I remember , in my class, in school, there were two quite poor girls, I still remember their name after 55 years, sugbati and bhagyeshwari. one day me and my friend finished lunch quickly because we wanted to go to library. We saw these two girls sitting in the classroom, I asked how come they are not eating with every one else. they both were quiet. upon asking again and again they told me they don't bring lunch because they can not afford. I went home and I was telling my mother about it. next day my mom put two extra roti, and extra subji and told me to share with them. that became my daily routine. Back then , it was not such a big deal for me, but now, thinking back, I thank my mom for it. R.I.P mom
being _human_ , i understand.. and they were very lucky to have met you and received your family’s kindness. i bet they still remember.. things like that are hard to forget
Bismillah Allahuakbar my parents made just one child, and after me they always used a condom. In these indians families they produces too many child! there are too many humans on this planet!
Don't worry, there's about 500 other people who are willing and able to do his job. It's India we're talking about. Government jobs are in heavy demand.
i donate 420 rupees per month to akshay patra foundation...not just me but many indian who dont have own kids do this and they donate few thousand a month.
For people who are crying nutrition. Look up the ingredients of Sambhar - Its a lentil stew and any vegetable can be included. Its a good mix of protein, carbs, vitamins and fiber. There is no preservative or nasty sugar. Honestly some people cant see good in anything. Akshay Patra is doing an amazing job.
@@JamesPiccone but they don't provide fresh veggies and it's only for few poors not for all students. only indian and Japanese government give such lunch, books, uniforms to all students for free.
@@abirami9481 you are talking about the system in 1990. Now there is TET ( teacher eligibility test ) which is Mandatory for any person who wants to work in any school or college.
India got money because of Dr Manmohan Singh who Liberalised trade. The day he did it, India had ONLY 2 weeks of foreign exchange reserves left. Today India has more than $367 BILLION!!!! Thank the Foreign money and tech going into India!!! And thank the U.S Fed for low interest rates so the money can go to poor countries at cheaper rates!!!!
@@arunshrivatsaa7513 The Govt has more money because of foreign flows. Also Sikh Gurdwaras have been giving FREE breakfast,lunch, supper since the middle ages. Btw Dr K kamarajar's efforts to be commended
Nothing can be more worst than a child to sleep & stay hungry.. whoever is involved in this Free Lunch programme, God bless all of them.. very well done.. dont ever stop this good work... & people with similar problems should learn & follow this....
Bojack Horseman Everyone has a right to rejoice in their own religion, just because they have different religions doesn't mean the other should stop praise, there's nothing wrong with someone giving thanks to their GOD and giving blessings. If someone doesn't like it they should just ignore it instead of being ignorant. No one should be told to stop, just the same as someone also should not be put down for not being a believer. We should all try to more kind and considerate.
Actually, the government has a mid-day meal program for all children that go to a government school. Meals are to be provided free of cost. I don't know how efficiently it is made available to the child though.
Our school gives a field trip where we go to gov't schools and serve them the lunch; it's called (mid-day- meal); there is a program called Akshaya Patra which provides the lunch it is a branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
fast forward to 2018, now the school not only provide food but also monthly allowance, free books and school uniforms. Every year, they are introducing additional programs for kids and that happening all over India.
@@Inuitman and would you do a google search about which country have highest rapes per 100000 people.... Its western nations India has a mammoth sized population so all the statistics get magnified.... Since a nation's populace living standard is not determined by entire gdp but per capita income....so does the law and order by prevalence of crimes in society for given number of individuals.... If u still wanna go with sum total then with that logic india has a bigger economy than France....Are we more prosperous than France????
What a fabulous idea ! And the food is healthy, not processed crap. I remember Hare Krishna in Australia in the 70s, they fed anyone who wanted it, free.
Still I remember that.. I'm from Tamilnadu,India ... I'm studied govt school..in my childhood my family can't afford meal expenses coz my father is drunker.. I go to school only for meal... If I attend the school I got lunch.. so that only reason for completion of my study... now I am working in American MNC as a Sr.Developer role in Chennai... thanks to my govt.. Thank you for lift me up...
i came from phillipines many children her didn't go to school because they are hungry. lots of children in the street..india use free meal to incourage the children to go to school because that free meal at the same time they learn i love india❤
You know, Hare Krishna is everywhere. Maybe if you ask them to start a Mid-Day Meal program for kids in Philippines by telling them exactly the details, they will definitely help you out. By the way, You really don't need to be a Hindu to get ISKCON to help you. That's not how we roll. :)
well now since he gets food for one time, he gets some energy, he wont beg for long. he is learning a very good lesson, that put in hard work and u will make money and food. self reliance..
Man I am not Indian but I am very proud of India's action towards the betterment of humanity. Thank you India for help feeding the poor. Thank you for giving at least the basic human rights which many nations don't give or can't afford.
Faraz Ahmad Yes, but it should be meat and egg free. The nasty Indian government is condoning sinful food, and if the Hare Krsna people think for one minute that Lord Krsna is pleased, they better use their brains. Coconut is fancy enough....they don't serve karmi Bisquit....so why the meat and egg... Shame....please fix this. Otherwise stop calling Krsna responsible for this nonsense.
Jyotiprakash Das India is still starving and poor country. Forget about GDP increasing. Most important is how much money is in your pocket or others' pocket.Why does Indian govt has so much money for aircraft carrier, combat planes, and weapons? But has no money to feed starving people , fix sanitation, give people good housing. Indian govt don't care for its people. Poverty means people receiving free food.
India has witnessed several attack from neighouring country in past particularly muslim invaders . It was colonized by british also. Survival from enemy is also on our priority including food , cloths , housing and other necessities.
Why is there always one idiot who has to bring in something about race or ethnicity? You're either 10 years old, or most likely just an idiot. Please stop finding a reason to complain about everything. Instead, use that energy to go out and do something good for someone. If you can't, then stop spreading hate on good examples of people doing good things. Get a life
Stephanie I have a lot of respect for African nations. It is the last frontier for beauty on earth and for generations they were plundered by the west. Africa is full of riches and each country is unique and lot of them still hold on to their cultural values!
I work in an Indian MNC in Bangalore. Our company sponsors a glass of milk, everyday, to 5000 children studying in 40 government run schools in and around Bangalore.
+Ray Kah It actually means animal in Hindi and many other languages derived from sanskrit. But I see the sentiment behind your comment. I appreciate it!
This is what I admire about Indians. They do things their own way, not just follow the westerners. In Bangladesh some Hare Krishna temples have their own restaurant inside the compound where they serve vegetarian items. Tried it a few times.....absolutely delicious
@@gobimurugesan2411 no u fool.. I m a vegetarian and i won mr. Rajasthan title for bodybuilding in 2012...n... Our PM modi is also vegetarian n works more than 18 hrs a day..
That's bad. But it is mainly because corporations are running it rather than NGOs or charitable trusts. There is no compassion involved when corporates take control. That's something you people need to remove: corporate control.
I often eat at the Hare Krishna restaurant in London near Soho Square. They mostly grow their own vegetables in a farm near Watford & it’s 100% organic meal. The temple in Waterford used to be a farm house of George Harrison who wished to make a temple. They distribute free food in multiple locations in London especially for homeless people and those who are struggling financially. Also near UCL university you’d find them distributing free food to students and literally anyone. That’s what call Humanity is all about. When asked they’ve replied that they believe in the faith that by serving people they please God. I love those Hare Krishna folks always happy and full of life ✌🏻 Hare Krishna❤️🙏🏻
Iscon is the name of that organisation........fords owner sold the half stake of the company to fund this organisation later our govt. fund these organisations
I ate that food as a student near my Uni and also at their resturant both were very healthy and nutritious meals, other fast food joints in UK need to take lessons from Hare Krishna cooks.
I read in one of books on Founder of ISKCON If all world comes together then we can defeat poverty, disease, illiteracy, crime. This is what ISKCON founders thought and they have been doing. What a great service to god. Well done Hare Krsna’s. Your selfless service is blessing of divine to all poor, India and world. Plz start this program in USA for all students as well
I love INDIA too. From U.S I have traveled to many places, but INDIA is the most awesome. The people make the difference, in the last several years the country is showing many signs of progress, and such wonderful minds come from this country
Coming from the Sikh tradition I have to applaud the principles behind the "free lunch".. and the idea of every school employing at least one so called untouchable in their food preparation and the involvement of the Hare Krishna brothers was brilliant.. Wonderful..no cookies in Karnataka !!!
@Mas Rifqi Me too. Pissed me off whenever the food fight scenes came up. Meanwhile in some parts of the world, kids would lick the floor of your cafeteria just to get some nutrition in their bodies. Respect your food, Americans.
Most children that go hungry have a careless parent to blame for it, who brought them to the world fully aware the child will have to go empty stomach. Let's pray to almighty to show the way to the people for giving birth to only number of children they are capable of raising well.
This made me cry. These kids are so beautiful! I am very happy that at least they can have food at school. That encourages them to go to school and have a better future.
