08/07/2021 4:18 PM
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Updated 08/07/2021 4:18 PM
A young man had to make an
important trip
.
Where?
He had been summoned by a university, which wanted to interview him after
admitting him
to the institution.
An impediment to reaching the destination arose:
money
.
But someone came on the scene and helped him fulfill his
desire to progress
.
Years later, the graduate
did not forget that gesture
.
The CEO of an Indian bank gave
away shares of the company to his former math teacher
, who in the past
loaned
him
money
to travel to college where he graduated.
The protagonist of the story is named
V. Vaidyanathan
, he was born in
Chennai
, is
52 years old
and is currently the CEO of the IDFC FIRST Bank.
In September
2020
, according to the
Indo-Asian News Service
news agency
,
the bank announced in a
regulatory filling
-presentation that companies make to a regulatory authority- that the CEO had transferred
100,000 shares
to his
former teacher Gurdial Saroop Saini
.
Protagonist.
He is 52 years old, born in Chennai, and is the CEO of a bank.
Photo: IDFC First Bank.
A show of gratitude
"We wish to inform you that V. Vaidyanathan transferred 100,000 fully paid-up equity shares of IDFC FIRST Bank Limited held in his
personal
capacity to his former school teacher, Gurdial Saroop Saini, as a
gift
, without any consideration, as a
token of gratitude
for the help that he gave him in an earlier stage of his life, "said the presentation, quoted in the
Dainik Jagran
newspaper
-jagran.com-.
The shares were worth approximately
Rs
3,000,000
as
of October 7 -
approx.
40,000 dollars
.-, according to information from
Dainik Jagran
.
Indian businessman
Peri Maheshwer
, who claimed to know the CEO, revealed on his Facebook account the story behind the share donation.
"(...) I have met Vaidyanathan a few times when I was at ICICI (N. del r .: a local bank) and I noticed him as a
humble man attached to his roots
(...)", he began by writing the publication.
Birla Institute of Technology & Science.
The university where the CEO studied.
Photo: bitmesra.ac.in.
Maheshwer clarified that Vaidyanathan was admitted as a young man to the
Birla Institute of Technology & Science -
BITS, for its acronym in English.
"He did
not have the money to travel there
to appear for the interview (...). Mr. Gurdial Saini, his then mathematics teacher, loaned him
500 rupees
(...). Vaidya studied at the BITS, headquarters of Mesra and he did well in his professional life, "he said on the social network.
The businessman explained that the CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank
searched for Saini for a time
, but at that time he could not locate him because the teacher changed jobs frequently.
"A very good example"
"Many years later, thanks to a former colleague, he learned that Mr. Saini was in the city of
Agra
, called him and expressed his gratitude for the
timely help,
" Maheshwer wrote.
Users complimented Vaidyanathan for his attitude. "A
very good example
of a humble and down-to-earth person. We want many more people like this in our society. Thank you for sharing
such positive
news
," said Sujata C. on Facebook.