The Inspiring Story of Karimul Hak: The Man Who Saved 4000 Lives
Twenty-five years ago, Karimul Hak lost his mother because he could not afford an ambulance and there was no other way to take her to a hospital. However, when his co-worker fell sick, Karimul resolved to ensure that history did not repeat itself.
Bike Ambulance Dada, the authorized biography of Padma Shri awardee Karimul Hak, is the most inspiring and heart-warming story you will read this year. It documents the extraordinary journey of a tea garden worker who saved thousands of lives by starting a free bike-ambulance service from his village to the nearest hospital in an attempt to fill the gap the insufficient rural healthcare created.
This book, about the extraordinary life of a man who has devoted his entire life to helping those around him and putting others before himself, is a must-read today, serving as an inspiration for us to do and be better.
THE AUTHOR
Biswajit Jha is a journalist turned social entrepreneur, columnist and author. Jha started his career with the Pioneer in 2005 after completing his masters in mass communication. He was principal correspondent at Zee News and head of the sports department at ZeeNews.com when he decided to quit in 2013, after working in New Delhi for almost nine years, to lead a life of happiness and fulfilment in his village, Rajganj, in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district. With a guiding principle of doing something for others and uplifting unprivileged children, Jha, along with his wife, Dr Sanjukta Saha, started an educational trust that also runs a school-Epic Public School-in Cooch Behar. Having identified how hard unemployment hurts the educated youth, Jha advocates social entrepreneurship as the solution. Determined to give back to his roots, Jha took up the responsibility of running the Rajganj Football Academy, which changed the fortunes of many children in his village. A sports buff and fitness freak, he aims to promote stress-free learning through games and yoga. An adjunct professor of media communication at the Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology in eastern Bhutan’s Mongar, Jha is also the joint secretary of the Bengal chapter of the Kudo International Federation of India (KIFI), which is promoted by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. Jha regularly writes columns for the news portals of national media houses like Times Now, Zee Media, CNN-News18, etc.
