The Akshaya Patra Foundation –

What sets us apart…

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on March 7, 2014

Founded in the year 2000 with just 5 schools and 1500 students in Bangalore, Karnataka, The Akshaya Patra Foundation today feeds 1.3 million hungry mouths at Government schools across 9 states and 21 locations in India. Thirteen years ago, the pioneers of this not-for-profit organisation probably did not know that their dream of reaching out

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Food that Beats the Heat

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 24, 2014

Summer’s kicking in, and with the sunshine and picnics come sweat, grime and a whole host of weather related diseases. As much as people wait for winter to end and summer to begin, very few

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Educating The Girls – not a piecemeal measure

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on December 3, 2013

Life can be challenging when you are a girl child in India. Previously bound by social custom, girl children in India were either not provided with education at all, forced to drop out of school

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World Food Day 2013

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on October 9, 2013

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded on October 16, 1945 and to honour this day World Food Day is observed every year around the world. Every year a theme is

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Music – A Way of Life and A Delight for Children

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on October 1, 2013

Everyday we play many roles and our roles differ from situation to situation. Broadly we can divide our roles in two categories- personal and professional. On professional front we mostly play a specific role. But,

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The Blue Bus Of Hope

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on September 30, 2013

The chugging of the mill by the yard, Have no ears of expectation and heed. The toots and tweets of the mobile jungle Could raise no alarm indeed. When the clock keeps counting Hunger in the midst surmounting But hope in fix support the earnest-- A day to change for the best. The heartbeats

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The ‘Never Ending Pot’ That Feeds India’s Needy Children

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on September 19, 2013

Twenty-three young students in the Indian state of Bihar died in July after eating a midday school lunch cooked with oil contaminated by pesticides. As a father of young children, I was deeply saddened by

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A peek into Akshaya Patra through the eyes of a 14 year old

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on September 6, 2013

Akshaya Patra - Unlimited Food For Education It was 6 o’clock in the morning on a warm, beautiful day when I was whisked off to Hare Krishna Hill in Bangalore, India. In the distance the

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Akshaya Patra Aiding in Keeping The Education Growth Indicator High

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on September 1, 2013

An Article In Times Of India says that India is expected to miss the crucial UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG), including those related to reduction in poverty, hunger and infant mortality, according to a government report.

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India’s status report on UN MDGs

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on August 1, 2013

Every year begins with fresh promises and new challenges. It also makes us aware of our achievements and yet to achieve goals. The release of a recent government report in Times of India has brought

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