Taj Chahal has thrown himself some great birthday bashes. He has rented limos to take his friends to San Francisco. He’s flown to Vegas. This year, for his 29th birthday, Chahal decided to do something a bit different: He hosted a surprise party for 300 total strangers - complete with birthday cake and party favors for everyone - at Martha’s Kitchen, a San Jose charity that serves meals to the homeless and working poor.

Most of us consider our birthdays as a time to receive, not to give. So why would this guy celebrate his by feeding the homeless?

It’s all about karma, he says.

“If you are blessed to have the things that you have, then you should share them with others.”

Chahal has indeed been blessed. His family moved from India to San Jose when he was 7. After graduating from Independence High School, he attended San Jose State University until his younger brother, entrepreneurial prodigy Gurbaksh Chahal, started his first company at age 16. Taj, then 19, dropped out to work with him. Last year the Chahal brothers sold their latest start-up, BlueLithium, an advertising technology company, to Yahoo for $300 million. (LINK)

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