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Akshaya Patra Tampa Bay to Build Kitchen in Gujarat

Akshaya Patra Tampa Bay to Build Kitchen in Gujarat

Tampa Bay community along with Philanthropists Dr. Kiran Patel, Dr. Vijay Patel and Businessman Vijay Patel pledged to raise $3.1 million” TAMPA BAY: The Akshaya Patra Foundation USA’s Tampa Chapter raised $2.5 million to build a new kitchen in Mota Fofalia, Gujarat, at its annual benefit on Saturday, November 19.  Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest […]

Yes, Feed Their Minds, … but not on a Hungry Stomach

Yes, Feed Their Minds, … but not on a Hungry Stomach

By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: It’s a pretty simple notion, one that was implemented by the British in the Madras Corporation in 1925 and by the French in the Union Territory of Pondicherry in 1930: provide a mid-day meal to children in school so that they could better concentrate their minds on studying on a […]

Akshaya Patra Breaks Ground for New Kitchen Outside Hyderabad

Akshaya Patra Breaks Ground for New Kitchen Outside Hyderabad

STONEHAM, MA: On August 11, the Akshaya Patra Foundation held a foundation stone laying ceremony on 1.5 acres of land in Narsingi outside Hyderabad.  The kitchen was made possible with a grant from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. The foundation anticipates that the kitchen will begin to serve its first meals to 30,000 government […]

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor to Headline Akshaya Patra Houston Benefit Gala

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor to Headline Akshaya Patra Houston Benefit Gala

Comedian Omi Vaidya will be the event’s Master of Ceremonies HOUSTON: The Akshaya Patra Foundation will be holding its 2016 Houston Benefit Event on Friday, October 7 at the Sugar Land Marriott.  Chef Sanjeev Kapoor will be the event’s keynote speaker.  Comedian Omi Vaidya will act as the event’s Master of Ceremonies. Sanjeev Kapoor is […]