Page 45 - Mann Ki Baat English

beyond the four walls of the
house. Live examples of this
concept of ‘family’ come
forth when in a village of
Gujarat, all the villagers,
no matter how big the
number is, decide to cook,
serve and eat together
every single day, at one
place, as one family; when
community kitchen came into
a young man from Jammu &
being when it was realised that
Kashmir takes pledge to make
a number of young people
his entire village drug-free; when
migrated from the village to cities
an organisation in West Bengal,
in order to work, and elders who
dedicatedly takes responsibility
were left behind had to bother
for the care of children and
a lot for making arrangements
elderly. These efforts have
of grocery, vegetables and
deeply been appreciated by
other items to cook food for
the Hon’ble Prime Minister in
themselves. Even when the
the 'Mann ki Baat' address while
youth of the village come back
discussing the incredible Indian
on various occasions like Diwali,
family system.
they don’t cook in their houses.
The name of the village
Rather, they take charge of the
in Gujarat mentioned above
kitchen and cook for the whole
is Chandanki where food has
village. “You will not find such
been being cooked for the
an example anywhere in the
whole village continually for the
world where the entire village
past 15 years. Sarpanch of the
eats together at one place for all
village, Shri Poonam Chunilal
365 days of the year, no matter
Patel informs that this idea of
if the number is 500 or 600”, he
says. The meal is cooked
with proper hygiene, and
the dishes are prepared
keeping in mind the
health-needs and
choices of the elderly.
Another effort
mentioned by the
Hon’ble Prime Minister is

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