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Why children are hungry?
The concept of happiness changes with each person. For a young child, happiness is the time he or she gets to play, learn and enjoy with friends. However, today, millions of children across the world...
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Akshaya Patra Chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa Honoured with Padma Shri
Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation has been conferred upon the Padma Shri. The prestigious award has been endowed to recognise the valuable contribution of Akshaya Patra...
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Can Food Security Contribute to Economic Growth?
Food security is in news once again. First, the Supreme Court pulled up some states for their failure to implement the National Food Security Act, 2013, even after two years since it was signed into...
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Necessity of Nutrition for Children to have better Education
Hunger is a social evil. It may not necessarily force someone to do something evil, but it will definitely not allow him to concentrate on the task at hand, and concentration, as we all know, is of...
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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus makes a visit to Akshaya Patra kitchen
The first Sunday in February was a special day for Akshaya Patra and its staff in Hubballi kitchen. On that day Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Founder of Grameen Bank visited the Akshaya...
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Facts That Will Change the Way You Approach Food Wastage in India
“Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry,” – Pope Francis on food wastageBack in 1996, a report released by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture...
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How Donation for Tax Benefit Works
It’s the time of the year when everyone is trying their best to figure out how to avail tax benefits or as a layman would put it, how to save tax. People opt for one of the several tax saving options,...
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Water Scarcity: An Existential Threat
On the eve of World Water Day 2016, we decided to find the answer to one of the most intriguing questions related to water: will we ever run out of it? Whilst doing so, we came across some facts about...
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Fundraising for an NGO – The Akshaya Patra Experience
NGOs don’t rely on a single method of fundraising, as dependence on one method alone is unlikely to help in reaching out to all the potential donors. Also, to ensure the sustainability of the...
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An Opportunity to Avail 100% Tax Deduction
If you are pressed for time with tax planning, we have for you some information on financial year-end donation to charity. It won’t just help you avail 100% tax deduction, but also ensure that you...
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Akshaya Patra Kitchens in Uttar Pradesh
In a state battling malnutrition, where the Government—even though willing to do something—is bogged down by lack of resources, NGOs have a crucial role to play when it comes to socioeconomic...
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Sponsor a Hungry Child this Anti-Child Labour Day
“If we want to develop our country we should first develop a bright future for children”Child Labour is an injustice done to the children depriving them of their basic right to learn, play and enjoy...
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Celebrating Akshaya Tritiya with Akshaya Patra
Seeing a smile on a child’s face after gratifying his hunger is the greatest blessing one can earn in his lifetime. There are many children in Government schools who crave to study and be educated but,...
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School Admission Time for the Beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra
The schools are reopening after the summer vacation. The children are filled with hopes for a new beginning and a new start and they dream to remain in the class rooms if circumstances are favourable....
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School Admission Time for the Beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra (Part-2)
In the first part, we have seen how Akshaya Patra improvises the quality and excellence of its kitchens for welcoming its beneficiary children after the vacations. This non-profit organisation in...
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World Environment Day 2016
June 5th every year marks World Environment Day. This day brings to spotlight, the importance of our environment and the need to preserve the environment for the generations to come. This is a time to...
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Mid-Day Meal and Its Secrets
There was a time when the school premises were bereft of the shrillness and joyful din of children, when classrooms were devoid of students, when children sat with heads bowed down in pangs of hunger,...
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How Children in Telangana Benefit from Akshaya Patra
It is only by doing service to others we can find the relevance of our existence. There are children in government schools who cannot pursue education for lack of food. The children crave to remain in...
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Giving Every Dream A Chance - An Akshaya Patra Initiative
Akshaya Patra serves wholesome nutritious meals to the children. The NGO for children aspires to be the mentor for these torchbearers, so that they would not be devoid of their dreams. Akshaya Patra...
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Donate a Vehicle, Sponsor a School or a Child—Your Choice!
The Akshaya Patra Foundation was built on the idea that no child should be deprived of education due to hunger—so far there has been no turning back. When meals are cooked for millions of children, it...
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