NGO Photos | Akshaya Patra Charity Images

No photo matches the experience you get when you visit the schools and kitchens of Akshaya Patra. However, the hectic life, distance and many such reasons do not present most of us with opportunities for same. Therefore, we have these exclusive images made available for you! The gallery has images that give you a glimpse of various aspects of the organisation.

Akshaya Patra conferred upon the Nikkei Asia Prize 2016

Madhu Pandit Dasa, Chairman of The Akshaya Patra Foundation receives the Nikkei Asia Prize on Sunday, May 29 in Tokyo. Naotoshi Okada, President, CEO of Nikkei Inc. presents the award at the ceremony.

SanDisk Employees Volunteer at Akshaya Patra’s Vasanthapura Kitchen

On 11th March, 2016, a group of 20 employees from SanDisk volunteered at Akshaya Patra’s V.K. Hill kitchen as a part of the company’s CSR initiative. At the kitchen, they helped the staff in prepping for the next day.

Nobel Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus Visits Hubballi Kitchen

On 7 February, 2016 Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate, Founder of Grameen Bank along with Anousheh Ansari and Dr “Desh” Deshpande of the Deshpande Foundation visited Akshaya Patra’s Hubballi kitchen. Here are a few select images of the visit.

Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Sri Rajnath Singh visits Lucknow Kitchen

On 27 December, 2015, Sri Rajnath Singh, Honourable Minister of Home Affairs; Government of India served food to children after visiting the Akshaya Patra Foundation’s kitchen facility in Lucknow. Here are a few images exclusively from the event.

US Ambassador visits Vasanthapura kitchen

His Excellency, Mr. Richard Rahul Verma, the US Ambassador to India, visited The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s Vasanthapura kitchen on 4th November 2015. He was joined by Ms. Andie DeArment, Cultural Affairs Officer at the US Consulate General in Chennai.

Partnership with Infosys Foundation

The Infosys Foundation and Akshaya Patra have developed a partnership spanning over a decade. Over the years the two organisations have collaborated over a range of initiatives that strengthened our mutual dream of ending child hunger in India

First Food Safety and Quality Control Lab

Akshaya Patra has opened its first Food Safety and Quality Control Laboratory (FSQC Lab) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Aimed to evaluate food from farm to plate, the lab has been fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, and high-precision testing instruments.

Inauguration of Lucknow Kitchen

We are expanding. We are happy to announce we have inaugurated our first kitchen in Lucknow on 15th March, 2015. The centralised kitchen was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav.

Anandiben Patel inaugurates Surat kitchen

Akshaya Patra’s Surat kitchen was inaugurated on 15th February. The centralised kitchen was formally opened by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel. The kitchen was sponsored by the Surat Municipal Corporation and ONGC.

Surat kitchen inauguration

A centralised kitchen at Surat will be inaugurated on 15th February, 2015 by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel. Also present at the inauguration will be Guest of Honour Nanubhai Vanani, Minister of State – Education.

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister visits Rourkela

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment, and other dignitaries visited the Rourkela kitchen. They were welcomed by Pancharatna Dasa, Vice President of Akshaya Patra, Odisha.

Workshop with Institute of Secretariat Training & Management

Akshaya Patra organised a three day training cum exposure visit was attended by 30 Deputy Secretaries from 27 Ministries. The workshop was conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Secretariat Training & Management (ISTM), Govt. of India. Phase two