SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

The Clean Cooking Alliance along with Tata Trusts and other partners is going to kick-off its pilot project of Alliance’s behavior change campaign at the Taj Land’s End Hotel , Mumbai on January 31st, 2019 from 03:30- 05:00 pm. The event will begin with a cooking demonstration using clean cooking solutions by Celebrity Chef Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor. The event will not only feature a Q&A between  Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Alliance CEO Dymphna van der Lans,  will also mark the launch of the Alliance’s behavior change campaigns in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat for the next six months, this campaign will promote the adoption of clean cook-stoves among the rural population and convince them to stop using traditional cook-stoves (Mitti Ka Chulha). Over 789 million people in India comprising nearly 60 percent of the population depend on polluting, open fires or inefficient stoves to cook their food, harming health, the climate, and environment. The exposure to household air pollutio...

Hearty, Starry & Musical Launch of Feed The Future Now : MUMBAI The Akshaya Patra Foundation along with nine leading corporates and Government of India pledge for a Nourished India, Educated India!    Aims to serve 5 billion mid-day meals by 2020 The Akshaya Patra Foundation, in presence of Shankar Mahadevan (composer and playback singer), Vivek Oberoi, Sonali Bendre  (Indian actor) and  Sanjeev Kapoor (Celebrity Chef and Entrepreneur)  launched Feed the Future Now in Mumbai on Wednesday at PVR, Juhu Dynamix Mall. Feed the Future Now is a national movement to raise awareness about importance of nourishment amongst children and its impetus to education. This movement aims to serve 5 billion meals to children across India by 2020 with a view to create a ‘Poshit Bharat, Shikshit Bharat.’ The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Shridhar Venkat  said,  “We are very thankful t...

Prasaadam ( Blessed Food ) - A Matter of Pride ' Anna he Poornabrahmma'  - a very famous Sanskrit proverb, means the Food is as Important ( Holistic ) as the whole Universe. The one who cooks the food lovingly and feeds it to his / her loved ones with all heart is the God / Goddess. Godly ( blessed by God ) food is called ' Prasaadam ' in Sanskrit . Naturally cooking is a matter of pride and Love . Being a loving, caring Mother / Father and nurturing the child to an accomplished adulthood is an achievement. This grown up child then becomes the loving , caring parent of his own child, an exact replica of his / her parents. The common link between the generations is the FOOD , cooked and fed with heart full of tender Love . Cooking and feeding our family and friends can never be a chore as it is the matter of Pride for both .    The food may be as simple as Dal, Rice , Subzi and Roti but as it is cooked with the intention of making our own people ha...