Why New Delhi's Sikh kitchens cook 100,000 free meals daily
CSMONITOR.COM -- The Bangla Sahib Gurdwara has remained open through wars and plagues, serving thousands of people food. During India's coronavirus lockdown about four dozen men have kept the Sikh temple's kitchen open, cooking up to 100,000 meals a day. Soon they expect to be making 300,000 - all provided free to the growing ranks of the unfortunate. Bangla Sahib uses donated ingredients and equipment, Mr. Singh Sirsa said. Each day, government trucks pick up and distribute the meals to a network of shelters and drop-off points, but pays nothing for the food. Anticipating many months of hardship ahead, Sirsa appears nightly on the Bangla Sahib's own TV channel to appeal for more donations. A man from Montreal recently pledged $10,000, another from London offered $100,000, he said. The dining hall heaves with sacks of rice, flour, lentils, ...
