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‘Click a Smile’ Photography Exhibition

‘Click a Smile’ will showcase an array of smiles from across India. The exhibition will showcase 20 best photographs from over 350 entries chosen by Mr. Senthil, Winner of many prestigious photography awards including awards at Cannes International-2001 & 2003. Mr. Chitranga Chaitanya Dasa, Program Director, of Akshaya Patra will also be gracing the event. The exhibits will be showcased at Alliance Francaise Bangalore, Millers Tank Bund Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka on the 15th and 16th of December, 2010 from 10 am to 6.30 pm.

Akshaya Patra to Teach Children in Corporation Schools

Akshaya Patra Foundation, which currently serves food to schoolchildren under the mid-day meal programme, is now working with students to help them fare better in academics. Vidya Akshaya Patra, an educational initiative of the Akshaya Patra Foundation has been given renewed impetus by Bruhat Bengalooru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body for the civic and infrastructural assets of Bangalore, to conduct classes in areas of the city that suffer from poor student performance in Board exams. Nearly 1120 students in 16 schools will benefit from the program, which will provide students with extra classes in Maths, Science, English and Kannada over a period of 107 days lasting till March of 2011.

For more information on these and many more events coming up, please visit www.akshayapatra.org
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