Hi #Bangalore, I am delivering ration kits anywhere in town. Each kit has:
3kg rice
1kg aata
1kg ragi flour
1kg tuar dal
Sanitary pads 8pcs
Tea 100g
Oil 500ml
Soap 2
1kg Sugar
1kg Salt
1 bottle peanut butter
100g coriander pdr
100g sambar pdr
100g turmeric pdr
100g chili pdr
I am open to customising the kits to include specific supplies.
I have been working with:
Let's be the change
The concerned for welfare of children
Aneka
Karnataka Janashakti
Armour of Care
State Workers Action Network @readingkafka (Rural development department) for a bit.
I'm doing this at a personal capacity with funds collected from office & friends (some from here :))
If there is a need, please message.
If you feel like contributing, DM me.
From little I've observed, the need is massive. For labourers, children whose parent(s) have passed away,
people living in slums, people below poverty line...all drastically impacted by COVID.
I'll try my best to keep things as transparent as possible by giving you an account of how the funds are being used and where/how many kits are being delivered. Thanks!
Procurement done for the most part. Finally, getting down to making the kits
One fellow is amped about about deliveries (it's more about the trolley, though).
We're delivering 30 kits today.
15 to The Concerned for Children's Welfare (who will then distribute it to those in need like LBS nagara migrant field, Slums near temple and masjid areas etc.).
15 to Roopa with Sahaya Hastha.
11kg per kit. 330kg of stuff.
Thank you wonderful people of @bounceshare@vivekanandahr (Archana, Venu, Arun, Renu, Velankanni) for helping with the vehicle, loading and delivering the kits ❤️
I have to share this story!
I reached out to employees in Cargill to get edible oil at a reasonable price. Edible sunflower oil (1l)constitutes 22-25% of the total cost of the ration kit. @Sporty_Baba had already given me a lead and I have purchased stuff in bulk from them. But
I am trying companies to donate, if possible. I literally cold invited/messaged ppl on Linked. One fine gentleman by the name of Divy Ninad Kaul at Cargill accepted my invite and told me he'd help. He forwarded my message to some folks and made them abt the ration kits. This was
Day before yesterday. Today afternoon, I received 9 cases (108 1l pouches) at my doorstep. FOR NO COST!
I can't tell you how nice people have been and how they really want to help out. This is a great gesture. May they prosper and stay healthy :')
+ this letter.
To put it in perspective, these are easily priced at 180 Rs/pack. Nearly 19.5k worth of oil. I can now provide 28-29 extra ration kits.
Hats off to them for this gesture. If anyone knows Divy, please hug him for me.
I have thanked him on whatsapp already :)
15 kits to a slum area in Dasarahalli. Thank you @readingkafka for connecting me with various people, who are doing fantastic work on the ground, distributing the kits. Harshini is coordinating the deliveries in Dasarahalli and she's doing a top job!
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Uma-->connects with partner NGOs --> I get to know abt requirements --> send kits --> NGOs distribute. Either way, glad to get to know a lot of wonderful people who are working day in and day out to address folks in need and severely affected by Covid. ❤️
30 'jumbo' (2x) kits.
15 --> the concerned for welfare of children.
15 --> Vani with Stranded workers action network (SWAN). Thank you @NadjaNadika for connecting!
The kits got a boost (getting that out of the drafts), thanks to company 😬
And these...
Over 1000 sachets! I'm putting four (any one) per kit.
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60. Nearly SIXTY of us roamed the streets of Cubbonpete yesterday in what turned out to be an epic thindi hopping!
@DVijaykeerthy @Souj_Sridharan @devanshp_ @sridhu @sindbadrose @sleepyhead148 @funnyfatguy_ @rosnshah @vigneshj619 @Mahesh121811
The idea was to explore Cubbonpete style darshinis. No sambar, no filter kaapi, compact menu, & the originators of thick, ghee laden dosEs (almost 30-40y ago). They really break the mold from the traditional Udupi darshinis that are more ubiquitous.
We started at SK tiffin room.
My personal favourite for masal and bath masalE dosE. And of course, the ever smiling, calm, Rupesh avaru❤️
This place is open for 3h a day, no swiggy, no Zomato.
Had an awesome time with @floydiancookery @sahilk @KartikParija Vinitha, Shailendra, Punith, @Iamshennoying @DVijaykeerthy @NirmalSBhansali @dikshahahaha Aakanksha, Sruthee, Shailendra, Tejas, Anupama, Chethana, Shruthi & Manu. 27 of us, South Bangalore, chats hopping. Nuff said!
The idea was to sample the varieties of chats in Karnataka. Wet, dry Shetty style, uttara Karnataka style. We couldn't sample the 4th type, aka Bangarpet style.
We started off with Tikki adda, Jayanagar for dry chats.
One of my favourite bandis!
Their signature tikki Puri in the making. I'm shamelessly flicking pics & videos, mostly from @KartikParija and @RaoSumukh 🙈
Tikki = flat papdi. A good tikki Puri for me has to have balanced flavours, but the aftertaste has to be the nutty aata flavour from a good, fresh tikki.
Yash, Akshay, Abhishek, Arthy, George, Karthik, Madhura, Mahima, and Shalaka, Nirbhik. Nearly 35 of us roamed the streets of Seshadripuram and Malleshwaram. Beautiful areas❤️
We started at HVR Veg, aka Hassan Veg refreshments. One of the truly underrated gems of Bangalore. 23 years of serving top notch thindi.
I had 4-5 hours to spare in Kolkata. I thought I'd go on a little stroll and grab some food :)
It was drizzling. Thankfully, it wasn't hot, but still, quite damp. Didn't dampen my spirits though ;)
Here's to a little walk in the city of joy, i mean mishti and doi :D
First up, a 250 yr old heritage place. Adi Haridas Modak, Shyambazar.
Known for their sit down service on banana leaf.
I had the luchi and aloo dum. The luchis were fresh off the kadhai, served to the guests in a tokri.
I spent a weekend in London. We all know where this is heading ;) Allow me to take you on a little journey :)
London, obviously, is a HUGE food hub. I managed to cover a few places. Stop 1: Lunch at Bancone (Italian).
The place opens at noon. Queue starts from 1145.
This is their Covent Garden outlet.
When a place says fresh pasta, they really mean it! You can *actually* see the staff making fresh pasta.
Hello Kolkata! Due to unavoidable circumstances, i had to reschedule my journey that resulted in an overnight stay here. I had a few hours to spare before i hit the bed at the hotel room. So I decided to do what i love the most. Food hopping! Allow me to take you on a journey :)
I did ask for some suggestions on twitter, some wonderful colleagues, and WA groups (one of the biggest perks of thindi capital :)) and came up with a map while doing timepass at blr airport after an early check in.
A solid 11km walk from Sobhabazar to Tiretti bazar.
It was an ambitious plan as I'd be new tonthe city + aamake bangla alpo alpo boojhte paarbo. Anyway, let's (malai) roll!