@@snehasingh2362 - he said it in a humorous way...don't take the literal sense...In US people charge a bomb for a hot meal and also make it sound special. They market 🍪 as healthy food
For your kind information India is not 3 Rd world country it was around 20 years back but now India ranks 3 Rd in ppp gdp after China and USA and 5 th in nominal gdp 2019 and this vedio is around 9 years back now most of all govt schools across India have free food,books,uniform,health checkups, scholarship...etc for free and in coming few years we will sure over take USA and India's infrastructure ,railways ,roadways are under construction at large scale
@@manishkumarh3864 Manish, you clearly have a very deluded grasp of what gdp and ppp is. In GDP it is USA, then China, then EU. In PPP it is China, then EU, then USA, so don't talk shit. Secondly, GDP or PPP is not an indication of prosperity, you imbecile. India IS STILL a 3rd world country. Prosperity has nothing to do with those aforementioned metrics, it's about economic output. When you have a population of 1.2 billion Indians, obviously you're going to output more than 80 million French, but those French live more prosperous lives because they've had a developed economy for a long time, and you're still catching up. And even if you do overtake USA, that's still not an accomplishment, because you're a nation of 1.2 billion people competing with 320 million, which means your economy is massively inefficient. The most efficient economies in the world are Germany and the Netherlands.
@@suryavarchasvi So you're not racist in India? You don't attack other racist? India caste system wasn't racist? Okay, India average IQ is 87, I shouldn't be surprised.
Sadly that's the reality of many students from lower economic groups in India. I'm the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India this was started much earlier in the 1950s. Now, Atchaya Patra foundation (the one you see in the video) is trying to collaborate with public schools in the state to start providing breakfast as well.
@@fadlya.rahman4113 it is. But they don't serve unhealthy stuff in schools. I remember some of the cooked food items being removed from our cafe menu after being reviewed as unhealthy a few years back.
I remember my school time in gujarat India we also get lunch at government school (madhyahan bhojan ) & my favorite food was dal thokle what a wonderful time it was last 15 years I didn't see my country I wish one day I can go back to my village meet & hug all my childhood friends & teachers. India I love you
This is an outdated video. As you can see from the description this video is from 2010. This program has been expanded to free schooling for poor children and recently free healthcare. Only thing that remains now is a home. The government has set a deadline for this as 2022. By UN estimates India will be extreme poverty free by 2021.
lets hope they soon build some more filtration and water treatment centers soon, bcs their water will soon spread to us all. their rivers, or especially Ganges river is polluted asf In addition to cancer, many deaths have been caused by waterborne diseases in India. Out of the 10.3 million deaths that occurred in 2004, over 500,000 were from waterborne diseases, meaning around 5% of the people died were just because of these diseases (Pokharel). worst part is they use the water from this river to grow most crops with, this water has led, hard chemicals and pesticide in it... literally killing their own ppl
@@TheBlueCream Done bro, 2014 sanitation cover was less than 50%. Now the sanitation cover is 98%(verifiable). The thing is other countries also deal with sanitation problems. Our PM spoke about it, planned about it and implemented it.
@@imnotgayyy8489 the muslim minorities should also learn some manners and not take undue advantage of the compassion of hindus and burn railway coaches carrying hindu pilgrimages. Otherwise they will get the same treatment which their fascist religion offers to minorities in country where it is in majority. I hope u can read and understand english.
As the man says as 11:38, "I definitely feel there is a divine touch in the food that comes out of these kitchens, there is a special taste to it". Alhamdulillah! Service to mankind is the number one divine karma. Keep up the excellent program.
@@पीयूषसाहू-च4र no , Dharma is your duty, your religion, which in Hindu culture is primarily duties. Karma is what you do. Literally your deeds. In English language Karma means what you said. Its a misunderstanding. karma determines your bhag ya , your fate.
Government provides each and everything, including mid day meal, books, two pairs of uniforms,also some money in nationalized bank account. It's very true. coz I'm teacher in government school
@KAUSHIK KUMAR Its not the distribution. The government distributes food well to ration shops. The problem is that these ration shops are extremely corrupt. The food that they are supposed to sell at subsidized prices, they sell it at normal prices with all kinds of adulteration. The problem is in law enforcement. Also, distributing free foods to capable adults (I am all for free meals for kids) is not the solution in the long run. Its like the saying goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. India needs massive job creation and skill development so that people dont have to beg on the streets.
India’s Supreme Court made it compulsory only in 2001. But way back in fifties Mr K Kamaraj, then chief minister of Tamilnadu ( former Madras State) introduced ‘Midday Meals’ scheme. Subsequent Governments improved upon the scheme. Presently children are provided a balanced food which includes egg and plantain. On introducing this system it was found that the school dropout numbers reduced. Later this system of midday meals was studied by the Central Government and introduced throughout India.
Absolutely Correct and not into debate on this as well.... KAMARAJAR is the one of the greatest man during that period.... Midday Meal in school is one of HIS wonderful effective scheme.... After several years only other state governments started to implement in their states....
@@krishgoogol9558 It's great to read about Shri Karajar by a person from other state because many in TamilNadu has forgotten about him - Shri Kamarajar is a great son of mother India he loved our country to the core and remained a bachelor to serve mother India...!
I hate when people just call one part of India the whole India. India is very very diverse there is the rich and poor, clean and dirty places, small huts to huge towers. This is just about a village in Bangalore, there are other places with much better or much worse stories. Talking about the video it does make me really happy watching those ladies cook fresh nutritious food for the children❤
This is the most authentic opinion on India I have seen coming from a non-Indian. People often think of India as one lump of people, and have stereotypes about it. Which is unfortunate. People like you are rare who have really tried to understand India.
That's true.... But only for this programme of "mid day meal" they really include all government primary schools of India where all children (mainly in rural areas) get a free lunch .... The food items vary from one state to another but its almost the same .. Either white rice or khichdi (mix of lentils and rice) or ekti (indian bread) with one or two vegetable curry .. These are cooked on spot , and basically are not junk ... But some schools still badly handle the resources (sometimes portions per persons are served small or quality degrades ) ... And its about 20% of the whole.project.. So, if this thing is fixed , I guess here a better meal is served with 3-4 types of vegetables, 2 types of lentils and rice or bread ..
This man who has designed kitchens for Hare Krishna's is an IItian, he has not left India in search of money, he is serving his fellow Indians, great !!!!!
As an African who used to hear about the discrimination or the casts of India I used to feel so sad about the lower cast but seeing this India is changing for the better, well-done and continue to better the lives of your people and African politician will learn from you.
M Masappe Caste system in India isn't that bad as it is portrayed in media in the west. It's vanishing fast and open discrimination doesn't even exist. No one cares what caste the other person belongs to. It's only during some marriages that caste system comes into play. And it isn't really open discrimination. Many people choose to marry within their own caste(It is a matter of personal choice). Otherwise caste system is no longer prevalent in most parts of India (there might be exceptions but I haven't experienced it yet). Even our President belongs to a lower caste and no one cares about it.
Lots of love from India. Actually we are diverse country Caste is there but it is basically highlighted by Politician for their election tools. I won't lie it is still there but we are changing fast and we are working for the upliftment of our citizens. We love you
My heart goes out to these innocent children..😢😢😢😢😢😢...when the little boys says.he eats what is left over from dinner..m sure there is no fridge to store..so that food must be spoiled when he has to eat what's left over in the morning..and even begging for food from neighbours..my god..😢😢😢😢😢..I just can't wait to join UNICEF to help the less fortunate..
South African schools have a feeding scheme program. Learners get 2 meals a day. The South African government spend millions in feeding learners. Well done to India. But South Africa rolled their program out years ago.
@Kartheek Reddy Aarey Kartheek i dont think u know much about South African schools. The South African government has progams where they give learners 2 meals a day. This goes for primary as well as secondary schools. This has been going on for years. Way before India dreamt of it. Proudly South African🇿🇦
Maybe there needs to be better pay in South Africa and India, that way they could shut their fat asses up about what we are eating in the west, because we are at least able to choose what we eat which includes fresh fruits and vegetables and meat every single day. Another benefit we have is we don't have to dispense worm tables to our kids at school, what needs to be done is your governments in africa and india need to be tried and punished for crimes against humanity. If anyone is paid $5 for working a day and lives in a hut and cannot feed their children that is what needs to be fixed. and their government acting like their doing such a noble deed, and letting their children eat starch meals its sad you think this is fantastic.
They do not give McDonald's to school children in the USA. US school food is very nutritious and all the food is prepared in highly equipped kitchens right there in the school. There is mandatory school food testing and there is a highly qualified nutritionist employed in each school. India's infrastructure and US infrastructure cannot be compared because India is still recovering from the massive loot and destruction caused by the invading Mughals and British
7 million children being fed every day. Mr Vijay Bhaskar is a senior beaurocrat running the scheme with a track record of efficiency. There are thousands of team working all over the State. Other states are also doing similar programmes. Good work, May God keep this going on and growing.
sadly it only adopted in karnataka too late..where else our neighbours the tamils has initiated and doing it since 1960s and keralite adopted in 1980s no wonder our literacy not comparable to those states...our leaders busy making politics than policies ...
Absolutely amazing. From the meals cooked at the school to the engineer who devised the system. The School Principals to the Government and Head of Karnataka. People who care about the people who suffer so much and are doing such wonderful meals for their schoolchildren. I loved the comment, there will be no Cookies in our Schools. The Hare Krishna Engineer discussing nutrition, health and obesity! I've always had an interest in India, Pakistan etc. Adore the food, especially as it's great for vegetarians. I've an autoimmune disease and I can eat curry before anything else. I also have been drinking turmeric milk for a few years and using other spices also. I'm convinced that they definitely help plus the food is delicious. Well done to all of these people. Also, the parents have so little, but look how neatly dressed and obedient they are. A credit to them and to the parents who have so little. I would so love to go to their Country, unfortunately I can't have the injections required. No bribery taking place with these particular people.....no cookies.... what a joy, as we know these companies would do anything to push their food and drink which we all know cause obesity.....
