Half of our working age population is tied to the kitchen, Cooking in every household is so much wastage of womanpower, fuel and food. So much can be saved and half the labour force freed to take up more productive and paying jobs which will count towards the national income which may be doubled as such. Langars as in Gurdwaras, or community kitchen among Bohras and then Amma canteen etc are not new concepts. They hawever need to be applied to the whole country. And this can be done only by establishing women run most modern kitchen across the country from where hygienically prepared nutritious food can be made available not only under mid day meal and other such schemes of the government but also at highly subsidized rates to all those who would buy rather than cook their own meals. This can also be brought the Food Security Act.
Dear mr. padma nabhan,as per Hindu puranas ANNADANAM is the super best Danam, with this not only you your all Purvjas are became holiest.TRNRao Fm Delhi