The Origin
In April 2014, Khushroo Poacha sat by his mother's bedside at CIIMS hospital, as she battled cancer. She noticed he seemed particularly gloomy on that day. "Why are you so sad?" she asked. He told her what he had seen outside: families from distant villages, sleeping on pavements, cooking meager meals on the roadside, struggling for food when the hospital canteen closed on Sundays. Their loved ones lay inside, fighting for life. They waited outside, fighting hunger.
She looked at him and said: "Why don't you serve them? Take the first step and people will help you." Even in her own suffering, she saw that of others. And she believed—in people, in goodness, in the simple act of stepping forward. A few months later, on 3rd October 2014, she passed away. Soon after, on 23rd November 2014, Khushroo and Fermin his wife began serving at the same hospital with 50 meals. He called it Seva Kitchen—"Seva," the ancient word for selfless service, for giving without expecting anything in return.
Today, what began as one son honouring his mother's wisdom, has grown into a movement built on a simple truth: Every kitchen that feeds the hungry is a Seva Kitchen. Every meal counts. Every person who chooses to serve, becomes part of something larger than themselves.
Khushroo remains a railway employee. He remains ordinary. But in the lives of lacs who have eaten a warm meal while waiting for a loved one to recover, he is the man who proved that you do not need extraordinary power to do extraordinary good.
Food Seva in Hospitals.
Every day thousands of cancer patients begin their fight at different cancer hospitals across the country. Seva Kitchen makes sure that they don't begin it hungry because battles like these need more than medicines. A proper meal gives them the strength to continue their day. For many families, this food removes a major daily expense so that they can concentrate only on recovery. They fight cancer, we take care of the meals.
1. Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital, Mumbai
2. Central India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur.
3. Mahatma Gandhi Tribal Hospital, Dharni
4. Cachar Cancer Hospital, Silchar.
5. Masina Hospital Trust
6. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital Muzaffarpur
7. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital Chandigarh
8. Sri Sankara Cancer Hospital Bengaluru
9. Sri Sankara Cancer Hospital Bhubaneswar
10. Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Head & Neck Cancer Institute of India Mumbai.
Seva Kitchen does not have a bank account, and there are no administrative costs, no salaries to be paid, no payment gateway charges — 100% of your donation goes directly to feeding the needy.
Donors pledge meals in multiples of 25 through the Seva Kitchen website. Our team then contacts each donor and shares the hospital canteen vendor's account details. The donor pays the canteen directly and shares the transaction screenshot with us.
Once verified that payment has been received by the canteen , tokens are created in the system in the donor's name — each token representing a warm meal for a patient or their family member. The donor receives a WhatsApp notification when the Seva starts and when it ends, keeping them connected to every meal they helped provide.
For the needy, getting a meal is just as simple. Anyone in need of food can give a missed call to
+91-9665500000, send a WhatsApp message with "Seva" to
+91-9665500000, or call our IVR system at
+91-8446108446 to receive a food token. This token can be redeemed for a warm, nutritious meal at the designated hospital canteen — no questions asked, no paperwork required. This model ensures complete transparency
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