How truly remarkable, and here in the west where we have plenty of money and food to feed everyone some children are still starving because of the price of school lunches that some of their parents can’t afford. I am happy to see this happening in India, it means that India is really taking care of its future, well fed children are going to be more successful in their studies. Well done and bless the hari Crishna
In New York City public schools give free breakfast and lunch....but the food has been crappy the past 3 years. My daughter complains alot. It was so good now it sucks.
JD I can vouch for that over here. I'm over in Texas, we have free lunch too (for specific students in unfortunate situations). The lunch, in my opinion, isn't exactly the best. Middle school free lunch here made me throw up, but my Highschool lunch is just a little bit better, it's delicious sometimes. That, and we have free breakfast. The food here isn't the best, but what about other benefits? I don't know about you guys, but I get free PSATs and reduced costs for AP classes because of my free lunch.
kids dont have to buy school lunches, they can pack their own and have really affordable meals. I don't see many starving kids, not sure where you live...
My mom works in the school cafeteria in Texas. The breakfast, lunch, and sometimes "dinner" (dinner is for the kids who have to stay for tutoring and stuff, they don't serve it daily, it's occasional) are provided completely free yet the students barely eat and throw everything away. Partly it's because they are spoilt kids who have never had to pay a cent for school lunch but partly it's also because of the bad tasting food. My mom's told me some stories about some of the food they prepare. One example is some meat patties/products they get sent can barely be called meat. They've been processed to the point of being plastic. It's all a bit tragic.
No biscuits! How excellent. This man cares more for the children’s health than for profit. Perhaps we should have him implement a lunch program here in America.
How amazing it would be! To feed healthy and nutritional food to children all over the world, irrespective of their religion, financial backgrounds, or any other factor. Just make sure they get 1 good meal at school and the work is success. Wish people in every country study this system and apply it in their respective countries. There's no bigger deed and virtue than feeding a hungry child.
Yeah, only in America the Government wants to make money by selling trashy Genetically modified trash with a side of Roundup so people get sick and need to buy pills from which they also make millions. In America it's just a corrupt system all around.
The meat industry lobby would pitch fits here if vegetarian fare only were offered. And if meat was offered, religious considerations would come in: Islam and Judaism forbid pork and Catholicism demands fish on certain Fridays. (Denmark does us one better: should pork be taken off the menu, nativists demand it be put back on.) The catering firms would revolt if actual cooking took place on school grounds; the lunch lady is now condemned to reheating what others cook.
@@Haven2U Maybe this would put your doubts to rest. Do you think USA is a Messiah country? No one does shit for free. Everyone benefits. Read this borgenproject.org/u-s-benefits-from-foreign-aid-to-india/
@@Haven2U we are getting US aid but this video is about hare krishna movement, its not govt funded scheme. Moreover, international financial aid is a comprehensive multi level system. Even India is providing aid to many African and South East Asian countries. What's really disturbing is defence budget in US and High profile scams(NPAs, cwg, bofors, 2g, Rafal) in India. This money comes straight outta tax payers pockets and gets accumulated in the pockets of few "elite" class.
mahikantha boange. Why getting so stupid? she just wished srilanka well bro did she say anything about you being poor or under developed? stop being such an ass
I really think that there should be more mediums for people to know about the great man. I for one came to know his selfless deeds through a movie!! And not through school.. Sigh! And the movie was not a big block buster either :|
You're not part of the West though. And shame on us for what? Introducing to them democracy and the socialist policies that set this in motion? Dumb peasant.
like WTF, more like shame on India and africa for letting the upper class live like kings and the only meal a kid gets a day is at a school. Shame on India and Africa for stealing from the poor working class to the point they cannot feed their kids , you are all a sick bunch on here peace out.
There is nothing to be ashamed of, west like Theodore in the comment section who owns up west should own up racist colonialism, no one wants to place onus on the current generation in the west but for who take pride of that racist genocide are equally probable to become a moron !
What heard first is only few children are lucky, like most countrys we have poor and rich. And feed the children has been around since 60s . That's world wide. I grew up with people that you have dirt you grow .
Park Shinkyo so we should be able too. That's the point. This is a country that has a bigger population to feed with less resources. There should be no excuse for the us
Mending Wall who told you that we have less resources. If we were having why westerns colonise India back in the days. You western people are having negative thoughts on India. Because of biased media.
@@IndiaInDetailchannel it's not negative. Sorry if facts hurt your feelings but some countries have less resources than others. It doesn't make them bad people
My school was part of the Akshaya Patra scheme and I had the tastiest most delicious lunch served to me everyday of my school life. I feel the joy of these kids!
Amazing i love people who love to love the ones in need... god bless these people who help to provide food for the poor... India zindabaad love from Pakistan xx
Advanced countries do not sell supercomputers to developing countries. That was why China had to develop its own and the 2 fastest supercomputers are from China and US is in the 4th position as the 3rd fastest is claimed by Switzerland.
Gaurav Pangtey Food is more important than supercomputers. Why a poor starving country dreams of having a supercomputer is a big mystery.Its like a family so poor ,starving and have ambition to buy a lamborghini sports car.
Namaste, Kim Lowe ! Thanks a lot for your words. ^_^ Welcome to India, if you decide to give a visit. We have a saying called, अतिथि देवो भव। (Atithi devo bhav) which means Guests are equivalent to God for us
I noticed long ago how Hare Krishna food is the most savorous of the world...a kind of nectar to the palate, and balm to the soul. I rmember they call it 'prashad'...
Messaggio di Almeno Yes but it is not acceptable for meat curries to be considered Hare Krsna food. Some demoniac high sophistication has turned this into a nightmare.
Awesome video, awesome people, awesome programs! I love India and her beautiful and spiritual people and land! Hope to go someday! Amma also does a lot ! Namaste!
Yes please come if you ever come in India you can contact me I have a lovely family you don't need to stay in hotels u can stay with us and tests my mother's home cooked food
I want to be rich enough to be able to provide this service in many places. My heart goes to those who cannot afford a mean and those children who go to sleep hungry. Breaks my heart but it's amazing that they have this program.
When I was small, only my friends who are from wealthy families had lunch at school. We must walk as fast as back home, helped parents looking after our younger siblings then have simply lunch: only rice and salt then run fast to school. At that moment I dreamt to try lunch at school 😊
Sherlock Holmes you need to crack open the coconut in two. Then the scraper does the job. You can find such scrapers online. Also there are automated coconut crackers available .
It makes me sad as a mom and someone who can make food for her family everyday it hurts to see and hear kids don't have enough food. 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love all children and people. I also say here in America we say oh the food isn't enough but now we hear about this we should be grateful for what we have and the patents should say thanks for the food their kids do get stop whining about it.
Ate at a Las Vegas buffet and its disgusting to see TONS of food wasted- idiots shamelessly thinking they paid for it so they can waste as much as they can
Fatimah Hussain it’s not that food isn’t enough, it’s more like food are terrible and bad No matter what we try to tell our school officers , DOE, and etc They keep making the food worst. We suggest they try this, but they blantly ignore us. Just today I was told by my teacher to find a way to raise “lunch count” and I said “there’s no point in trying when the lunch people themselves don’t care, it’s their fault if they get fire.” And I still remember their terrible attitude to me. (I have dietary restrictions) People at my school stop eating their lunch since we can make cheaper foods and much healthier food and more delicious by ourselves he’ll even I know how. Whole cabbage for 1.99 a lb with the cheapest fish I found to be at 2.99 a fish. Cut it up into 5 lunches and it’s much cheaper, n if it’s a bit more expensive the money I put for school lunch is put towards something that can make me healthy Can’t wait for the day they’re fire.
I think it's amazing what they are trying to do for their growing children. In the U.S., we would be condemning those parents for not bringing home enough to feed their kids. In India, they look for solutions and not judgement. That's the way it should be everywhere. The U.S. is one of the most judgmental countries in the world. We blame people for having children and then ending up on Food Stamps but, at some point, we as a people have to stop grouping all people who are on programs like Food Stamps with those who have never paid any taxes and had children knowing they would be on assistance. Many people here have lost their jobs through no fault of their own after years of working at the same place and now they are not getting new jobs because, companies want young workers. We should be more proud to support an essential part of life as Food more than our tax dollars going to useless wars and wasted on non-essential things.
+Mentholian Smoke I love how liberals don't miss an opportunity to bash and disparage America. No wonder most of the house and senate is controlled by the conservatives.
...actually, migrants from Mexico and Central America die en route. Sometimes they die because human smugglers lock them in a truck then abandon it in the Texas heat. Sometimes they die in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. There is also the Train of Death, which ferries Central American migrants through Mexico -- some migrants die when they hop on.
Furby Gender i agree with you that americans are judgemental and so opinionated, i always noticed on every videos in youtube,articles comment sections.
political movement is required for this achievement. here it started not by supreme court but by dr.kamaraj in late 19th century. google it. supreme then followed their case study and ordered for it to become enforced throughout india. nearly all major crisis boils down to who owns the capital of the country. now in usa donald owns and he destroys the pandemic office setup by bush. now he is responsible for nearly 20000 corona usa deaths. usa spirits are spiralling down. needed a reboot. all the best alex.
"kids go hungry a lot" um...what? I think you put that wrong mate, also lunch debt doesn't cost that much depending on how much kids you have, and you only pay them when both parents are working.
