Empathy walks hand in hand with Revati. An Akshaya Patra beneficiary (Akshaya Patra is an NGO in Mysuru and 28 other locations in India), Revati is a 10-year-old girl studying in Class V in Government Higher Primary School (GHPS), Hinkal, Mysuru. This young mind aims to become a pediatrician while empathy drives her ambition. She says, “I like children a lot. I wish to ease their suffering.”
Strong support for a strong aspiration
Revati, a student who is benefitted by Mid-Day Meal Programme in Karnataka, comes from a broken home. Her mother committed suicide when she was just three months old. Her father, who remarried after the incident, works as a coolie at a provision store. Her 11-year-old elder sister stays with him, whereas Revati stays with maternal grandmother in a joint family. She sees her father once a week or once a fortnight.
Hope in the story
A determined student, Revati counts English and Kannada as her favourite subjects. “I also like drawing, dancing and participating in cultural programmes. Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meals in Karnataka are a big hit with Revati and her classmates. They are also a relief and reassurance for her family that she gets a healthy, wholesome school lunch every day. She enthusiastically states, “The food is tasty, nutritious and hygienic, which is great. The payasam and Bisibele Baath are my favourite.”
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