A Roti , A Lady and A Mission
At the outset let me explain to you the significance of the ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ in the Indian Subcontinent. The circular flatbread made from wheat flour is the staple food of Indians across the nation. It has pride of place in the most popular slogan of Indian Socialism – ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ where the Roti epitomizes food while the other two symbolise clothing and shelter respectively. Perhaps a befitting slogan for Humanity too as it depicts the basic needs of human beings from around the World.
Now let me introduce you to ๐ด๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (Co – Chairperson of WMO North India Chapter Ladies Wing) who is the pioneer of Women Empowerment in the Indian Memon Community and her collaboration with the invaluable “Roti”.
After receiving a Roti Making machine courtesy the generosity and steadfast support of the WMO North India Chapter VP – ๐ด๐. ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐, Mrs Chashmawala has embarked on a mission.
15 underprivileged women working out of a tiny room in the far flung suburbs of Mumbai have established a Roti Bank Project. The Roti Making machine has enabled them to make hundreds of Rotis in a short span of time. Tiffin services, deliveries to restaurants and homes, more importantly the Rotis are being sent to hospitals to feed the ailing patients.
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ “๐๐ค๐ฉ๐”, 15 ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ค๐, ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
Courtesy the Tiffin services, they are also supplying a staple diet to thousands of lower, middle class salaried men and women who have to rush to work every morning and don’t have the time or means to enjoy a homemade meal every day.
And then the hospital service where thousands of ailing human beings are provided nourishment on a daily basis. A time when hospitals are overwhelmed and reeling under the impact of the Corona pandemic.
As Raziya Chashmawala so aptly puts it, “๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐จ๐. ๐ผ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ.”
We can only nod in agreement and applaud Raziya Bai, the empowered ladies, Ehsan Gadawala and the humble but mighty Roti.