@@hiimryan2388 What school do you go to? and if you only get a piece of bread and some milk the school could legally be sue since that's breaking the school lunch guide, I don't even think you know what you're talking about, a piece of bread and a milk isn't enough to keep student going for x hour. www.fns.usda.gov/cn/nutrition-standards-school-meals
Just replace private corporations with non-profit charitable organizations that are backed by public donations. Problem solved. Akshaya Patra has a spiritual aspect behind their service, so you could get someone equivalent in the States to do that. Or any of your state governments can just approach them to institute a program for underprivileged kids in the USA. They don't see races, nationalities, etc and will be happy to help. :)
God bless all those who work for this project free lunch,thanks a lot, to feed a kit i realy salute to you persons and my loveable former CM Late Kamarajar K, the king who brought free food for kids in TAMIL NADU--JAI JAWAAN JAI KISSAN
I remember , in my class, in school, there were two quite poor girls, I still remember their name after 55 years, sugbati and bhagyeshwari. one day me and my friend finished lunch quickly because we wanted to go to library. We saw these two girls sitting in the classroom, I asked how come they are not eating with every one else. they both were quiet. upon asking again and again they told me they don't bring lunch because they can not afford. I went home and I was telling my mother about it. next day my mom put two extra roti, and extra subji and told me to share with them. that became my daily routine. Back then , it was not such a big deal for me, but now, thinking back, I thank my mom for it. R.I.P mom
You're lucky to have a great mom, those girls are lucky to have a classmate like you. Sending my respect to you n your mom 🙂.
Being an Indian I understand what your mom did. She is Goddess herself.
Stanley Ka Dabba.
being _human_ , i understand.. and they were very lucky to have met you and received your family’s kindness. i bet they still remember.. things like that are hard to forget
your mom is a very special person. May her soul rest in peace.
A hungry child cannot concentrate.A hungry child cannot learn well. We must feed all school children.This is a global need.
blessings , right thinking ,we need more people of good will .
Judith Potter So true, so sad 😭
we must use condoms!
Bismillah Allahuakbar
my parents made just one child, and after me they always used a condom. In these indians families they produces too many child! there are too many humans on this planet!
Judith Potter ayyyee
Being responsible to feed 7 million students every day.....
My GOD, please give that man good health.
150million bro, everyday, they come to school bcoz they get food. Otherwise 5year old childrens started to work to earn money.
Its an Indian government program going on for decades.
agreed
It's not man it's government
Don't worry, there's about 500 other people who are willing and able to do his job. It's India we're talking about. Government jobs are in heavy demand.
11:30
"Feeding a hungry child is not a charity. It's our social responsibility"
I have too much respect for India now...
i donate 420 rupees per month to akshay patra foundation...not just me but many indian who dont have own kids do this and they donate few thousand a month.
If you are feeding other people's children, it's charity. I am responsible to feed my children.
@@HolgerDanske As a father and As a human both are our responsibility
@@keshybub1322 That's why we send billions in aid to other countries.
Why are we bickering on who's food is better? A nation is helping it's children! That's just great!
:-)
Your point is noted,
But the taste of food is important if the scheme has to be successful
a nation helping with your money though
Shichao Wang I wouldn't mind if a nation is doing it with my money, as long as they feed these little ones. :)
Shichao Wang in China they even eat foetuses with gr8 relish this was mao certified delicacy
For people who are crying nutrition. Look up the ingredients of Sambhar - Its a lentil stew and any vegetable can be included. Its a good mix of protein, carbs, vitamins and fiber. There is no preservative or nasty sugar.
Honestly some people cant see good in anything. Akshay Patra is doing an amazing job.
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those green leaves used for making sambhar r actually superfood.
Agree
Troublemaker really well said! 👍🏻
Here is an link to know more about Akasya pathra 👉🏻th-cam.com/video/BplnfqH4OfQ/w-d-xo.html
kids in america are paying $3-$6 a day for terrible food and kids in india are getting fresh cooked lunch food for free. this makes me happy
If you're poor in America you get free lunches & food stamps to make a lunch.
@@JamesPiccone but they don't provide fresh veggies and it's only for few poors not for all students. only indian and Japanese government give such lunch, books, uniforms to all students for free.
@@abirami9481 you are talking about the system in 1990. Now there is TET ( teacher eligibility test ) which is Mandatory for any person who wants to work in any school or college.
India got money because of Dr Manmohan Singh who Liberalised trade. The day he did it, India had ONLY 2 weeks of foreign exchange reserves left. Today India has more than $367 BILLION!!!! Thank the Foreign money and tech going into India!!! And thank the U.S Fed for low interest rates so the money can go to poor countries at cheaper rates!!!!
@@arunshrivatsaa7513 The Govt has more money because of foreign flows. Also Sikh Gurdwaras have been giving FREE breakfast,lunch, supper since the middle ages. Btw Dr K kamarajar's efforts to be commended
"Feeding a hungry child is not charity, it is a social responsibility"
Holy shit.
@Bepis Jenkins whoa whoa clam down mate, he/she just impressed by that statement
How many social responsiblity have u done till today, think bro from ur heart, be honest to yourself.holy shiet
Can u tolerate a good work ???
Chaina bitch
@@9036208331 Dude, come on.
Nothing can be more worst than a child to sleep & stay hungry.. whoever is involved in this Free Lunch programme, God bless all of them.. very well done.. dont ever stop this good work... & people with similar problems should learn & follow this....
You know they believe in a different religion.
Take a step back and stop saying "your" god for a moment.
Bojack Horseman Everyone has a right to rejoice in their own religion, just because they have different religions doesn't mean the other should stop praise, there's nothing wrong with someone giving thanks to their GOD and giving blessings. If someone doesn't like it they should just ignore it instead of being ignorant. No one should be told to stop, just the same as someone also should not be put down for not being a believer. We should all try to more kind and considerate.
Actually, the government has a mid-day meal program for all children that go to a government school. Meals are to be provided free of cost. I don't know how efficiently it is made available to the child though.
Sorry I commented before watching the video. They do acknowledge the availability of food thanks to the mid-day meals scheme.
Our school gives a field trip where we go to gov't schools and serve them the lunch; it's called (mid-day- meal); there is a program called Akshaya Patra which provides the lunch it is a branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
fast forward to 2018, now the school not only provide food but also monthly allowance, free books and school uniforms. Every year, they are introducing additional programs for kids and that happening all over India.
Really? That’s fantastic!
It would be a crime not to do that. thats the way a key country as India will progress. all the best to India from Spain
@@Inuitman yeah, just like any other country ya dumbfuck
@@Inuitman and would you do a google search about which country have highest rapes per 100000 people....
Its western nations
India has a mammoth sized population so all the statistics get magnified....
Since a nation's populace living standard is not determined by entire gdp but per capita income....so does the law and order by prevalence of crimes in society for given number of individuals....
If u still wanna go with sum total then with that logic india has a bigger economy than France....Are we more prosperous than France????
@@technodestination4763 HAHAHAH you are in denial, india rapes woman and then kills them, if you have seen live leaks videoa you would know
What a fabulous idea ! And the food is healthy, not processed crap. I remember Hare Krishna in Australia in the 70s, they fed anyone who wanted it, free.
warialdasue - They still feed it for free to anyone :)
Yes even Steve jobs mentioned that he used to visit Krishna temple for good meal during his college days
@Nostalgia For Infinity Maybe his keypad sucks 🤣
@Nostalgia For Infinity Maybe his keypad sucks 🤣
Nostalgia For Infinity highly likely is Apple dictation…
Still I remember that.. I'm from Tamilnadu,India ... I'm studied govt school..in my childhood my family can't afford meal expenses coz my father is drunker.. I go to school only for meal... If I attend the school I got lunch.. so that only reason for completion of my study... now I am working in American MNC as a Sr.Developer role in Chennai... thanks to my govt.. Thank you for lift me up...
I from wv us that sounds like my childhood .in 60s a man can do what he wonts,they take food money. Mothers make do
@@deborahking5692 I hope you're doing well now.
You still thank the government that’s the irony
@@gomzitoocool He thanked the government because their free education and food led him to the place he is in rn.
@@deborahking5692 thank God for the child protective services these days.
i came from phillipines many children her didn't go to school because they are hungry. lots of children in the street..india use free meal to incourage the children to go to school because that free meal at the same time they learn i love india❤
You know, Hare Krishna is everywhere. Maybe if you ask them to start a Mid-Day Meal program for kids in Philippines by telling them exactly the details, they will definitely help you out. By the way, You really don't need to be a Hindu to get ISKCON to help you. That's not how we roll. :)
No one gives a shit
I agree... Free food encourages children to go to school.
@@myrasalentes9937 yeah right
@roda ginez Yeah,"it was the same in india too.
Wow!!! Impressive... now this is what I call incredible India... 👏🏻 👍🏻 👏🏻... from a Pakistani 😊!!!
Thank you very much. I wish children west of the border a good childhood and progressive adulthood.
We appreciate your words dude #Peace
please start this in ur country too
It's our responsibility , we have to feed them , no else will
wow good comment from a Pkistani
Hats off to India for doing this 😊👍
Well done - coming from Pakistan!
Thanks bro
Woah that’s surprising
Im not from India or Pakistan but take it from me. This is a rarely seen moment on the internet.
Thank you. God bless Pakistan too.
@@theallseeingeye9388 It has been there in India for decades. Started by the Indian government.
Those poor sweet children. Broke my heart when the boy said he had to beg for his dinner. And the food looked super healthy and tasty.
well now since he gets food for one time, he gets some energy, he wont beg for long. he is learning a very good lesson, that put in hard work and u will make money and food. self reliance..
