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The unexpected return of a valuable briefcase restored Sri's faith in humanity

After her dad died, Sri Pisharody flew to India with her mother and daughter. She told her daughter to be wary of the rickshaw drivers but then something happened that made her question what she said.
Sri Pisharody and her mother at a train station in India.

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team, about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.


After her father died, Sri Pisharody's mother moved to the U.S. to be near her family. But a few things

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