KANPUR, Nov. 9 -- A jeweller in Ahirwan area in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was in for a surprise when a 22-year-old man entered his shop with a big bag containing Rs.10 and Rs.20 coins-his year-long savings amounting to Rs.1.05 lakh-to buy a gold chain as a surprise gift for his wife.

The uncommon and heart-warming gesture of Abhishek Yadav, who runs a small paan (betel leaf) shop near HAL intersection, moved jeweller Mahesh Verma so much that he gave Abhishek a gold chain worth around Rs.1 lakh without even counting the coins days before Diwali.

Abhishek got married a year ago and with his meagre earnings it was quite difficult for the couple to afford luxuries. Although his wife Rakhi never demanded anything from her husband ever since th...