The coronavirus lockdown put migrant workers and poor people in a fix and left them without the means to fend for themselves. In order to make sure that those in need in don't starve, several NGOs and restaurants across the country are pitching in and doing their best to serve free meals. One of them is Desi Masala, a restaurant in Bengaluru's Banaswadi area. It is running a campaign called Food for Needy to feed the hungry.
Their efforts have only increased?as they went from serving 700 meals a day, to over 10,000. According to Bangalore Mirror, the restaurant has managed to serve more than 1 lakh meals to daily wage workers in the area.?
The team is led by Desi Masala's Directors, Sachin Jain, Sandeep Jain and Manish Jain and they are selflessly working towards feeding the needy. The meals are prepared in the restaurant and friends and families of the team are working as volunteers to help the cause. Ever since their initiative gained popularity, volunteers from around the city joined in to help the team out. Even local police officials and NGOs are participating in the restaurant's cause to provide to the poor.
The meals manage to feed slum dwellers, orphanages, daily wage and migrant workers, old age homes and as well as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike workers. The team told Bangalore Mirror, ¡°We were trying to help the people around us, little did we know that this family initiative will become this big. We are blessed to have this opportunity to help the people in need and do our bit. The people around us have been tremendously supportive and generous. Every contribution that we have?received, big or small, has made a huge difference in upscaling this event. Without the help of our team and volunteers, this task would not have been possible.¡±
One of the brothers, Manish Jain, added, "Nothing is more peaceful than going back home after being blessed by numerous people who you barely know. This has been the most fulfilling journey and I am amazed at the level of support that we have received from officials and volunteer teams."
Good Samaritans like them are helping the community in their maximum capacity and all of us stand to learn something from them.?It doesn't matter if you can't provide 10,000 meals a day - you can provide one or help in some other way. If we want to get through this, we have to do so together.
H/T: Bangalore Mirror