Akshaya Chaitanya is an initiative in Mumbai with the objective to eradicate hunger in a sustainable and scalable way. It is an initiative of HKM Charitable Foundation striving to provide food relief to marginalised sections of the society in the city of Mumbai. We are currently undertaking three key Feeding Initiatives: Swasthya Ahara - Government hospital feeding initiative Providing free, unlimited, nutritious lunch to patient's family keeps them healthy and helps save for medication Paushtik Ahara - Meals on wheels initiative Providing free, unlimited, nutritious lunch combined with education prepares children in slum areas for a bright future Bal Shiksha Ahara - Government School Breakfast Initiative Providing free, millet based nutritious breakfast counters classroom hunger for better learning.
In Sanskrit, ‘Akshaya’ means inexhaustible or everlasting and ‘Chaitanya’ means consciousness. In line with this, we aspire to build a society with everlasting sublime consciousness and good physical health.
As is said, “we become what we eat’, the food we consume not only contributes to our health, but also has a direct implication on our consciousness. Based on Indian philosophy, there are three gunas or qualities: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. To a large extent, these qualities are facilitated by the kind of food we eat and since Sattvic guna is the most desirable of all, we look forward to infusing happiness, peace of mind, and good health in the society by serving Sattvic food.