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
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
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
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 […]