CEO of Akshaya Patra: Feeding 2 Million Children Daily

From Philips, ABB and Webex… to feeding 3.35 million children every single day. This is the remarkable journey of Shridhar Venkat, CEO of Akshaya Patra Foundation, the world's largest school meal program run by a not-for-profit. In this episode, Shridhar shares: How Akshaya Patra scaled from 5 schools in 2000 to more than 25,000 schools across 16 states and 3 union territories Serving 2.35 million mid-day meals and 1 million morning nutrition servings every day Why the Supreme Court directive became a turning point for scale Early partners including a bank, Infosys Foundation, Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy How ₹100 donated results in ₹92 directly reaching the program How just $20 can feed a child for an entire year The operation behind 78 kitchens, including all-women kitchens that empower local communities The story of Suman, an Akshaya Patra beneficiary who now works at Palo Alto Networks The founder’s original vision after witnessing children fight stray dogs for leftover food Sridhar’s dream: an Akshaya Patra beneficiary becoming the CEO one day This episode explores purpose-driven leadership, scale, community impact and the life-changing power of a single meal. #AkshayaPatra #SridharVenkat #MidDayMeals #ChildNutrition #NonProfitIndia #SocialImpact #HungerFreeIndia #PodcastIndia #EducationForAll #NGOStory #LeadershipJourney #IndiaStories #anushah #thetalklane #thetalklanewithanushah #anushahamazon #anushahmeta