Roshan Radhakrishnan's Blog, page 11

Coffee Shop Owner Helps Keep Competitor's Business Open In His Final Days

Dave McAdams, a well loved community member who coaches youth baseball, runs a coffee shop called The Local Coffee Company in Oak Grove, Oregon. Unfortunately, the happiness was short-lived as he was diagnosed with cancer for the third time and informed by doctors that there was not much they could do and he had only a few weeks left. Living his final days in hospice care, the expenses quickly became overwhelming for Dave and his wife, Tina. That was when help arrived from the most...

How a Free Cup of Coffee Saved A Life

For years, Glen Oliver had a peculiar routine at a Tim Horton's drive thru. In addition to paying for his own coffee, he would pay for the order of the person behind him and insist that the restaurant workers tell the customer to have a great day 'in case they're not already having one."
It was a simple gesture of kindness and Glen never waited to see the reactions of the customers behind him in the drive-thru.He did not realize the impact of his kindness until his wife brought to his notice...

Maths Professor Helps Student by Babysitting during Class

This professor's deeds went viral in 2019 for all the right reasons.College senior Wayne Hayer studies at Morehouse University in Atlanta, Georgia. A father to a precious 5 month old daughter Assata, his wife usually stays at home to take care of the little one. But on one particular occasion, she became stuck when she had to leave for errands. Wayne got the text from his wife informing him that she would be out and he would need to skip class and look after their daughter while he was in the...

Starbucks Barista Saves Army veteran's life with the Greatest Gift of all

The story of how a pretty barista at a Starbucks saved the life of an army veteran begins with a simple question. "What's been going on with you?"


Nicole McNeil worked at a Starbucks in DuPont, Washington. 


When she noticed one of her regulars, Vince Villano, looking depressed the last few times he came over, she asked him what was up. Dismissing his protests, she insisted she had time to listen. Finally, Vince told her truth. He had an polycystic kidney disease, a genetic disorder which...

Surgeon walks 8 miles through blizzard to perform surgery

Cancer patient Iain McAndrew, due to be operated for colon cancer, had resigned himself to his fate. Outside the hospital windows, the red alert weather conditions with heavy snow and freezing temperatures had brought Scotland to a standstill in 2018. Sitting in his bed, he had overheard nurses speak about the heavy blizzard outside and how hospital staff from all departments were calling in, cancelling their appointments and staying home as no vehicles could travel.
He did not count on his...

Passenger Helps Uber Driver Complete her Education

43 year old Latonya Young worked hard, looking to make ends meet while providing for her children too. She held two jobs, a hairstylist during the day time and an Uber driver by night. Having had to drop out of school at the young age of 16 to raise her first child, she was forced to delay earning an Associates Degree in criminal justice now because she could not pay the outstanding balance at her school now.
So imagine her shock when she received a call late one night informing her that she...

7-Eleven Store Owner Gives Shoplifting Teenager Free Food

The owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Toledo, Ohio, Jitendra Singh was confronted with a sticky situation when one of his employees alerted him to the fact that a teenage boy was stealing snacks in his shop.


After confirming it via security footage, Jitendra confronted the boy when he approached the front counter, demanding the youngster take out all the stolen merchandise. Apologizing as he removed the snacks from his pockets, the teen explained that he was only stealing the food...

Kindness Beyond the Call of Duty - Four Indians Worth Emulating

Ashok Nagar Police Station, ChennaiStevin Mathew, a 19 year old with Down's syndrome who adored the police after watching his favourite film stars don the uniform was given the opportunity to be a policeman for a day by the Ashok Nagar police station in Chennai. 


When they received the unique request from the boy's parents, police commissioner A K Viswanathan heartily agreed. They visited the boy and made arrangements for him, including measuring out a uniform for him, giving him his own...

The 'Mountain Santa' of Harlan County

For 40 years, Mike Howard would travel across Harlan County with a singular purpose - to brighten the lives of families there. Dressed as Santa, he delivered thousands of toys to children and families who could not afford Christmas. He would stand by the roadside as winter approached, seeking donations from the public for toys. Working with other family members in their workshop (which sits on a road named 'Santa Lane', I kid you not!), he would collect and wrap around 3500 gifts to...

24 year old makes free 3D printed prosthetic limbs for the disabled

 24 year old industrial engineer Guillermo Martinez, worked in a toy shop, developing and selling toys. When he first bought a 3D printer, it was purely for entertainment purposes. He would go through YouTube tutorials on building robots and gadgets and enjoyed making this. The world changed for him the day he came across a tutorial showing how to build a prosthetic limb. 

"I started making many 3D-printed hand prostheses for fun. Then I thought to myself, 'what if this can actually...