What are festivals for and why are they celebrated? It is to share the success, happiness and prosperity with your family and dear ones. Sometimes the most unexpected of requests come our way and yet it just goes to show how appreciated the work of Akshaya Patra is.

Recently a well wisher got in touch with us to say that this year her husband and she had decided to celebrate Diwali a little differently. They joined Akshaya Patra to show the world what these children are capable of, by adding some children into their family group.

The Akshaya Patra Foundation made waves at the recently held PAN IIT conference in Chicago. Amongst the 2000 delegates attending the conference, were Sri Desh Deshpande, an IIT alumni and an accomplished IT professional, and his wife, Jaishree.

 Sri Deshpande is also the Chairman of TAPF in America.

Disaster always calls for urgent measures. At times like this the country stands up to support those stricken by the tragedy and often support pours in from all corners. On the other hand, this is also a time, when people want to help but don’t know how or where to contribute and help. A fair section of those who give at this time end up getting disappointed, as they never hear about what happened to their money. That’s where organizations like ours step in to make a difference.