AKSHAYA PATRA

Hi,

Dear all,

AKSHAYA PATRA:

 Change is imminent.  However, to bring about a positive change, one requires a vision and unflinching commitment.  Post independence, India has come a long way.  Yet, India’s success saga is interspersed with chronic poverty and illiteracy.  Though at one level, these problems may seem irreversible, the fact is that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Tomorrow's India demands empowered Indians.  People empowered with knowledge.  And this can only be achieved by imparting education to every child.   This mission calls for resolute individuals and groups to rise to the occasion and contribute positively towards building a stronger India. 

Education is the key for bridging the divide that exists in our country.  With information Technology and a resurgent economy, India has arrived on the global platform.  The coming of age of the Indian middle class too has been commendable.  But what about the other India, that is still combating the evils of malnutrition and abject poverty?  Akshaya Patra aims to bridge this gap through its innovative school meal program. 

In the year 2000, Akshaya Patra initiated a program of providing food to children in and around Banglore.  Akshaya Patra's free mid day meal program gave a boost to the prevailing nutritional level and school enrolments in Banglore.  Buoyed by the success, Akshaya Patra extended this program to various parts of India.  And in 8 years,  Akshaya Patra has become one of the world's largest NGO run school meal programs which is driven by the vision - No child in India shall be deprived of education because of hunger. As of today, Akshaya Patra is providing food to more than 9 lakh underprivileged children across India. 

In a journey that has spanned over 8 years, Akshaya Patra has been altruistically supported by its well wishers.  Akshaya Patra has indeed brought a positive difference to the lives of thousands of children across India who now have a future to look forward to. 

Please join us in lighting millions of candles of hope in every corner of India, and share our dream of feeding and educating  a million kids.  After all, India can’t awaken to life and freedom if we don’t. 

In the service of children

 Madhu Pandit Dasa

Chairman.