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Daan Paatra

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Daan Paatra
File:Daan Paatra Logo.png
TypeNot for Profit
HeadquartersMumbai
Location
  • Hare Krishna Land, Juhu, Mumbai, India
OwnerISKCON Juhu
Key people
Dr Mukunda Madhava Das
Websitedaanpaatra.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[edit]

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]

Food for Life Volunteers.

Currently, Food for Life's largest programs are in India. More than 1.2 million school children are a served 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Mid Day Meal Scheme
  2. "REVIEW OF MID DAY MEAL PROGRAMME IN MAHARASHTRA" (PDF). shanlaxjournals.
  3. "National Programme of Mid DayMeal in Schools" (PDF). mdm.nic.in.
  4. "Food Relief Program » Home – ISKCON – The Hare Krishna Movement". Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  5. 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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