As life threw us a curve ball with the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Dinesh Poojary, chef and canteen manager, unfazed by the troublesome trajectory, smashed it for a massive six for humanity. Poojary used his years of cooking and canteen management skills to start serving unlimited lunch to people for Rs 10, setting up a food cart at Lower Parel. The initiative began on February 8, 2021.

Poojary, who is a Kalachowkie resident said, “I have managed canteens for several banks. Contrary to what all the news stated about labourers leaving Mumbai, not all returned to their villages. There were some labourers who stayed behind in the metropolis too, struggling through the pandemic. I started a R10 unlimited lunch.” Poojary explained, “At that time migrant labourers were regulars at the cart.