Today’s Hindu has published an article on Mr Gangadhara Tilak of Hyderabad who is fondly called ‘The pot-hole Doctor’
After we lost Aru in the accident, our restless minds and troubled souls would keep looking for something to fill this ” hole’ in our hearts..it was then that we read an article on Mr Tilak and send out a mail to him on the 3rd of June 2015 for guidance.
Not only did Mr Tilak guide us, he sent this mail to us.
Initially we wondered what ‘ just the two of us’ could do..but Mr Tilak started on his own.
He has been our inspiration.
Thank you Sir, for your direction and encouragement.
I share his letter with all our friends today
Mr Tilak writes. And I quote..
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Dear sir
Seen your website.
We express our deepest sorrow after coming to know that your daughter, Arundhati is no more among us due to bad road accident.
You are doing a great service to our society . God bless you and madam .
We are praying God to bless you with more health and wealth to do more service .Your proposal for filling pothole to prevent accidents and to save lives is appreciable .
To start with this work a truck ( POTHOLE AMBULANCE) is essential and it is very easy to get the required tools for this purpose .
The only costly affair is to purchase the material. Cold mix , ready made material ( shelmac) is now available in market in 30 kg packs which is more reliable material to fix the potholes and easy to carry out the work. ( once we start this, subsequently we may manage to get the material from municipality , as I’m getting at Hyderabad now)
Few safety precautions to be taken while filling potholes .
The safety of our volunteers is very important.
Another , important aspect is that the potholes filled by us should not become another
source for accidents….utmost care to be followed in pothole filling method.Before going with this proposal, please find out the material availability at your nearest point
Just by searching in the Internet . Hope that you can get it at Bangalore .Once, we are ready with our plan to fill the potholes, we can start it on any day in the month of September where my self also can participate in that holy task.
Now I’m in USA with my son, and we will be back in August ending.
Thank you sir
Best regards
Gangadhara Tilak
I am thrilled that people like Mr Tilak not only help fellow countrymen expecting nothing in return but are also a source of strength and inspiration to a lot of other people.
Stay safe and watch that pothole!