The Vegan Restaurant in Bangalore That’s Dishing Out Good Karma
Carrots fills a fridge outside their doors with satisfying vegan meals that are free for ‘anyone who’s hungry’
“Free food to help anyone who’s hungry,” says a sign written in the elegant swirls of Kannada, the local language spoken here in Bangalore, the capital of the state of Karnataka in South India. This message is posted outside the entrance to Carrots, India’s first vegan restaurant, and next to the sign stands a refrigerator. Pasted on its glass door is its name: The Rotary Fridge.
Over the past four years, these “community fridges” have popped up in busy urban spaces in over a dozen cities across India. Some have been set up outside apartment blocks, or in residential communities, where they’re used by residents to place any leftover cooked food from their kitchens, or fresh fruits and vegetables. The idea is to provide food to those who need it while also cutting down on food waste. The refrigerators keep the donated food fresh and are strategically placed in busy public spaces easily visible and accessible to passersby.
Also dubbed the “fridge of kindness”, this initiative was first launched in Bangalore in 2016 by the Rotary Bangalore Brigades, a volunteer group made up of members of the local Rotary…
