Autorickshaws in India are known for his or her wild decor, quirky one-liners, and loud music and sometimes go viral for these items. However, an auto from Kerala has gone viral for having the name of celebrated Brazilian author Paulo Coelho printed on its back. Coelho took to Twitter to share a photograph of an autorickshaw that not only had his name written on that but also had the name of 1 of his books, ‘The Alchemist’ written on that in Malayalam. Coelho wrote in his tweet, “Kerala, India (thank you abundantly for the photo).”
Born in Rio de Janerio in 1947, Coelho is best known for books just like the Alchemist, Eleven Minutes and therefore the Winner Stands Alone. The Alchemist was first published in 1988 and is a couple of young shepherd boy named Santiago and his journey from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert through the Pyramids.
Coelho’s tweet on Sunday went viral and was liked over 21000 times. Indians, especially people from Kerala, couldn’t resist expressing their love for the author.
