The Akshaya Patra Foundation –

Testimony on Akshaya Patra and Madhu Pandit Dasa by Dr.S.Nayana Tara

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

"I have known Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa and the Akshaya Patra Foundation for the past eight years and seen him build the program from a humble beginning of feeding 1500 children in government schools coming from underprivileged families to its present staggering size and scale of feeding 973,000 children every day in 14 locations in India!! I have had

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Wonder what AkshayaPatra has in store for the future…

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

7:00 AM I slipped into a pair of over sized slippers, tucked my hair into a shower cap, and stepped into the hot and steamy kitchen, where human-sized cauldrons full of rice and sambhar were brewing.

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Experience during the time of disaster

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Around the beginning of October 2009, when all schools had closed for Dasara holidays and people across India were celebrating the festive season, Karnataka experienced one of its greatest tragedies. Retreating South-West monsoons brought heavy

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Volunteers from ANZ made their day special

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

‘Cchhiva prachaad’, he said when asked what his name was. The young 5-year-old, who almost crept out of being a toddler, rushed towards his head-mistress who was distributing prizes to winners of the drawing competition.

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CISCO Employees Visit Akshaya Patra Kitchen

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

A simple building on a small hillock at Vasanthapura belies ten years of working towards a better India. The drive up the hill, paved with stones that make for a rough road, ends at a

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A Teacher speaks about Akshaya Patra

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

“Akshaya Patra has indeed helped us,” says Vasantha Kumari. According to this Head Mistress of Maharani Girls’ High School, things have changed drastically for most of the teachers and children that she works with. Before Akshaya Patra, it was the teachers of the school, including Vasantha Kumari, who were given the onus of ensuring lunch

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Shining through

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

The Akshaya Patra Foundation made waves at the recently held PAN IIT conference in Chicago. Amongst the 2000 delegates attending the conference, were Sri Desh Deshpande, an IIT alumni and an accomplished IT professional, and

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Global giving made easy!

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Ever heard about a world-changing idea that you wanted to support, but didn’t know how to? Thanks to websites such as GlobalGiving, it is easier than ever now! An open, transparent marketplace, GlobalGiving is a

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Cisco’s association with Akshaypatra.

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

Excerpts from an interview with Mr. V. Gopalratnam, VP IT and CIO Cisco India regarding Cisco’s association with Akshaypatra. Mr. V. Gopalratnam heads the Civic Council at Cisco India and it is under his leadership

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Dialing to create a SMILE

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on May 14, 2012

It was a day of rejoice, a moment when their efforts were ready to be imprinted on their morale. The team of 7 from Kankei Services, an active part of Akshaya Patra’s telemarketing function, was

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