Pradeep, who has been riding his autorickshaw here for over two decades, saidhe came to know about Paulo Coelho's tweet from his friend on Sunday.

"This is a gift for reading the Alchemist...a blessing", he toldmedia, reacting to the author's tweet which made him and his autorickshawfamous. Twitterati in India celebrated Paulo Coelho's tweet.

"Come visit Kerala after this pandemic. It's a beautiful place," auser wrote in response to the author's tweet. Replying to Paulo Coelho, anotheruser said, "Whether it's fiction or non fiction, every world classics aretranslated into Malayalam, mother tongue of Keralites. And you are one of themost celebrated modern day writer here in Kerala."

Now Pradeep has one dream--to meet the author and thank him for his books. He is hopeful that his dream will come true one day as the writer has said inNovel. "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping youto achieve it," is one of the famous quotes of Paulo Coelho on dreams.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android