"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
25 Nov 2022
Sanjay Gupta and his family had been through trying times in the past and that only strengthened his will to help others as much as he could. He reminisces about the times when his children would come home from school hungry and ask for food. So he would promptly go out and buy a vada pav and distribute it among his children.
One day, it dawned on him that there might be many more children out there craving food and he didn’t want them to go to bed hungry. So he opened a vada pav stall at Sion in Mumbai. What sets him apart is that he doesn’t care much about money. All he wishes is to feed the hungry and poor who couldn’t afford even a single meal. He sells vada pav to school students for just Rs 5.
Satish himself had studied only till the seventh standard and then had to drop out due to lack of funds. He did many menial jobs to support his family of six. He is extremely grateful to his elder son who had to quit school but helps him in running the stall. His family never questions him as they all know the joy of giving. Sanjay states that he doesn’t mind giving 10-50 vada pavs free as he derives greater joy when people come to his stall and eat to their satisfaction.