Adamya Chetana is a voluntary organization working in the field of social development. Girija Shastry, mother of Shri AnanthKumar, MP Bangalore South, who dedicated her life to serving the poor and the underprivileged. Starting in a small way with conducting ‘tailoring classes’ for poor girls (1998), computer training for girls (1999), innovative web portal for blood donation (www.raktadan.org) and Aata-Paatha (2001), Adamya Chetana has touched the lives of thousands through its various projects. Annapoorna, the midday meal programme of Adamya Chetana reaches over 2 Lakh children in thousands of schools across Bangalore, Hubli, Gulbarga and Jodhpur. The nutritious tasty meals are hygienically prepared at well-equipped kitchens set up specially for this project with the help of government and donors. Recent initiatives of Adamya Chetana have yielded exciting results making Annapoorna, a Zero-garbage kitchen. Our search for alternate fuels has enabled us to effectively use bio-Fuels derived from waste saving the otherwise used fossil based fuels - 60 LPG cylinders or 300 liters of Diesel per day. Shri Ananthkumar, Member of Parliament from Bangalore South is the chief patron of Adamya Chetana, a 17 year old organization that has worked in various areas to bring about societal development.