One has always heard of philanthropists; good samaritans as well as well meaning folks pooling their resources and feeding impoverished as well as lesser privileged folks with left overs as well as "excess" food left over after satiating the appetites and cravings of self styled gourmets; but this national capital based "Rasoi" is certainly a new one even for a jaded and world weary soul like moi........
New Delhi's newest "pride and joy" "Rasoi on Wheels" a ubiquitous and nondescript white CNG powered Tata Ace tempo or van (as you prefer to term it) has now been dishing out more than 30,000 sumptuous and freshly cooked meals to the national capital's homeless and lesser mortals who cannot stop thinking it's initiators/ movers and shakers.......
A random and casual conversation between Atul Kapur and his two other comrades in arms (co-owners of the famed Connaught Place based QBA restaurant) literally set the wheels in motion and this now famed and literally worshipped "Rasoi on Wheels" dished out a more than impressive 11,000 odd piping hot; sumptuous and gratifying meals during the fateful month of July 2016.......
Currently in it's third month of operations; this first of it's kind welcome and much desired initiative now dishes out a jaw dropping 30,000 plus meals twice a day come rain; shine; hell or high water and is nurtured; supported; galvanised; motored and powered by more than 80 similarly inclined folks and bleeding hearts who have come together to add further impetus to this budding revolution........
Apart from dishing out eternal favorites like Rajma Chawal; Kadi Chawal; Chholey Chawal; Vegetable Noodles; Chowmein; Gobi/Panneer Manchurian/Veg Fied Rice and last but not the least Shahi Panneer Chawal; Papads; Achar and a soft drink for company mostly from the hallowed precincts of a 900 odd foot CP based base kitchen; this "Rasoi" with a difference also dishes out all these above mentioned combos as well as a few more to those folks who can afford to pay for the same at extremely pocket friendly prices varying between Rs. 35-65 depending on the combination as well as size of the meal that is attractively and alluringly packaged and marketed........
As Kapur quips; the returns from the same enterprise only serve to keep the wheels in motion and provide us with the ways and means of feeding more and more hungry mouths with every passing day; week and month or then father time who rests for no mortal.......
Kapur and friends sign off by doling up this priceless dollop of wisdom and humanity about "Giving not making anyone poor and leading to their ruin" ; more power to their elbow I say and for fellow Dilliwalas and Waalis whatever on earth are you waiting for do step forward and be a part of this epic revolution or better still start a similar venture of your very own and do one better.......
New Delhi's newest "pride and joy" "Rasoi on Wheels" a ubiquitous and nondescript white CNG powered Tata Ace tempo or van (as you prefer to term it) has now been dishing out more than 30,000 sumptuous and freshly cooked meals to the national capital's homeless and lesser mortals who cannot stop thinking it's initiators/ movers and shakers.......
A random and casual conversation between Atul Kapur and his two other comrades in arms (co-owners of the famed Connaught Place based QBA restaurant) literally set the wheels in motion and this now famed and literally worshipped "Rasoi on Wheels" dished out a more than impressive 11,000 odd piping hot; sumptuous and gratifying meals during the fateful month of July 2016.......
Currently in it's third month of operations; this first of it's kind welcome and much desired initiative now dishes out a jaw dropping 30,000 plus meals twice a day come rain; shine; hell or high water and is nurtured; supported; galvanised; motored and powered by more than 80 similarly inclined folks and bleeding hearts who have come together to add further impetus to this budding revolution........
Apart from dishing out eternal favorites like Rajma Chawal; Kadi Chawal; Chholey Chawal; Vegetable Noodles; Chowmein; Gobi/Panneer Manchurian/Veg Fied Rice and last but not the least Shahi Panneer Chawal; Papads; Achar and a soft drink for company mostly from the hallowed precincts of a 900 odd foot CP based base kitchen; this "Rasoi" with a difference also dishes out all these above mentioned combos as well as a few more to those folks who can afford to pay for the same at extremely pocket friendly prices varying between Rs. 35-65 depending on the combination as well as size of the meal that is attractively and alluringly packaged and marketed........
As Kapur quips; the returns from the same enterprise only serve to keep the wheels in motion and provide us with the ways and means of feeding more and more hungry mouths with every passing day; week and month or then father time who rests for no mortal.......
Kapur and friends sign off by doling up this priceless dollop of wisdom and humanity about "Giving not making anyone poor and leading to their ruin" ; more power to their elbow I say and for fellow Dilliwalas and Waalis whatever on earth are you waiting for do step forward and be a part of this epic revolution or better still start a similar venture of your very own and do one better.......
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