My name is Paarth Sudhir and I am a Grade 9 student at Chrysalis High, Varthur.

Most of us live happy, easy lives with good food, education, entertainment, comfort and so on and so forth, and we go on ahead to provide the same to our children and they, eventually, to theirs. But, has any one of us ever stopped and thought, "What would I do without any of these?" Yeah its a scary thought, living without being able to post photos of every meal we consume on social media. Still, there are approximately 276 million people living below the poverty line in India. Let's put that into perspective. That is a little over twenty three percent of a country of 1.2 billion people in total, who can barely afford one meal a day. Out of which most are, unfortunately, children.

Imagine the joy these children, who have most probably not even heard of social media- let alone understand it,would receive from one good meal a day. Just one. Just try and fathom it for even a brief second. That's right, you can't. That's how happy they would feel.

Now imagine we could give that to them; that brief moment of immeasurable happiness they would get from just that one meal. Not just me, not just you, but both of us. By supporting my campaign, you are helping feed thousands of poor children that one blessing that is a meal, every day. For the next whole year.

Many children who cannot afford their own meals are dropping out of their schools due to fatigue and illness they are afflicted by because of the lack of food they eat.They would rather work elsewhere just to earn money to fill their bellies in the short run but, in the long run, without education they would be stuck in a hapless, endless cycle of begging, working and starving. The “Akshaya Patra's mid-day meal program”, not only motivates students to go to school but also ensures that they remain healthy and continue with their education.

It might seem like ‘just one meal’ to us, but it is truly much more than that to them. In addition, there is the joy we get when we help and support this program.

So, what are we waiting for! Please do support this campaign and bring a smile to another child with your small act of kindness. Help spread this message on your social media platforms so that more have the opportunity to share in the care of these children and donate to this noble cause.