Students reach out to patients with free food

Kolkata: Six students of class XII of South City International School have inspired a large number of students in the city to join hands and send free meals to people who are suffering from

Covid

and not in a position to fend for themselves. The ‘

Send A Meal

’ initiative was floated by the sextet on

social media

and soon attracted participation from more students other schools.

“We have tied up with two caterers with whom we are placing the orders. These are then picked up by food delivery aggregators and are left at the doorsteps of the patients,” explained Hanishka Agarwal, one of the core members of the team. “Once we start sending food to patients in home treatment, we keep tracking their progress, so that when they are out of the quarantine, we can de-link them and do similar handholding for others,” said Mahek Gupta, another student.

Travel writer Shalini Magdel Das is also cooking on her own to serve 16 Covid affected families twice a day, completely free. “I connect with the patients on social media and keep a tab on their conditions, ticking them off as they come out of their quarantine,” she said. The kitchens of Vrinda Patodia and Indranil Ghosh, both business people, speak of a similar story. “The disease is draining plus you are isolated. So I am doing my bit in this war against Corona,” said Indranil, a resident of Kankurgachhi.