U will find much more beautiful souls in rural areas of south indian villages.
he will probably be a way better citizen than you "jeep Girl"
@@shawngallo6994 dude chill
Moment a white replies the comment gets 262 likes, wow!
Man I am not Indian but I am very proud of India's action towards the betterment of humanity. Thank you India for help feeding the poor. Thank you for giving at least the basic human rights which many nations don't give or can't afford.
thank you faraz...
Faraz Ahmad
Yes, but it should be meat and egg free.
The nasty Indian government is condoning sinful food, and if the Hare Krsna people think for one minute that Lord Krsna is pleased, they better use their brains.
Coconut is fancy enough....they don't serve karmi Bisquit....so why the meat and egg...
Shame....please fix this.
Otherwise stop calling Krsna responsible for this nonsense.
Supersoul survival No meat and eggs.
Lots of Love from India
now go see some videos around their rivers in india and then you feel the other way around...
India has done a great job for poor children. With love and pryers, from Pakistan
+moonloon1972 thanks from India ,,
moonloon1972 thank you sir
Jyotiprakash Das India is still starving and poor country. Forget about GDP increasing. Most important is how much money is in your pocket or others' pocket.Why does Indian govt has so much money for aircraft carrier, combat planes, and weapons? But has no money to feed starving people , fix sanitation, give people good housing. Indian govt don't care for its people. Poverty means people receiving free food.
India has witnessed several attack from neighouring country in past particularly muslim invaders . It was colonized by british also. Survival from enemy is also on our priority including food , cloths , housing and other necessities.
Why is there always one idiot who has to bring in something about race or ethnicity? You're either 10 years old, or most likely just an idiot.
Please stop finding a reason to complain about everything.
Instead, use that energy to go out and do something good for someone. If you can't, then stop spreading hate on good examples of people doing good things. Get a life
I've gained more respect for India🌻❤...love from Africa
Stephanie Gati You are from shithole like India .
Stephanie Gati until you see the video “India shit in tha Streets!”
Respect to my Nigerian friend from India.
African culture has always fascinated me
Thnk u 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Stephanie I have a lot of respect for African nations. It is the last frontier for beauty on earth and for generations they were plundered by the west. Africa is full of riches and each country is unique and lot of them still hold on to their cultural values!
14:07 They Were Wearing Masks While Serving 10 Years Back , Respect 🙌
Your profile pic and your name, love it.
@@anupamtiwari5587 thanks mate!! 😁
It's 12 years back now...
God Bless India, they are doing all they can for their people a great example for the world Bravo India
Stop lyining to yoursekf you inow you dony pike india
I work in an Indian MNC in Bangalore. Our company sponsors a glass of milk, everyday, to 5000 children studying in 40 government run schools in and around Bangalore.
great work
woopity fuckin doo
+Ray Kah It actually means animal in Hindi and many other languages derived from sanskrit.
But I see the sentiment behind your comment. I appreciate it!
Thats great. Please try and expand this initiative!
They definitely can do better!
This is what I admire about Indians. They do things their own way, not just follow the westerners. In Bangladesh some Hare Krishna temples have their own restaurant inside the compound where they serve vegetarian items. Tried it a few times.....absolutely delicious
You can replicate this model there as well, dada.
@ASHUTOSH SINGH only for upper caste fools. Sorry for my language...🙏
yep that simple vegetarian food is the best food I ever had.
@@gobimurugesan2411 no u fool.. I m a vegetarian and i won mr. Rajasthan title for bodybuilding in 2012...n... Our PM modi is also vegetarian n works more than 18 hrs a day..
@@ayushdiwakar2515 fool does i am saying anything u pointed out?. Ohhh u r a desh bakth. Now i am not surprised
India providing free food.
USA failing students who can't pay their cafeteria bills.
What?!!! Seriously??!!! 🧐
@@f5rwall yes. A lunch lady was fired for giving a child a free lunch. Horrendous to think about.
@@countessnic9809 How can a hungry child study? The government dosent feed them and even penalises those who do!!!! This is atrocious
That's bad. But it is mainly because corporations are running it rather than NGOs or charitable trusts. There is no compassion involved when corporates take control.
That's something you people need to remove: corporate control.
What ????... Really....😲😲😲
I often eat at the Hare Krishna restaurant in London near Soho Square. They mostly grow their own vegetables in a farm near Watford & it’s 100% organic meal. The temple in Waterford used to be a farm house of George Harrison who wished to make a temple. They distribute free food in multiple locations in London especially for homeless people and those who are struggling financially. Also near UCL university you’d find them distributing free food to students and literally anyone.
That’s what call Humanity is all about. When asked they’ve replied that they believe in the faith that by serving people they please God.
I love those Hare Krishna folks always happy and full of life ✌🏻
Hare Krishna❤️🙏🏻
Iscon is the name of that organisation........fords owner sold the half stake of the company to fund this organisation later our govt. fund these organisations
I ate that food as a student near my Uni and also at their resturant both were very healthy and nutritious meals, other fast food joints in UK need to take lessons from Hare Krishna cooks.
I read in one of books on Founder of ISKCON If all world comes together then we can defeat poverty, disease, illiteracy, crime. This is what ISKCON founders thought and they have been doing. What a great service to god. Well done Hare Krsna’s. Your selfless service is blessing of divine to all poor, India and world. Plz start this program in USA for all students as well
Albert Einstein iskon is religious and brahmin led cult
England needs mosques not temples.
I love INDIA too. From U.S I have traveled to many places, but INDIA is the most awesome. The people make the difference, in the last several years the country is showing many signs of progress, and such wonderful minds come from this country
Coming from the Sikh tradition I have to applaud the principles behind the "free lunch".. and the idea of every school employing at least one so called untouchable in their food preparation and the involvement of the Hare Krishna brothers was brilliant.. Wonderful..no cookies in Karnataka !!!
Adore the little 'food minister', great job India.
Its great to see the children of India having a FREE HEALTHY lunch.
In the west we don't appreciate how lucky we are.
+amc3 HEALTHY FREE ??
That's because in the west, we get prepackaged junk food for lunch.
WC the video is just trying to say that some people does not have enough food , so appreciate what you have, even if it taste bad
amc3 i always get mad when westerners playing and throwing their foods for fun...
@Mas Rifqi Me too. Pissed me off whenever the food fight scenes came up. Meanwhile in some parts of the world, kids would lick the floor of your cafeteria just to get some nutrition in their bodies. Respect your food, Americans.
The little boy that begs for his dinner broke my heart.
yes me too... poor little kid was so innocent...
hope he doesn't have to beg for the food anymore
Watch the movie " Boot Polish".Story of street children who used to beg but then switched to working for food. Film is in hindi with wonderful songs.
Yesssssss
Most children that go hungry have a careless parent to blame for it, who brought them to the world fully aware the child will have to go empty stomach.
Let's pray to almighty to show the way to the people for giving birth to only number of children they are capable of raising well.
@@happysoul941 One child, max two.
This made me cry. These kids are so beautiful! I am very happy that at least they can have food at school. That encourages them to go to school and have a better future.
I cried too, especially for that boy that has to depend on his neighbors. I hope his fortune and that of his family has improved since then.
Literally made me cry. It is so important to know the price of each grain of rice. I love my country. I love India.
No cookies, only hot meals. That's more nutritious 👍👍👍
barbara timmermans well obviously cookie is not an Indian dish. So yeah..
barbara timmermans j
@@snehasingh2362 - he said it in a humorous way...don't take the literal sense...In US people charge a bomb for a hot meal and also make it sound special. They market 🍪 as healthy food
And can I say - an adult portion of rice is 1/2 cup.
These trays were easily @ 2 cups. But no cookies.
You can contribute to this great cause on www.akshayapatra.org/donate-on-akshaya-tritiya every dollar helps :)
>fresh vegetables
>fresh herbs
These kids in a 3rd world area are getting better school lunches than i got here in the USA.
All adults are fatter than that reporter..
For your kind information India is not 3 Rd world country it was around 20 years back but now India ranks 3 Rd in ppp gdp after China and USA and 5 th in nominal gdp 2019 and this vedio is around 9 years back now most of all govt schools across India have free food,books,uniform,health checkups, scholarship...etc for free and in coming few years we will sure over take USA and India's infrastructure ,railways ,roadways are under construction at large scale
@@manishkumarh3864 Manish, you clearly have a very deluded grasp of what gdp and ppp is. In GDP it is USA, then China, then EU. In PPP it is China, then EU, then USA, so don't talk shit.
Secondly, GDP or PPP is not an indication of prosperity, you imbecile. India IS STILL a 3rd world country. Prosperity has nothing to do with those aforementioned metrics, it's about economic output. When you have a population of 1.2 billion Indians, obviously you're going to output more than 80 million French, but those French live more prosperous lives because they've had a developed economy for a long time, and you're still catching up. And even if you do overtake USA, that's still not an accomplishment, because you're a nation of 1.2 billion people competing with 320 million, which means your economy is massively inefficient. The most efficient economies in the world are Germany and the Netherlands.
Theodore has penchant for racism last seen from Jesuits in India !
@@suryavarchasvi So you're not racist in India? You don't attack other racist? India caste system wasn't racist? Okay, India average IQ is 87, I shouldn't be surprised.
I started crying when that little boy said he begs for his dinner.
And I crying to read your comment world with Full of nice people
Sadly that's the reality of many students from lower economic groups in India. I'm the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India this was started much earlier in the 1950s. Now, Atchaya Patra foundation (the one you see in the video) is trying to collaborate with public schools in the state to start providing breakfast as well.
