Philanthropist gifts woman driver auto on Raksha Bandhan
Mestry, a resident of Amboli, started driving an autorickshaw a few months ago after her husband, who also drove the three-wheeler, got diagnosed with cancer. A chance encounter with philanthropist Aneel Kashi Murarka during a regular fare changed her life. Murarka handed Sarika the new vehicle at Lokhandwala in Andheri, where she regularly plies. Mestry tied a rakhi to Murarka to express her gratitude, calling him "an elder brother".
Mestry had been driving a rented auto that ate into her daily earnings, leaving her with a pittance to take home. The philanthropist, who heads NGO Ample Mission, said, "Sarika reminded me of what true grit looks like. The greatest joy in life is to be independent, and I wanted to gift her precisely that." Mestry took Murarka for the first ride in her new auto at Andheri.
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