A marathon free lunch programme in Teynampet set to cross a milestone
A Teynampet resident, D.M. Prakash, is celebrating the 750th day of his continuous free meal programme, which provides food to those in need. The milestone event will feature a large-scale service near Semmozhi Poonga with the support of local political figures.
Why it matters
Community-led charity initiatives provide essential support to vulnerable populations and reflect local social cohesion.
Seven hundred and fifty days might not sound like a really lengthy period of time as it meets the ear. If one treated it to some conversion math, it has a different ring to it: how does well over two years sound? And how does a charity feeding programme, averaging 200 parcels of food every day for as many mouths for well over two years, sound? To most pairs of ears, that would sound like a significant expenditure and a mammoth commitment. And it certainly is both of those things.
D.M. Prakash, a resident of Teynampet, has been carrying out this act of charity, annadanam (free meal programme) around his home in Teynampet, for well over two years, on the trot and July 22 would mark the 750th day of this initiative, done non-stop.
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