Sikh who helped injured kid feted in NZ
Monday, 25/05/2015
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MELBOURNE: A Sikh man from India, who made international headlines after he broke religious protocol by removing his turban to help a profusely bleeding child in New Zealand, has been presented with a truckload of new furniture for his sparsely decorated flat by a TV station.
Harman Singh took his turban off to cradle the head of an injured child in Auckland and made international headlines.
Harman Singh, 22, was at his home in Auckland when a sixyear-old boy, who was walking to school with his elder sister, was hit by a car nearby, recently.
Harman rushed to the spot after hearing the screeching of car wheels and the commotion.
He said he did not think twice about removing his turban to help the child, who was bleeding from the head.
Harman became a worldwide phenomenon after the picture was widely shared online and a news crew from New Zealand’s OneNews went to interview him at his home. After airing the report, viewers raised concerns about his home, which was very sparsely decorated — there were only a few plastic garden chairs in the living room, and Harman slept on a mattress on the floor.
The station went back to do a second report, to see how he has dealt with his new found fame and in the interview, he modestly denied that he was famous.
But halfway through this second report, he got a surprise --working with a local furniture shop, the station had arranged for a van full of new furniture to show up at his front door, part of a gift to repay his kindness.
Harman’s flatmate Ravi and Lily from the furniture shop also came on board to help fill his house. When the van pulled up outside Harman’s house, he was speechless. “We got you some furniture!” his flatmate yelled. Harman emotionally accepted the gifts.
