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Running a clean, healthy workplace

by arjun on May 16, 2011

"No matter what happens, we have to deliver food to all schools on time. No matter what," says Someshekara. Though it is no easy task serving freshly cooked food to more than 17,000* children everyday, he helps Akshaya Patra's Mangalore kitchen meets its high standards through constant supervision and strict adherence to a timeline. Highly

Food and Education

The satisfaction in feeding children

by arjun on May 16, 2011

Ratna can single handedly clean the 2 tonnes of boiled rice that Akshaya Patra's Mangalore kitchen uses everyday. That amounts to approximately 50 bags, each one containing around 50kgs of rice. It is a part

Food and Education

‘The duty of serving children is noble’

by arjun on May 16, 2011

We serve 1.3 million children everyday with freshly cooked food as a secular, non-governmental organisation (NGO) helping children. That means employing hundreds of people throughout the country and empowering scores of women. At the corner

Food and Education

Loading food for nearly 780 schools in Hubli

by arjun on May 13, 2011

It would be natural to assume that after all the freshly cooked food has been packed into steel containers most of the work in the kitchen is done. But as Mallesh H.K., Loading Supervisor explains,

Food and Education

Inside the Hubli Akshaya Patra Kitchen

by arjun on May 11, 2011

He heard two people speaking of Akshaya Patra at a bus stop one day, says Gopal Londe and grew curious about the Foundation. "They were talking about how there was good work here and the

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School Inspection in Dharwad

by arjun on May 11, 2011

Travelling on a bike in 380 to 400 celcius degree heat on rough, unpredictable roads to remote villages is sometimes a part of Kiran Karigoudra's job. Working as he does inspecting schools in Dharwad city and surrounding rural areas, there is nothing he has not come across in his five years as an inspection supervisor.

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Kitchen Activities of Bellary

by arjun on May 11, 2011

"When we went to buy a vehicle to make commuting for our staff easier and the owner of the vehicle realised we were from Akshaya Patra," says Mr. Subramanyam, "he refused to take any money

General

Effluent Treatment Plant in Hubli

by arjun on May 11, 2011

An appealing garden graces the Hubli kitchen campus, adding a serene quality to the sleek modern architecture of the building. Immaculately maintained, it is a testament to Akshaya Patra's 'go green' efforts in Hubli, where

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