Imagine what a grand opportunity it would be to spend an hour or two picking your favourite celebrity’s brain?

That’s the chance you get with Fly with VIP, an initiative that seats a lucky person beside a celebrity to chat and ask questions for the duration of a flight. The proceeds from this initiative will be donated to a charity of the celebrity’s choice. Akshaya Patra has been chosen as the beneficiary by Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, R Balki, Akshara Haasan and Dhanush R!

Participants can vie for this opportunity in two ways: by bidding in an auction where the highest bid wins the seat, or by taking part in a lucky draw contest where each raffle ticket costs Rs. 100. The initiative also allows participants to place non-binding bids without any information regarding the celebrity’s flight date or sector. When the celebrity makes a travel plan, participants who booked in advance will take part in a one-hour long auction for the seat.

The auction for seats beside Amitabh Bachchan, R Balki, Akshara Haasan and Dhanush R for their flight on 2nd February from Mumbai to New Delhi closes on 30th January!

Click here to start bidding for the opportunity to spend time with your favourite star, and support a noble cause too.

The start of the New Year is approaching and it’s the time to make fresh resolutions. Perhaps you would like to live a healthier lifestyle, spend more time with your family, or take up a hobby.. or you could pledge to fund one child’s food for education every month for an entire year!

That sounds like a pledge worth taking up! By donating just Rs. 750 every month to Akshaya Patra you can feed twelve children for an entire year each! That’s one more year of keeping them in school and giving them the opportunity to achieve their dreams.

Every year we look within ourselves to find the best possible New Year resolution that has the potential to transform our lives. Imagine the joy and satisfaction of adopting a resolution that will transform the lives of twelve little children. Your helping hand in 2015 could give them the boost they need for the rest of their lives.

Make this New Year an auspicious occasion, and keep the goodwill flowing with monthly donations that will encourage, inspire and educate a child. Make a donation on the occasion of New Year here.