Fruit seller who earns N762 daily wins Padma Shri for providing education to children- Harekala Hajabba, a fruit seller, has received one of the biggest prizes in India for helping children get an education - With his very meagre savings from hawking fruits, he was able to set up a school for 28 kids in his village in 2000 - Hajabba saw the need for good education during an encounter that left him in want of how to communicate in the English language An Indian orange seller, Harekala Hajabba, has been rewarded by the government for his effort in helping to educate children in his village. According to New18, he was given an honorary Padma Shri Award, an honour that is thought of as one of the biggest in the country. An interesting thing worthy of note is that the fruit seller who comes from a village called Newpadapu around Mangalore has no formal education at all. The news was first shared by a Twitter user who goes by the name Parveen Kaswan. He said the news about the award reached the fruit seller when he was standing “in a line on a rotation shop when authorities informed”. Read also Police officer Dolapo Badmus vows to sponsor a group of young vulcanizer's business (videos) Having suffered due to his inability to communicate in the English language, he took it on himself to help children in his village learn the language. His village was only able to get a school in 2000 after he had scraped together his savings to build one. With an income of around R150 (N762.79) daily, Hajabba did not have much help. His determination to ensure education, however, helped him to set up a school with 28 students. Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian lady on Twitter who goes by the name Amarachi Osuji narrated a moving story of how she dumped medicine for engineering. Making the academic change did not come easily as she dithered for three years before she gathered the strength for the pivotal step. PAY ATTENTION: Download our mobile app to enjoy the latest news update The need to switch to engineering started after her first semester in Hungary. She pushed on for five semesters. By that time, the scholarship she was on was dealt a blow by government negligence. Read also Humble vulcanizer stuns many, graduates with a first-class degree in Statistics After bouts with depression of “what-comes-after”, she called home and told them about wanting to leave medicine. Her family did not take it lightly as she got many calls from them trying to dissuade her. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: We have upgraded to serve you better How I graduated with a 6.0 CGPA – University of Ibadan best Geology student | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Harekala Hajabba, a fruit seller, has received one of the biggest prizes in India for helping children get an education - With his very meagre savings from hawking fruits, he was able to set up a school for 28 kids in his village in 2000 - Hajabba saw the need for good education during an encounter that left him in want of how to communicate in the English language Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: NAIJ.com Legit.ng: