We come across a lot of people trying to do humanitarian things, involving themselves in NGOs and more but some stand testimony to the fact that simple acts of kindness go a long way. A while ago, we had done a feature on a miniature artist, Dheeraj Kolla, and now, we found out that he has been donating meals to the needy for 199 days straight, through his #ShareAMeal campaign.

Yes, you read that right. Dheeraj, a mechanical engineering graduate, has been donating food to the needy every day for the last 199 days and tomorrow will be his 200th day. On being asked about it, he says "I always wanted to do my bit to the world and my mom always used to tell me annadaanam is one of the best things a person can do. That is why I started donating meals to the needy in my locality. I realised it doesn't take much to feed a person and that is why I started doing this on a regular basis."

Dheeraj doesn't just want to do it and be done with it, in fact, he wants to inspire everyone to do the same and he already has succeeded in it to an extent through his social media channels, as he explains, "I started posting pictures every day on my Facebook and Instagram profiles, because I wanted to let people know that doing something like this is very easy. After a few days, I started receiving messages from people asking me if they can join me and I just told them to buy a meal or pack a meal from their home and give it to a needy person in their respective areas. At least 40-50 people have started doing this after talking to me."

"Once people realised it just costs Rs. 20-50 to donate a meal, a lot of my friends started doing this on a regular basis. That actually motivated me further as initially, I wanted to do it for just 100 days. I now want to conduct a food donation drive sometime in the future," adds Dheeraj, who has also done other humanitarian tasks like getting a helpless old woman admitted in an old age home and more.

For the 200th day, i.e. November 16, he wants to have at least 200 people feed the homeless and the needy in various parts of the city. "I just want 200 different people to donate one meal at least, and share it on their social media profiles as it will motivate their friends and friends of their friends to do the same," shares Dheeraj.