New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- As India prepares to mark its 79th Independence Day, an unlikely figure is making headlines-- a Serbian man who has taken it upon himself to clean one Indian street every day in the week leading up to August 15.

Calling it his "seven-day challenge", the foreign national began his mission earlier this month, aiming to not just remove litter but to inspire civic responsibility. By Day 3, videos showed him sweeping streets, collecting garbage, and even speaking to locals about cleanliness, sparking admiration and introspection online.

In one of his posts, he wrote: "As long as it's outside my house, it's not my problem. This is the attitude of most people in India. Once this changes, the country will change. Stop poin...