How often do we take out money from our pocket to give to someone who is needy? Would you help if someone you didn’t know came to you and asked for financial aid? May be not, or at least you might think twice before giving away even a hundred rupees note. We sometimes go to an NGO and donate some money or stuff and feel content that we have done our share of good deeds. We feel good about ourselves and move on with our lives. But there are a few people, very few, who literally dedicate their lives to helping the needy. ‘Paalam’ Kalyanasundaram is one such person. His tryst with social service was when he listened to Nehru’s plea to contribute to defense fund during Indo-China war. This 73-year old librarian has been donating all his earnings every month for 30 years to the poor. Born at Melakarivelamkulam in Tamil Nadu, Kalyanasundaram took up odd part-time jobs to earn his daily bread and butter while he donated all his savings and regular income to....