Mumbai Pledges to fight Malnutrition with Akshaya Patra Foundation
Shankar Mahadevan hosted an evening to raise awareness about the
challenge of hunger. Hosting an event in aid of The Akshaya Patra
Foundation, an NGO providing mid-day meals to over 1.3 million Indian
children, he said, “I hope everybody joins us in support of Akshaya
Patra as the programme is so impactful. I feel blessed to part of the
Akshaya Patra family.”
The event was well attended by many of
Mumbai’s industrialists, business tycoons and Government officials. Some
of the personalities who lent their support to the evening included
Sudha Murty, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra, Prasoon and Aparna Joshi,
Mohandas Pai, Praveen Kadle of Tata Capitol, Hemant Nagrale, Prasad
Badipa, Hafeez and Pearl Contractor, Jayant Patil -Cabinet Minister Of
Rural Development In Western India, Birgit Zorniger-Taj GM.
The
evening saw screening of docu-drama –‘Under One Sky’ that essayed the
journey of Akshaya Patra. The live performance by children who were
Akshaya Patra beneficiaries won many hearts.
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