You got a human heart
A government that can stand up to the junk food manufacturers and say "Not in our schools". The US could take a lesson from that!
but US is capitalist country where bussinessmen are boss for everything.
Walmart is in their country now
@@maggiemae7749 which will not become successful because of too many competitors
if i'm not mistaken, corruption is endemic in India as well.
@@fadlya.rahman4113 it is. But they don't serve unhealthy stuff in schools. I remember some of the cooked food items being removed from our cafe menu after being reviewed as unhealthy a few years back.
I remember my school time in gujarat India we also get lunch at government school (madhyahan bhojan ) & my favorite food was dal thokle what a wonderful time it was last 15 years I didn't see my country I wish one day I can go back to my village meet & hug all my childhood friends & teachers.
India I love you
Then, where are u now?
Y dint u visited ur birthplace?
I had eaten school lunches till class 5 (1997) Odisha. Nowadays free books, dress, cycle all added.
@@PARTHASARATHISAMANTARAY ଆଜ୍ଞା ସତ କଥା ।
I had eaten midday meal .
This is an outdated video. As you can see from the description this video is from 2010.
This program has been expanded to free schooling for poor children and recently free healthcare. Only thing that remains now is a home.
The government has set a deadline for this as 2022.
By UN estimates India will be extreme poverty free by 2021.
lets hope they soon build some more filtration and water treatment centers soon, bcs their water will soon spread to us all.
their rivers, or especially Ganges river is polluted asf
In addition to cancer, many deaths have been caused by waterborne diseases in India. Out of the 10.3 million deaths that occurred in 2004, over 500,000 were from waterborne diseases, meaning around 5% of the people died were just because of these diseases (Pokharel).
worst part is they use the water from this river to grow most crops with, this water has led, hard chemicals and pesticide in it... literally killing their own ppl
@@backsfx lets hope they all use proper toilets too n not poo outside
@@TheBlueCream Done bro, 2014 sanitation cover was less than 50%. Now the sanitation cover is 98%(verifiable). The thing is other countries also deal with sanitation problems. Our PM spoke about it, planned about it and implemented it.
@@sabitrap let's just hope our pm doesn't set anymore minorities on fire!!
@@imnotgayyy8489 the muslim minorities should also learn some manners and not take undue advantage of the compassion of hindus and burn railway coaches carrying hindu pilgrimages. Otherwise they will get the same treatment which their fascist religion offers to minorities in country where it is in majority. I hope u can read and understand english.
As the man says as 11:38, "I definitely feel there is a divine touch in the food that comes out of these kitchens, there is a special taste to it". Alhamdulillah! Service to mankind is the number one divine karma. Keep up the excellent program.
That is so true. Food that is blessed tastes very different.
Anything shared and served in Gods Name tastes :) Better, doesn't matter in what form you pray to him/her
@@पीयूषसाहू-च4र no , Dharma is your duty, your religion, which in Hindu culture is primarily duties. Karma is what you do. Literally your deeds. In English language Karma means what you said. Its a misunderstanding. karma determines your bhag ya , your fate.
@@nmo3148
Leaving hinduism
Government provides each and everything, including mid day meal, books, two pairs of uniforms,also some money in nationalized bank account. It's very true. coz I'm teacher in government school
This food looks far better then the bullshit school lunches US kids eat. I know because I had experienced it. The food in India look delicious.
l Jackson hog
But you will never have that "Divine touch".
That's a thing which only Indians have.
l Jackson hog
That's not a jok, seriously!
Michael Johnson it’s one of the worst dishes I can think of what they eat
Total War Is Fun
Most probably you think that highly nutritious food is worst.
As you are addicted to those pizzas or burgers which have nothing.
crz7 7777
I wouldn't doubt you that anybody can make it, but it's how tasty they make it!!!
No junk food in schools,, thats great my indian brothers
I always loved Indian people and their culture god bless and keep doing the great job love from Somalia
Prince Ali Somalia another shit place .
Thank you brother...Allah bless you
Love to Somalia from India
@@Batman-wv5ng 🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾
@@Batman-wv5ng hey no need to be rude. batman.
So much respect for India deeply from my heart! Our government should also start such initiative, love and respect from Pakistan 🇵🇰.
@Pramod Reddy he cant do anything he is prolly a good human government has everything in hand
❤️❤️❤️
#boycottfrenchproducts
@@dhmkkk at least he can encourage kids to enroll into modern education and not to study a book which was written in 6th century.
Yr government will feed the student then what happend about jihad n 72 hoor
Great Method to rise Children ! Jai Hind ! Best Regards From Afghanistan
Atom Sphere thank you
blue orange where are u?
Thanks and We Love You. Lots of love and respect from India
India is healthier and honestly looks better than my school food. Just shows how they know how to use the little amount they have.
@KAUSHIK KUMAR Its not the distribution. The government distributes food well to ration shops. The problem is that these ration shops are extremely corrupt. The food that they are supposed to sell at subsidized prices, they sell it at normal prices with all kinds of adulteration. The problem is in law enforcement.
Also, distributing free foods to capable adults (I am all for free meals for kids) is not the solution in the long run. Its like the saying goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. India needs massive job creation and skill development so that people dont have to beg on the streets.
India’s Supreme Court made it compulsory only in 2001. But way back in fifties Mr K Kamaraj, then chief minister of Tamilnadu ( former Madras State) introduced ‘Midday Meals’ scheme. Subsequent Governments improved upon the scheme. Presently children are provided a balanced food which includes egg and plantain. On introducing this system it was found that the school dropout numbers reduced. Later this system of midday meals was studied by the Central Government and introduced throughout India.
उप हूं नी Nimbu Narangi Anar
Absolutely Correct and not into debate on this as well.... KAMARAJAR is the one of the greatest man during that period.... Midday Meal in school is one of HIS wonderful effective scheme.... After several years only other state governments started to implement in their states....
@@krishgoogol9558 It's great to read about Shri Karajar by a person from other state because many in TamilNadu has forgotten about him - Shri Kamarajar is a great son of mother India he loved our country to the core and remained a bachelor to serve mother India...!
yes...but we tamil people are proud bringing cine actor's to power.... and throwing MR.KAMRAJ out...
King maker in the Indian politics history
I hate when people just call one part of India the whole India.
India is very very diverse there is the rich and poor, clean and dirty places, small huts to huge towers.
This is just about a village in Bangalore, there are other places with much better or much worse stories.
Talking about the video it does make me really happy watching those ladies cook fresh nutritious food for the children❤
Well said
This is the most authentic opinion on India I have seen coming from a non-Indian. People often think of India as one lump of people, and have stereotypes about it. Which is unfortunate. People like you are rare who have really tried to understand India.
well, it is more than 1 village but I got your point.
That's true.... But only for this programme of "mid day meal" they really include all government primary schools of India where all children (mainly in rural areas) get a free lunch .... The food items vary from one state to another but its almost the same .. Either white rice or khichdi (mix of lentils and rice) or ekti (indian bread) with one or two vegetable curry .. These are cooked on spot , and basically are not junk ... But some schools still badly handle the resources (sometimes portions per persons are served small or quality degrades ) ... And its about 20% of the whole.project.. So, if this thing is fixed , I guess here a better meal is served with 3-4 types of vegetables, 2 types of lentils and rice or bread ..
yeah but kids get mid-day meals in government run schools across all of India.
Feels great to see so much appreciation in the comments section from all around the world....
Jai Karnataka ,,,Jai Hind...
This man who has designed kitchens for Hare Krishna's is an IItian, he has not left India in search of money, he is serving his fellow Indians, great !!!!!
Indian government has shown commitment and resolve to solve poverty.
India has lifted out 250 million people out of poverty in past 8 years.
@@anixes no from 2003 to 2011
Salutes from Brasil.
We love India.
Love from India 🙂
Thanks, Brazil is great too :)
This is simply beautiful. Those children of India are very fortunate to have people like these looking out for their well being.
Planning a trip to india soon! Love from Philippines!
Yes plz come 🇮🇳🇮🇳
I hope you had a great trip !!
@Vaibhav Jain whom you calling asshole?
@@Silvercobra3 asshole
@@user-jn8ix3tb1i oh, stop calling yourself that. I know you are but keep it to yourself.
As an African who used to hear about the discrimination or the casts of India I used to feel so sad about the lower cast but seeing this India is changing for the better, well-done and continue to better the lives of your people and African politician will learn from you.
M Masappe
Caste system in India isn't that bad as it is portrayed in media in the west. It's vanishing fast and open discrimination doesn't even exist. No one cares what caste the other person belongs to. It's only during some marriages that caste system comes into play. And it isn't really open discrimination. Many people choose to marry within their own caste(It is a matter of personal choice). Otherwise caste system is no longer prevalent in most parts of India (there might be exceptions but I haven't experienced it yet). Even our President belongs to a lower caste and no one cares about it.
Thank you for your concern. Africa will flourish very soon. God bless Africa🙏
we dont discriminate. Westen media always potrays us in bad light
Lots of love from India. Actually we are diverse country Caste is there but it is basically highlighted by Politician for their election tools. I won't lie it is still there but we are changing fast and we are working for the upliftment of our citizens. We love you
Things are much better here in South India as compared to rest of India
"No Cookie can substitute Hot Cooked Meal"
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Any preserved food is not good for health of growing kids, they are freshly cooked food which are 100% more healthy for kids
Nice profile pic you read the attack on titan manga too?
