Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi's masses in virus lockdown

[Judi Lynn]

Emily Schmall, Associated Press
Updated 11:05 am CDT, Thursday, May 21, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — At first, the kitchen at the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara cooked 40,000 meals each day for the hungry who live on the streets of India’s capital city, or who have lost their livelihoods to the coronavirus lockdown.

But the need was greater than that. So workers at the golden-domed temple in central New Delhi made 80,000 meals daily. Then 100,000. Soon, they expect to be making 300,000 -- all provided free to the growing ranks of the unfortunate.

For centuries the faithful have flocked to the temple for its healing waters and a free meal at the community kitchen, the symbol of equality found at every Sikh temple complex and open to all visitors.

The Bangla Sahib Gurdwara has remained open through wars and plagues, serving millions of people simple vegetarian food on the cool marble floor of its enormous dining hall. But during India’s ongoing lockdown -- among the world’s most stringent -- religious congregations are banned.

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https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sikh-kitchens-feed-New-Delhi-s-masses-in-virus-15285154.php

[tblue37]

1. Good people. nt

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. Wow

I don't expect ever to see goodness on such a huge scale in greed driven amerikuh. Tragically.

Mitch mcConnell won't give anything to poor or struggling folks because he has no goodness in him. he's a small selfish shit.

[JI7]

3. Southern California Sikh community provides 1,400 daily meals

<San Francisco–Southern California’s United Sikh Mission has been distributing about 1,400 meals daily for the past month with help from hundreds of volunteers in the local community, a media reported.

This is one of the largest operations in the region, supplying thousands of vegetarian meals not only to seniors and health-care workers at local hospitals, but also through the daily drive-through, India-West news quoted a local media report as saying.

In addition, it was also distributing groceries and face masks on weekends at the Jurupa Valley temple here.

Gurpreet Singh, a coordinator with the United Sikh Mission, spoke to the Orange County Register of how their small operation, which started out serving about 175 meals daily outside the temple, grew with help from the local Sikh community into a significant project that has handed out 40,000 meals over the past four weeks.

The nutritious food is made fresh daily at local restaurants in Fontana and Upland.>


https://indianewengland.com/2020/05/southern-california-sikh-community-provides-1400-daily-meals/