave for publicity at the drop of a hat. There are a few others who go about quietly making a mark in the society and who shun it.…

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Published August 24, 2017 · 5 min read
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There are people who crave for publicity at the drop of a hat. There are a few others who go about quietly making a mark in the society and who shun it. To this noble league belonged former UN Diplomat Dr. Keshap Chander Sen. He had come from the US and settled down in Mysuru. He believed in social causes and ran a small organisation, which he called Lost Cause-Mini Fund. Dr. Sen funded this organisation himself and every year during winter, he would distribute free woollen blankets to the poor on city streets. He would drive around in the night, place the blankets on the people sleeping on the pavements and quietly move away.

Dr. Keshap Chander Sen

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