@@adrithmanvik1853 attack on titans ahh I lost intrest on that after second season, 3rd season was trash 🚮 😂
@@divakarluffy3773 still better then starvong to desth
My heart goes out to these innocent children..😢😢😢😢😢😢...when the little boys says.he eats what is left over from dinner..m sure there is no fridge to store..so that food must be spoiled when he has to eat what's left over in the morning..and even begging for food from neighbours..my god..😢😢😢😢😢..I just can't wait to join UNICEF to help the less fortunate..
This is so fantastic. This is exactly what we need here in South Africa 🇿🇦 This is just so amazing
South African schools have a feeding scheme program. Learners get 2 meals a day. The South African government spend millions in feeding learners. Well done to India. But South Africa rolled their program out years ago.
@Kartheek Reddy Aarey
Kartheek i dont think u know much about South African schools. The South African government has progams where they give learners 2 meals a day. This goes for primary as well as secondary schools. This has been going on for years. Way before India dreamt of it. Proudly South African🇿🇦
Maybe there needs to be better pay in South Africa and India, that way they could shut their fat asses up about what we are eating in the west, because we are at least able to choose what we eat which includes fresh fruits and vegetables and meat every single day. Another benefit we have is we don't have to dispense worm tables to our kids at school, what needs to be done is your governments in africa and india need to be tried and punished for crimes against humanity. If anyone is paid $5 for working a day and lives in a hut and cannot feed their children that is what needs to be fixed. and their government acting like their doing such a noble deed, and letting their children eat starch meals its sad you think this is fantastic.
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@Kartheek Reddy Aarey
It is so difficult to understand you. Please ask your Hare Krishna for English lessons. Good luck.
150 million..😨.. That comes out to be half of USA's population.. Means population equal to half of US gets free lunch in India
Mostly Govt. Schools
this is just amazing! all the love and respect from Philippines 🇵🇭
I think food in India has more nutrition and is tastier than shit McDonald
Poor people prefer nutrient food as well as rich people prefer junk. Sounds crazy right 😂
Me and my family is making lasagna we cook it the best
They do not give McDonald's to school children in the USA. US school food is very nutritious and all the food is prepared in highly equipped kitchens right there in the school. There is mandatory school food testing and there is a highly qualified nutritionist employed in each school. India's infrastructure and US infrastructure cannot be compared because India is still recovering from the massive loot and destruction caused by the invading Mughals and British
@@rajatdutta3309 then why increased obesity in US among kids..
@@langatjosphat Thats because they are sedentary
7 million children being fed every day. Mr Vijay Bhaskar is a senior beaurocrat running the scheme with a track record of efficiency. There are thousands of team working all over the State. Other states are also doing similar programmes. Good work, May God keep this going on and growing.
sadly it only adopted in karnataka too late..where else our neighbours the tamils has initiated and doing it since 1960s and keralite adopted in 1980s no wonder our literacy not comparable to those states...our leaders busy making politics than policies ...
Absolutely amazing. From the meals cooked at the school to the engineer who devised the system. The School Principals to the Government and Head of Karnataka. People who care about the people who suffer so much and are doing such wonderful meals for their schoolchildren. I loved the comment, there will be no Cookies in our Schools. The Hare Krishna Engineer discussing nutrition, health and obesity! I've always had an interest in India, Pakistan etc. Adore the food, especially as it's great for vegetarians. I've an autoimmune disease and I can eat curry before anything else. I also have been drinking turmeric milk for a few years and using other spices also. I'm convinced that they definitely help plus the food is delicious. Well done to all of these people. Also, the parents have so little, but look how neatly dressed and obedient they are. A credit to them and to the parents who have so little.
I would so love to go to their Country, unfortunately I can't have the injections required. No bribery taking place with these particular people.....no cookies.... what a joy, as we know these companies would do anything to push their food and drink which we all know cause obesity.....
How truly remarkable, and here in the west where we have plenty of money and food to feed everyone some children are still starving because of the price of school lunches that some of their parents can’t afford. I am happy to see this happening in India, it means that India is really taking care of its future, well fed children are going to be more successful in their studies. Well done and bless the hari Crishna
Werewolffy Hari Krishna. 😇
In New York City public schools give free breakfast and lunch....but the food has been crappy the past 3 years. My daughter complains alot. It was so good now it sucks.
JD I can vouch for that over here. I'm over in Texas, we have free lunch too (for specific students in unfortunate situations). The lunch, in my opinion, isn't exactly the best. Middle school free lunch here made me throw up, but my Highschool lunch is just a little bit better, it's delicious sometimes. That, and we have free breakfast.
The food here isn't the best, but what about other benefits? I don't know about you guys, but I get free PSATs and reduced costs for AP classes because of my free lunch.
kids dont have to buy school lunches, they can pack their own and have really affordable meals. I don't see many starving kids, not sure where you live...
My mom works in the school cafeteria in Texas.
The breakfast, lunch, and sometimes "dinner" (dinner is for the kids who have to stay for tutoring and stuff, they don't serve it daily, it's occasional) are provided completely free yet the students barely eat and throw everything away.
Partly it's because they are spoilt kids who have never had to pay a cent for school lunch but partly it's also because of the bad tasting food.
My mom's told me some stories about some of the food they prepare.
One example is some meat patties/products they get sent can barely be called meat. They've been processed to the point of being plastic. It's all a bit tragic.
No biscuits! How excellent. This man cares more for the children’s health than for profit. Perhaps we should have him implement a lunch program here in America.
How amazing it would be! To feed healthy and nutritional food to children all over the world, irrespective of their religion, financial backgrounds, or any other factor. Just make sure they get 1 good meal at school and the work is success. Wish people in every country study this system and apply it in their respective countries. There's no bigger deed and virtue than feeding a hungry child.
Yeah, only in America the Government wants to make money by selling trashy Genetically modified trash with a side of Roundup so people get sick and need to buy pills from which they also make millions. In America it's just a corrupt system all around.
The meat industry lobby would pitch fits here if vegetarian fare only were offered. And if meat was offered, religious considerations would come in: Islam and Judaism forbid pork and Catholicism demands fish on certain Fridays. (Denmark does us one better: should pork be taken off the menu, nativists demand it be put back on.) The catering firms would revolt if actual cooking took place on school grounds; the lunch lady is now condemned to reheating what others cook.
@@Haven2U Maybe this would put your doubts to rest. Do you think USA is a Messiah country? No one does shit for free. Everyone benefits. Read this borgenproject.org/u-s-benefits-from-foreign-aid-to-india/
@@Haven2U we are getting US aid but this video is about hare krishna movement, its not govt funded scheme. Moreover, international financial aid is a comprehensive multi level system. Even India is providing aid to many African and South East Asian countries. What's really disturbing is defence budget in US and High profile scams(NPAs, cwg, bofors, 2g, Rafal) in India. This money comes straight outta tax payers pockets and gets accumulated in the pockets of few "elite" class.
May peace, wealth & health come to India, Sri Lanka, Nepal & people all over the world.
Wullop Khin lol sri lanka is the most developed nation in indian sub continet even the poor family no food shortage like this
Mahikantha boange wake up
LOL..., with a national population less than that of 1 slum of India, AND NO MUSLIMS... how difficult is it to become become "developed?"
mahikantha boange. Why getting so stupid?
she just wished srilanka well bro
did she say anything about you being poor or under developed?
stop being such an ass
Poonam Abbi I don't get what Muslims have got to do with it.
These are the reason that I would love to live and work in INDIA. hopefully I will visit that country.
India is incredible I hade 5 time visit nice India. ❤
From where u r???
i guess he is from Turkey..
@@seemasanam7976 what sir ?are you mad ?😑sick inferior mentality
we people should thank Kamaraj kumarasami leader in tamil nadu .He was the first to bring this scheme in India.
respect to Kamaraj kumarasami from karnataka
The great politician! India misses the true politicians!
I really think that there should be more mediums for people to know about the great man. I for one came to know his selfless deeds through a movie!! And not through school.. Sigh! And the movie was not a big block buster either :|
Lol Tamils spammers are everywhere.... :D :D underappreciated or insecure... DO you even know centuries old traditions of feeding free
Kumar ray god bless him ❤
India Respect from slovenija .
Western world shame on you. ...
You're not part of the West though. And shame on us for what? Introducing to them democracy and the socialist policies that set this in motion? Dumb peasant.
Screw u
like WTF, more like shame on India and africa for letting the upper class live like kings and the only meal a kid gets a day is at a school. Shame on India and Africa for stealing from the poor working class to the point they cannot feed their kids , you are all a sick bunch on here peace out.
There is nothing to be ashamed of, west like Theodore in the comment section who owns up west should own up racist colonialism, no one wants to place onus on the current generation in the west but for who take pride of that racist genocide are equally probable to become a moron !
theodore tait what a piece of shit human being you are 😂 I feel sorry for you
10 years later and this scheme is in whole India feeding millions of students Daily
What heard first is only few children are lucky, like most countrys we have poor and rich. And feed the children has been around since 60s . That's world wide. I grew up with people that you have dirt you grow .
Yes but its run by the government mostly. Called Mid-Day meal
Don't just like. Donate to orgs like Akshayapatra Foundation. A simple gesture by many would go a long way.
"No cookie substitutes a hot meal" Very True Sir
Look at that. Home cooked meals but in America processed trash. If India can do it.... come on
Mending Wall If India can do it, .... lol They are doing this since ancient times..
