Eighth standard student of GMPS Unkal, Karnataka, Sinchana is extremely happy to be back to school after months. While at home, she missed her friends, teachers, the hot lunch, games and fun. “I am happy that I can come back to school. I can now enjoy with my friends, study and eat well. I don’t like eating vegetables at home but the vegetables that we get in school for lunch is very tasty and I eat them without any fuss,” she says.

This film is a glimpse into the life of Geetha L Olekar, an associate implementation engineer working at Q2 Software. Geetha was a beneficiary of the mid-day meal programme, implemented by The Akshaya Patra Foundation, during her school days. She also received scholarships facilitated by Akshaya Patra. The scholarships helped Geetha complete her higher studies.

The film is about the Akshaya Patra kitchen in Bhuj, Gujarat. Currently, the kitchen serves hot, nutritious, safe and tasty mid-day meal to 23,500 children every day in 177 schools across the Bhuj region. This kitchen is the 42nd centralised kitchen of The Akshaya Patra Foundation.

This film explores the other facets of an Akshaya Patra kitchen besides brick, mortar and steel. It explores hope, compassion, service and the lives connected to the kitchen, as part of a community.

As we look back over 22 years of service, we are honoured by your support, and that of our government and corporate partners who have helped us cross vital milestones over the past two decades. In this video you will hear from Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, our Vice Chairman and integral member of Akshaya Patra’s founding team, who takes us on a journey from our origins to date, and well as from our CEO, Shridhar Venkat.

Feed healthy and nutritious meals to homeless mothers of Vrindavan with Akshaya Patra.

Akshay Patra is preparing hygienic and clean mid-day meal for more then 13 lakh children. The initiative was started in 2000 and the target is to reach 50 lakh student by 2020. Akshay Patra is serving in 9 states.