No. 217, Bizarre news : A 56 year old man living alone in a deep forest. (ISL)

Hello. Greetings from Boonary TV. Today's bizarre news is "A 56 year old man living alone in a deep forest." Just think about it. Living alone in a forest without any facilities. Even imagining this is a little scary, but there's an old man who does so. Who is he? Why does he live alone in a forest? What's his story? Let's find out.

This man's name is Chandrashekar, a 56-year old man has been living in a dense forest in Dakshina Kannada district for the past 17 years. Detached from civilian life but serving fellow humans,here is something unique about him. What's that? I'll tell you. Chandrashekar has made his favourite car, an old white ambassador his home to reside in. Chandrashekar, therefore, has been living in his car alone for 17 years with no shave-no haircut, and 2 pieces of clothing and rubber slippers on him. With his lean physique and strong limbs, the man has adjusted to life in the wilderness. He bathes in the river that runs through the forest. He weaves baskets from dried creepers and sells them in a nearby village shop, travelling with his old bicycle. In exchange, he takes the rice, sugar, and other groceries. But why does he live in the forest alone like this? Take a look.

Once upon a time, Chandrshekhar owned over 1.5 acres of land in his village, where he lived a peaceful life and did farming. But unable to repay a loan of Rs 40,000 taken from a bank in 2003, the bank auctioned Chandrashekar’s farm. Following this, he drove his ambassador car to his sister’s house in but a continued rift with his sister’s family led to his decision to live alone after a few days. Without a single thought, he drove into the jungle and parked his favorite car, and from then on it's just been him and his car. What about the animals in the forest? Have a look ahead.

Chandrashekhar lives amid the wild animals. He encounters several elephants, Bison, wild boar, leopard, and snakes very often. The forest department isn't considering his stay in the forest as he has never damaged or looted forest resources. The only resource he uses is the dead creepers to weave baskets. Upon hearing this man's life, the District Collector visited him and assured him a proper house to live in. But, Chandrashekar denied staying in the house, reasoning he didn’t like living there. Gram Panchayath visited him and gave him his dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite not having an Aadhaar card. He had a tough time during the lockdown as he survived only on water and wild fruits. After living here for 17 long years, Chandrashekar still dreams of getting back to his plot and driving his ambassador home, although his old ‘abode’ may be too derelict to move around by now. One more thing we all must remember is that “Where there is Hope……...there is Life”.

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