Daan Paatra
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| Type | Not for Profit |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Location |
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| Owner | ISKCON Juhu |
Key people | Dr Mukunda Madhava Das |
| Website | daanpaatra.com |
ISKCON's Daan Paatra is a charitable fund-raising organisation located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It raises funds for various charitable causes including ISKCON Food Relief Foundation which runs school lunch programme.[1] in association with Government of Maharashtra.[2][3]
The organization was established by ISKCON temple, Mumbai and is headquartered at Hare Krishna Land, Juhu, Mumbai.
History
Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON's Founder-acarya, is the inspiration behind Food for Life. He stated in 1972 that “No one within ten miles of an ISKCON temple should go hungry.” Since that time ISKCON devotees have expanded a global network of free food restaurants, mobile services and relief programs establishing daily delivery routes in many large cities around the world.[4]
Currently, Food for Life's largest programs are in India. More than 1.2 million school children are served a multi-course hot, healthy, and tasty lunch six days a week in cities throughout the sub-continent, through a partnership with the Indian government for the ‘Mid-day Meal’ scheme.[5]
See Also
- ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
- Bhaktivedanta Hospital
References
- ↑ Mid Day Meal Scheme
- ↑ "REVIEW OF MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME IN MAHARASHTRA" (PDF). shanlaxjournals.
- ↑ "National Programme of Mid DayMeal in Schools" (PDF). mdm.nic.in.
- ↑ "Food Relief Program » Home – ISKCON – The Hare Krishna Movement". Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ↑ Apr 23, TNN |; 2019; Ist, 8:51. "Punjab to follow Andhra model for midday meals | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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