Mumbai’s do-good auto driver to speak at TEDx next month

His spirit of public service has taken a new turn,as he has been invited to a latest edition of TEDx talks to be held early next year at Visakhapatnam. There,Bachche is going to speak on the subject,“Imagine,ideate,inspire”,along with noted personalities such as owner of the telecom start-up MobME Vivek Francis,top wedding photographer Joseph Radhik and filmmaker Anand Gandhi,among others. “I’m glad that my work is being admired. I have always lived in poverty,and I am happy that my efforts to bring some joy into other’s life is being appreciated,” he says with a smile.

Bachche describes his family as being “the usual — you know,hum do,humare do”. He has a brother in Pune whom he visits often. But be it a Facebook fanpage or the curious and admiring glances that his auto draws,Bachche goes back home to his “missus” in a 75×75 ft rented room in Koliwada,after a long day’s work. “I have received many awards and acclaim. But people,who admire my work,never ask me about my needs,” he says.