Picture courtesy/ Sharavan Tiffin Seva's Facebook account

Children's abandoning their aged parents is a heart-wrenching story of today’s time. There are thousands of elderly people in India who are in dire need of food, shelter, and living. Such elderly people, who fight for survival, end up spending rest of their lives in old age homes. However, everybody is not as ignorant towards these old citizens as their children are. One such citizen is a Mumbai based doctor, who extended his helping hands towards this section of our society.

Dr. Uday Modi, a resident of Bhayandar, Mumbai, arrived as an angel in disguise to such old people. As reported in NDTV, Dr. Modi feeds 500 helpless senior citizens on a daily basis free of cost.

Picture courtesy/ Sharavan Tiffin Seva's Facebook account

The gracious idea emerged in Dr. Modi’s mind when an old poor couple came to him for treatment. The doctor said that the needy couple did not even have Rs. 10 to buy a vada pav. They were not only in dire need of treatment, but also food. It was then when he decided to start feeding the helpless old people of the society every day for nothing in return.

Dr. Modi’s tiffin service named Sharavan Tiffin Service started on a small scale with only 11 tiffins prepared in his house. Today it expanded up to 200 such tiffins catering to the needy abandoned elderly people of Mumbai’s Mira-Bhayanadar area.

The food is prepared in his house in two separate kitchens with the aid of two cooks. The doctor ensures that food for diabetics is prepared in a separate kitchen. The doctor reportedly said that he has two tempo and four dealer vans in place to deliver the ‘dabbas’ to the respective localities. The daily tiffin usually contains 6 chappatis, a curry, dal and rice. On Sundays, a home-made dessert and farsan are added.