"What is wrong in helping people and making quick bucks?" This was the question posed by Rangaswamy, a 60-year-old retired security guard, who has found the best way to put his limited education to good use.
A resident of Madanayakanahalli, Rangaswamy sits outside a bank where people come to exchange their demonetised currency notes. While the form for exchanging the notes is in English, the deposit and withdrawal challans are in English and Hindi. "As most of the villagers don't know these languages, I fill up the form for them and charge a nominal fee," he said.
If one is well-dressed and bejeweled, Rangaswamy charges Rs 5. For the others, he charges Rs 3 or Rs 2. He juggles between three nationalised banks on Madanayakanahalli Main Road.
Serpentine queues snake along the main road as people wait to go not only to banks, but also to Rangaswamy to get their forms filled and ensure that the documents are in order.
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"What is wrong in helping people and making quick bucks?” This was the question posed by Rangaswamy, a 60-year-old retired security guard, who has found the best way to put his limited education to good use.
A resident of Madanayakanahalli, Rangaswamy sits outside a bank where people come to exchange their demonetised currency notes. While the form for exchanging the notes is in English, the deposit and withdrawal challans are in English and Hindi. "As most of the villagers don’t know these languages, I fill up the form for them and charge a nominal fee,” he said.
If one is well-dressed and bejeweled, Rangaswamy charges Rs 5. For the others, he charges Rs 3 or Rs 2. He juggles between three nationalised banks on Madanayakanahalli Main Road.
Serpentine queues snake along the main road as people wait to go not only to banks, but also to Rangaswamy to get their forms filled and ensure that the documents are in order.
DH News Service
A resident of Madanayakanahalli, Rangaswamy sits outside a bank where people come to exchange their demonetised currency notes. While the form for exchanging the notes is in English, the deposit and withdrawal challans are in English and Hindi. "As most of the villagers don't know these languages, I fill up the form for them and charge a nominal fee," he said.
If one is well-dressed and bejeweled, Rangaswamy charges Rs 5. For the others, he charges Rs 3 or Rs 2. He juggles between three nationalised banks on Madanayakanahalli Main Road.
Serpentine queues snake along the main road as people wait to go not only to banks, but also to Rangaswamy to get their forms filled and ensure that the documents are in order.
DH News Service
"What is wrong in helping people and making quick bucks?” This was the question posed by Rangaswamy, a 60-year-old retired security guard, who has found the best way to put his limited education to good use. A resident of Madanayakanahalli, Rangaswamy sits outside a bank where people come to exchange their demonetised currency notes. While the form for exchanging the notes is in English, the deposit and withdrawal challans are in English and Hindi. "As most of the villagers don’t know these languages, I fill up the form for them and charge a nominal fee,” he said.
If one is well-dressed and bejeweled, Rangaswamy charges Rs 5. For the others, he charges Rs 3 or Rs 2. He juggles between three nationalised banks on Madanayakanahalli Main Road.
Serpentine queues snake along the main road as people wait to go not only to banks, but also to Rangaswamy to get their forms filled and ensure that the documents are in order.
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