The boys in the above photograph are playing in the garbage dumping ground. Toxic smoke rises from all around, but these kids have no care in the world. No wonder, they might not live beyond 40. The dumping ground is in Deonar and is India’s oldest and largest dumping ground. Few of us might think…
The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation prepares 12 lac meals every day. That’s quite a feat. But this is not one that has been achieved overnight – it’s taken a decade of persistence and hard work to reach here. Spend a couple of hours, just as I did, with Shri Radhakrishana Das and you’ll be amazed…
Mobile Crèches was founded by Meera Mahadevan in 1969 in Delhi on the belief that every child has the fundamental right to security, education, health care and protection. A housewife at the time, she was passing a construction site when she was struck by the sight of a baby lying unattended and exposed to the…
Mumbai is the perennial city of dreams, the city of Bollywood, a city where one and all enter with a glimmer of hope in their eyes, almost as if this is the lottery ticket that will transform their life and elevate them to the life they have always dreamt of. And while we come across…
ISKCON Food Relief Foundation’s Annamrita venture has received several awards for its good work in the last few years. Here’s a list of a few highlight-worthy ones: Lifebuoy National Child Health Award Received in 2009, by Hindustan Lever Ltd., for outstanding contribution in the sphere of child health and nutrution. D.Y. Patil Annual Achiever’s Award Received in…
Some of the ways you can volunteer with The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation are – Spread the word: How many kitchens do you know off that feed 12 lac children a day? Let people know about this amazing feat and how they can support us. Volunteer: your skill and time by filling out this form.…
The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation feeds 12 lac school children every day. That’s quite a feat. But this is not one that has been achieved overnight – it’s taken a decade of persistence and hard work to reach here. Spend a couple of hours, just as I did, with Swami Radhakrishana Das and you’ll be…
Taking an early morning taxi through the hectic traffic of Mumbai, I arrived at the ISKCON – Annamrita kitchen at Tardeo for my most delicious morning yet! Annamrita, meaning “food as pure as nectar” is a scheme initiated by the ISKCON Food Relief Foundation. Working in collaboration with the Indian Government, they provide midday meal…
by Shivi Verma On a rainy Friday morning, we decided to trek down to Bhivpuri, which is one train stop before Karjat. While actual trekking is what brings most people to Karjat, it was a visit to the NGO – Mazi Sainik Shikshan Ani Swasthya Kalyan Sansthan that brought us here. A difficult name to…
The dank, dilapidated looking school that houses Daffodil could pass for any unkempt building in a small village. But what sets this organisation apart from the others is the gentleman running the show – a garrulous old man with a stocky built and a never say die attitude. So it came as no surprise when…