What's a plate? The flat, circular dish means different things to different people. For the indigent, it's a stark reminder of the everyday struggle for food. For those who live a life of plenty, it probably represents the wide variety of meals they get to enjoy, daily. A new initiative, The Plated Project, hopes to bridge the gap between the have and have-nots, one plate at a time. The brainchild of Chitresh Sinha, the project first kicked off last November with artists collaborating with his team to print their designs on plates. "At the time, we held pop-ups and intimate get-togethers, where we got people to come together for a conversation over a meal, and would then raise awareness about hunger. By the end of it, they could contribute to the cause by buying a plate. The proceeds were used to feed the hungry," says Sinha, founder and chief ideator.

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