Chef Vikas Khanna's next book to give insights into his 'Feed India' initiative

Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna will write about his Feed India initiative, one of world's largest food drives serving meals to underprivileged amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in his upcoming book, anunced publishing house Penguin Random House India on Monday.

book, "Kitchens of Gratitude", will be released in 2021 under 'Ebury Press' imprint, y ded.

'Feed India', or 'barkat', as Khanna calls it, was launched in March with a single tweet by chef, and has grown to become one of world's largest food drives by an individual. In just 175 days, initiative crossed 40 million meals in more than 135 cities across country.

Khanna, 48, in his book will write about his experiences in serving greater good with goodness of food during COVID-19 lockdown.

He will recount his personal experiences in building Feed India, his efforts to supply rations and essentials, set up makeshift kitchens and ensure millions are fed daily. All this and more while living in US, changing his sleep patterns to suit India time, working with a small team in India and making campaign grow by leaps and bounds.

"Feed India is a symbol of solidarity. When we come toger, re is issue we can't resolve. Providing more than 30 million meals from thousands of miles away is proof. I am proud to share this journey in 'Kitchens of Gratitude'," said Khanna, who has authored over 30 books.

well-kwn restaurateur-filmmaker will also be houred with prestigious 2020 Asia Game Changer Award in October for his ble initiative. He is only Indian among six hourees, including Preeminent cellist Yo-Yo Ma, tennis champion Naomi Osaka and producer of Oscar-winning film "Parasite" Miky Lee.

A deeply personal narrative, according to publishers, book will be a testimony of one man's determination, vision and connection to food and seva. It will combine Khanna's food ethics with his experiences and talk about "how and what he learnt about serving and making food, its impact on his life and its potential to affect world at large".

"Vikas has spoken several times of deep impact of Indian trition and values in terms of his relation to food. It will be warmth of this attitude of seva that will come out wonderfully in this book," said Vaishali Mathur, publisher, Indian langus publishing at Penguin Random House India.