Mumbai: This man's idea to crowdsource food now touches 2,500 lives
Khushroo Poacha wanted to feed kin of the poor in hospitals. The result was an initiative that now spans 7 cities.
Khushroo Poacha, 38, holds a regular job with the Central Railways in its commercial department in Nagpur. Married and blessed with a young girl child, there is one thing that makes him stand out. An idea that he conceived two years back has now come to fruition and feeds around 2,500 people every week."My mother was then hospitalised in Nagpur for a surgery. I saw a lot of people sitting outside the hospital, cooking chappatis on a brick kiln to make ends meet," shares Poacha. His mother suggested that if he was so touched by their plight then he should do something for them."My mother passed away two months later, but I wanted to follow up on her suggestion. I called a friend, Amit, who came to the hospital the following Sunday and distributed 25 packets of food," Poacha says.That was the start of Seva kitchen. Next week he himself joined in and realised that cooking at home would allow them to feed more people at the same cost. Soon more people joined in and Poacha assumed the role of a coordinator.
# Those wanting to join the initiative can contact Khushroo Poacha at 09561011264 or check the Fb page of Seva kitchen.