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​The Sattvic Meals Foundation recently celebrated its grand launch at the Fremont Community Hall in Downtown Fremont.

(L-r): Madhu Pandit Dasa, Dr. Siva Sivaram, Ranjana Sivaram, and Seema Gupta in conversation.

 

Marking the beginning of its mission to combat student hunger in the United States, the Sattvic Meals Foundation has already laid the groundwork before the official launch with De Anza College.

(L-r): Dr. Siva Sivaram, Chairman of Akshay Patra USA and President and CEO of QuantumScape, Ranjana Sivaram, part of the Board of Directors of Sattvic Meals Foundation California, and a student of De Anza College sharing her experience with the Sattvic Meals Foundation.

Inspired by the Akshaya Patra Foundation’s success in India, Sattvic Meals aims to provide 1 million nutritious meals annually to underserved college students across the U.S. by 2030. 

The foundation aims to achieve its vision of “No Student Hungry.”