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The book-loving auto driver who caught Paulo Coelho's attention

Pradeep is an autorickshaw driver based in Kochi. His rickshaw '#Alchemist' is pretty well-known in #Kochi circles. On September 5th, Twitter threw him a surprise. Renowned Brazilian author #PauloCoelho tweeted the photo of Pradeep's autorickshaw. Coelho shared the picture and tweeted: "Kerala, India (thank you very much for the photo)." The photo features the back of the auto that has the name Paulo Coelho written on it and below the name, you find 'Alchemist' written in Malayalam.

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