Namaste! Festival and Namaste! Concert Celebrate Indian Heritage With Electrifying Cultural Experience Dec 3 and One-of-a-Kind Concert Dec 4
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n early 2020, three Indian South Floridians who had relocated from the Northeast got together to discuss how they could launch a chapter of their favorite charity, Akshaya Patra. “It seemed inconceivable to us that a charity feeding two million children a day in India, with 35 popular chapters across the US, had little brand recognition here,” said Meena Rajgopal, one of the co-chairs of the South Florida chapter. Kavitha Kanuri, another co-chair said, “Akshaya Patra’s mission really resonated with our friends. ‘No child should be deprived of education because of hunger’ is really inspiring, since many of us here in the US owe our success to education. Twenty dollars feeds a child a midday meal at school for one year implies that we can all do our part, even our kids.” The trio roped in Venkat Maddineni, a veteran from Weston who was well-networked
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