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Bengal E-Rickshaw Driver Gives Free Rides To Passengers Who Answer His GK Questions; Netizens Impressed
Writer: Tashafi Nazir
For most people, journalism sounds hectic and chaotic. For her, it's a passion she has been chasing for years. With an extensive media background, Tashafi believes in putting efforts on presenting a simple incident in the most interesting way.
West Bengal, 22 Nov 2021 12:43 PM GMT
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While he is a massive sports fanatic, his interest also lies in mainstream news and nitpicking trending and less talked about everyday issues.
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For most people, journalism sounds hectic and chaotic. For her, it's a passion she has been chasing for years. With an extensive media background, Tashafi believes in putting efforts on presenting a simple incident in the most interesting way.
A post, shared on Facebook by Sankalan Sarkar, gives insight about his e-ride in Karmakar’s rickshaw (toto). During their ride, the rickshaw driver asked this Facebook user questions like ‘Who is the first chief minister of West Bengal and went on to quiz him on different topics.
Social media is an ideal platform for sharing stories of positive and inspiring people all over the country who are uplifting and motivating and have an account in itself to tell.
Suranjan Karmakar, an e-rikshaw puller from Liluah, Howrah in West Bengal, is one such person who will leave you awestruck with his knowledge and general knowledge.
A post, shared on Facebook by Sankalan Sarkar, gives insight about his e-ride in Karmakar's rickshaw (toto).
"Today I met one of the most interesting people I have ever come across in Liluah. We were traveling on his Toto to Rangoli Mall when suddenly he turned around and asked us, 'I will let go of the fare if you can answer 15 general knowledge questions that I am going to ask you'," the post read along with Karmakar's photo.
Hunger For Knowledge
During their ride, the rickshaw driver asked this Facebook user questions like 'Who is the first chief minister of West Bengal and went on to quiz him on different topics. Needless to say, Sarkar was thoroughly impressed. In addition, Karmakar went ahead to share that he was a school dropout when he was in the sixth standard but that didn't stop his hunger for knowledge, India Today reported.
A member of the Liluah Book Fair Foundation, Karmakar keeps laminated photographs of historical and eminent personalities on his e-ricksaw. He also wears an Islam skull cap to let people know that he follows both Hinduism and Islam.
The post received lauds from netizens and left many astonished. From terming Karmakar as spellbinding to praising his thirst for learning new things, people rained the comments section with love.
In 2018, a YouTube channel by the name Samastipur Times, shared a video of Suranjan Karmakar where he talks about his life story.
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