Park Shinkyo so we should be able too. That's the point. This is a country that has a bigger population to feed with less resources. There should be no excuse for the us
Mending Wall who told you that we have less resources. If we were having why westerns colonise India back in the days. You western people are having negative thoughts on India. Because of biased media.
@@IndiaInDetailchannel it's not negative. Sorry if facts hurt your feelings but some countries have less resources than others. It doesn't make them bad people
Mending Wall it's totally fine. and I am also sorry if I am offended you 😇 spread peace and love.
They always show bad about India, Thank you so much finally something great about great Bharat,🙏🙏🇧🇹🇧🇹🇧🇹
Actions always speak louder than words. :)
May every child in the world get good food so that they never go hungry ever again.
Just watch Asian boss for positive stuff on Asian countries
Let other haters fuck themselves
They can only do that as now india is growing fast
My school was part of the Akshaya Patra scheme and I had the tastiest most delicious lunch served to me everyday of my school life. I feel the joy of these kids!
The12thRam was it from odisha government? The name looks like that
When I was a kid I was lucky to even get a pot noodle. They get more then I did an I'm from England.... gland they get food
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Marcus Rashford is doing what needs to be done now, you can rest assured
That little boy is so cute. I'm happy he gets one meal at school. Wish I could do more for him.
You can donate 1100 Indian rupees for one child. It will feed him one entire year.
That is about 12 US dollars
Search for
Akshayapaatra
Or Iskcon free food for schools
You'll get all details where to donate.
Respect you for your humble and kind gesture.
❤️☮️
@@socialdistantsingh3213 so exp
I ma sponser myself
Amazing i love people who love to love the ones in need... god bless these people who help to provide food for the poor...
India zindabaad love from Pakistan xx
i have the most respect for that culture , since thousands of years they follow the Sanatana Dharma , Om Namah Shivay and namaste to you all
GonG108 pranam 🙏😊and thankyou for your kind words.
I love how India is always able to produce that one genius it so desperately needs.
Your statement has too many overwhelming wondrous insights
+thetruereality no man, that gravitational advanced kitchen is fab.
Just like in the case of supercomputers when nobody was willing to sell to India,India made its own.
Advanced countries do not sell supercomputers to developing countries. That was why China had to develop its own and the 2 fastest supercomputers are from China and US is in the 4th position as the 3rd fastest is claimed by Switzerland.
Gaurav Pangtey Food is more important than supercomputers. Why a poor starving country dreams of having a supercomputer is a big mystery.Its like a family so poor ,starving and have ambition to buy a lamborghini sports car.
There was a reason why I love india
These are Tamil people there are no street like that in GODS OWN COUNTRY.
Namaste, Kim Lowe !
Thanks a lot for your words. ^_^
Welcome to India, if you decide to give a visit.
We have a saying called, अतिथि देवो भव। (Atithi devo bhav) which means Guests are equivalent to God for us
Brought tears in my eyes ..of joy and of empathy...such beautiful sweet kids ...no one should go hungry come what may
What a wonderful initiative. I hope our government in Bangladesh takes similar steps so that no child goes hungry.
Pure gonotontro sara onek kisu e somvhob na......
Ahmed Salim me too sis
Send this video to the government and to schools!, get the ball rolling!!
Greetings and hugs from Canada.
This is what governments should be doing everywhere. Congratulations to India!
Proud of India although I'm a Malaysian
Melanggan *T-Series*
Thanks man
@@Cjnw Sama
what an awesome idea!awww its so satisfying to see them smiling. God bless India
I noticed long ago how Hare Krishna food is the most savorous of the world...a kind of nectar to the palate, and balm to the soul.
I rmember they call it 'prashad'...
zorin leroy lol! Fire for weak people like u😁
Yes hare Krishna prasadam is great.
Messaggio di Almeno not frozen like us
Messaggio di Almeno yes 😊
Messaggio di Almeno
Yes but it is not acceptable for meat curries to be considered Hare Krsna food.
Some demoniac high sophistication has turned this into a nightmare.
Awesome video, awesome people, awesome programs!
I love India and her beautiful and spiritual people and land!
Hope to go someday!
Amma also does a lot !
Namaste!
Amma?😍
Yes please come if you ever come in India you can contact me I have a lovely family you don't need to stay in hotels u can stay with us and tests my mother's home cooked food
World is beautiful❤️
I want to be rich enough to be able to provide this service in many places. My heart goes to those who cannot afford a mean and those children who go to sleep hungry. Breaks my heart but it's amazing that they have this program.
When I was small, only my friends who are from wealthy families had lunch at school. We must walk as fast as back home, helped parents looking after our younger siblings then have simply lunch: only rice and salt then run fast to school. At that moment I dreamt to try lunch at school 😊
You story reminds me of having rice with water and salt
Grating coconut for one hundred thousand children is no jokewow
Ghetto Tech I guess they use those automatic graters
@@sagek7949 Ya, but they should peel the shell before grating right?
Sherlock Holmes you need to crack open the coconut in two. Then the scraper does the job. You can find such scrapers online.
Also there are automated coconut crackers available .
@@sagek7949 Yeah, we've a scrapper in our home. I'm from India.
It makes me sad as a mom and someone who can make food for her family everyday it hurts to see and hear kids don't have enough food. 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love all children and people. I also say here in America we say oh the food isn't enough but now we hear about this we should be grateful for what we have and the patents should say thanks for the food their kids do get stop whining about it.
Fatimah Hussain aww
AGREED!!
Greeting and love from Canada.
Ate at a Las Vegas buffet and its disgusting to see TONS of food wasted- idiots shamelessly thinking they paid for it so they can waste as much as they can
Fatimah Hussain it’s not that food isn’t enough, it’s more like food are terrible and bad
No matter what we try to tell our school officers , DOE, and etc
They keep making the food worst. We suggest they try this, but they blantly ignore us.
Just today I was told by my teacher to find a way to raise “lunch count” and I said “there’s no point in trying when the lunch people themselves don’t care, it’s their fault if they get fire.”
And I still remember their terrible attitude to me. (I have dietary restrictions)
People at my school stop eating their lunch since we can make cheaper foods and much healthier food and more delicious by ourselves he’ll even I know how. Whole cabbage for 1.99 a lb with the cheapest fish I found to be at 2.99 a fish. Cut it up into 5 lunches and it’s much cheaper, n if it’s a bit more expensive the money I put for school lunch is put towards something that can make me healthy
Can’t wait for the day they’re fire.
@@edwardbeaven7222 I blame elvis
I love Indin people ! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Namastê ! BADHAEE INDIA !
Thanks friend
Love from India 🇮🇳💕
A whole food minister👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. That’s leadership
8:25 Well said brother. I still have faith in India. Thank you for making this documentary.
Feed the body and feed the brain. Bless their hearts! ♥️
I think it's amazing what they are trying to do for their growing children. In the U.S., we would be condemning those parents for not bringing home enough to feed their kids. In India, they look for solutions and not judgement. That's the way it should be everywhere. The U.S. is one of the most judgmental countries in the world. We blame people for having children and then ending up on Food Stamps but, at some point, we as a people have to stop grouping all people who are on programs like Food Stamps with those who have never paid any taxes and had children knowing they would be on assistance. Many people here have lost their jobs through no fault of their own after years of working at the same place and now they are not getting new jobs because, companies want young workers. We should be more proud to support an essential part of life as Food more than our tax dollars going to useless wars and wasted on non-essential things.
+Mentholian Smoke I love how liberals don't miss an opportunity to bash and disparage America. No wonder most of the house and senate is controlled by the conservatives.
Furby Gender if America is so awful then why would anyone in India die to come here?
...actually, migrants from Mexico and Central America die en route. Sometimes they die because human smugglers lock them in a truck then abandon it in the Texas heat. Sometimes they die in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. There is also the Train of Death, which ferries Central American migrants through Mexico -- some migrants die when they hop on.
Furby Gender I can not agree with you more.
Furby Gender i agree with you that americans are judgemental and so opinionated, i always noticed on every videos in youtube,articles comment sections.
This is so great. Meanwhile in the USA, there's "lunch debt" and kids go hungry a lot.
political movement is required for this achievement. here it started not by supreme court but by dr.kamaraj in late 19th century. google it. supreme then followed their case study and ordered for it to become enforced throughout india. nearly all major crisis boils down to who owns the capital of the country. now in usa donald owns and he destroys the pandemic office setup by bush. now he is responsible for nearly 20000 corona usa deaths. usa spirits are spiralling down. needed a reboot. all the best alex.
"kids go hungry a lot" um...what? I think you put that wrong mate, also lunch debt doesn't cost that much depending on how much kids you have, and you only pay them when both parents are working.
@@howtonotbasic1383 3 dollars a meal at least for a piece of bread and watered down milk
@@hiimryan2388 What school do you go to? and if you only get a piece of bread and some milk the school could legally be sue since that's breaking the school lunch guide, I don't even think you know what you're talking about, a piece of bread and a milk isn't enough to keep student going for x hour.
www.fns.usda.gov/cn/nutrition-standards-school-meals
Just replace private corporations with non-profit charitable organizations that are backed by public donations. Problem solved. Akshaya Patra has a spiritual aspect behind their service, so you could get someone equivalent in the States to do that. Or any of your state governments can just approach them to institute a program for underprivileged kids in the USA.
They don't see races, nationalities, etc and will be happy to help. :)
God bless all those who work for this project free lunch,thanks a lot, to feed a kit i realy salute to you persons and my loveable former CM Late Kamarajar K, the king who brought free food for kids in TAMIL NADU--JAI JAWAAN JAI KISSAN