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Celebrating 10 years at the Baran kitchen!

by arjun on April 24, 2015

Akshaya Patra's Baran kitchen completes one decade on 25th April, and looking back we see a 10 year legacy of fulfilment, joy and transformed lives. The Baran kitchen was conceptualised in 2005, when a survey was taken in the district that revealed a large presence of poor and malnourished children. Born to low-income nomadic tribal

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Small steps to save earth

by arjun on April 22, 2015

To quote Spiderman, "With great power comes great responsibility." Mankind is on the pinnacle of advancement, with breakthroughs in science and technology happening every day. These developments have given us power, but we have a

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Spread joy on Akshaya Tritiya

by arjun on April 21, 2015

Today is an auspicious day to start new ventures, and make new beginnings. It's Akshaya Tritiya, the Holy Day which is believed to be the birthday of Lord Parasurama, the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

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Cooking up a storm

by arjun on April 14, 2015

Over 60 recipes in just 48 hours. That was the result of 'Cookathon for Karnataka – Improving Nutrition in Mid-Day Meals', an initiative by Ashoka India, Akshaya Patra and Something's Cooking, held from 10th to

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Come together to reduce Maternal Mortality

by arjun on April 9, 2015

11th April, 2015 is a Saturday. While this is enough to make most of us happy, there is another reason to be glad. It is also National Safe Motherhood Day, a day dedicated to raise

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Going above and beyond for food safety

by arjun on April 3, 2015

7th of April is World Health Day, established to commemorate the founding of the WHO (World Health Organisation) in 1948. The theme for World Health Day 2015 is 'Food Safety: from farm to plate, make food safe' (#safefood), a topic very close to our heart here at Akshaya Patra. According to the WHO an estimated

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What’s planned this summer vacation?

by arjun on March 31, 2015

Through the year all our kitchens work tirelessly to make sure that the students receive nutritious meals, in sufficient quantity every day. But during the school summer vacation we turn our attention to getting geared

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Delivering good food, every day

by arjun on March 26, 2015

In our endeavour to provide healthy food to over 1.4 million children across India every day, we have to make sure that the food gets delivered on time and in good condition. To meet these

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Axalta Coating Systems joins us to feed children in Gujarat

by arjun on March 20, 2015

Axalta Coating Systems has partnered with Akshaya Patra to sponsor the mid-day meals for students of the community near their Savli manufacturing plant in Gujarat. These meals will be catered from the Foundation's kitchen in

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Best of luck, dear beneficiaries!

by arjun on March 13, 2015

It's that time of the year again. Final exams are underway and children across the country are frantically studying to move on to the next class. This is a hugely important time for children, especially