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My Experience with the Akshaya Patra Foundation – School Lunch Program

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on July 6, 2012

When I heard about Akshaya Patra, I knew it was perfect for exactly what I wanted to do in India. I come from a mixed background, where my father is from India and my mother is from UK. However, being raised in America, I never really knew much about India. I always wanted to travel

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Build a Healthier Tomorrow – Akshaya Patra

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on June 6, 2012

Akshaya Patra means inexhaustible vessel which can continuously supply food to the needy. I feel that hunger is the most dreadful disease faced by children in our country. Hunger leads to malnutrition and affects the

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Social media…a boon to the development sector

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

Social networking has become a powerful tool for the development sector. There were times when non profits had to splurge a lot just to create awareness about the cause and the great efforts they made

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Akshaya Patra’s Hyderabad blues

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

The Akshaya Patra Foundation has its operations over 18 locations across India, each one filled with its own triumphs and trials. Lakshmikant Dasa, the location head of Hyderabad, explains the challenges faced by Akshaya

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We Thank You

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

On an early Sunday morning (the morning of 23rd May 2010), when every sensible human being is supposed to be snuggled in bed and fast sleep, many industrious souls of Bangalore gathered with uncontained excitement

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Poverty is the primary cause for lack of education: Madhu Pandit Dasa

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

Nelson Mandela, once said “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” Education not only gives people the means to a better life but also something more profound: the ability to grow and learn through one’s own experiences. The strength of a nation can often be determined by the education

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Missionaries, an important part of our family

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

The Akshaya Patra Foundation is the largest NGO in the world to implement the mid-day meal program. Behind this simple statement lies a decade of hard work and selfless dedication of all the people that

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Let’s give our children their right to a brighter future

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

Poverty continues to be one of the biggest hurdles India faces in its quest to emerge as a superpower of the new Millenium. There seems to be a ‘thin red line’ we must cross before

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A journey through our “green kitchen”

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

Spread across 3 acres, the Hubli kitchen is one of the most innovative and technologically advanced of all the Akshaya Patra kitchens. It is ISO 22000 certified and follows all the norms and standards set

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The Rice Cleaning Marvel

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 23, 2012

One of the many salient features of the world’s largest kitchen includes the system to clean raw rice. This rice-cleaning machine was imported from Spain in the year 2005. The arrangement, with a capacity of

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