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Blogging: it’s all about influencing the influencers

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on August 11, 2011

Back in 1999, when blogger.com started (Google acquired it in 2003), blogging was a small aspect of the online space in India. Little was foreseen about how it would become one of the biggest driving forces in customer engagement in the near future. Even now, compared to the overall size of the blogging community, the Indian

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Best ‘bhagidari’ award by Delhi Government

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on April 21, 2011

Akshaya Patra was recognized as the best ‘Bhagidari’ under social development by the Government of Delhi. Akshaya Patra was selected among 14 non-governmental organizations to participate in the two-day annual Bhagidari Mela hosted by the

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‘A rupee a day’ to feed more children

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on March 15, 2011

It is not about huge donations or big investments but a minimum help from all of us for somebody who needs it more, believed students of the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad. As part of

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Bloggers Throng ‘City of Joy’ for Akshaya Patra

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 25, 2011

On a sunny morning of Sunday, a community of bloggers from the city of joy woke up to gather around for a cause. A cause focused at feeding 5 million under-privileged children by the end

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Lunch with Kenny & Erica Jones

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 24, 2011

It is mid-noon on a warm Thursday and a blue bus can be seen winding its way through ceaseless Bangalore city traffic to Tasker Town, a bustling area in the heart of the metropolitan. The

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Vice-Chairman to speak at TIDES Summit

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 23, 2011

<p><img style="float: left; margin: 10px; border: 0px;" src="https://www.akshayapatra.org/sites/default/files/images/tides-2011-logo-beige.JPG" border="0" alt="TIDES" title="TIDES" /> The Vice-chairman of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Shri Chanchalapathi Dasa will be one of the speakers at the <a href="http://tidescoimbatore.com/index.html">TIDES leadership summit</a> conducted by the CII (Confederation of Indian Industries). The summit will happen on the 11th and 12th of March 2011 in

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American School Nutrition Program Experts Visit Jaipur Kitchen

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 23, 2011

<p>A delegation of experts from American school nutrition program visited Akshaya Patra, Jaipur to study the centralised mid day meal program. The delegation consisted of secretaries from various states overseeing the school meal program in

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Thank you Olive

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on February 9, 2011

<p><a href="http://www.olivebarandkitchen.com/" ><img style="float: left; margin: 10px; border: 0px;" src="https://www.akshayapatra.org/sites/default/files/images/olive_img.JPG" border="0" alt="Thank you Olive" title="Olive" /></a> Olive is an award winning chain of specialty restaurants with presence in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. It has found

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CISCO Employees Visit Akshaya Patra Kitchen

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on December 10, 2010

<p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="float: left; margin: 10px; border: 0px;" src="https://www.akshayapatra.org/sites/default/files/images/Vasanthapura_img1.jpg" title="CISCO Employees Visit Akshaya Patra" border="0" alt="The Akshaya Patra Foundation" /> A simple building on a small hillock at Vasanthapura belies ten years of working

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Fortis extends its’ helping hand to Akshaya Patra

by The Akshaya Patra Foundation on November 12, 2010

Fortis Investments, an autonomous investment management company has recently joined The Akshayapatra Foundation bandwagon. The management has adopted 229 children in Bangalore from 3 schools where Akshaya Patra’s midday meal programme is practiced. Mr. Nikhil