'Food for Thought' - Orko's Restaurant initiative for the underprivileged
Kolkata, 10th December 2012: Orko's Restaurant & Lounge Bar started its first Food Charity Program as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Orko’s restaurant. Every month, Orko's chefs personally prepare delicious dishes for children in Kolkata and serve them. The program continues at varying locations in Kolkata throughout the year.
This time, Orko’ss today gave back to the society by organizing a one of its kind exercise named ‘Food for Thought’. Over 150 underprivileged children from SOS Children Village, Kolkata were brought to Orko’ss Restaurant, to enjoy a lavish lunch. The staff of Orko’ss restaurant mingled freely with the children and served food to the children. They were all smiles as they engaged in talks with the staff of Orko’ss restaurant.
“Giving back to society, especially less fortunate children, remains one of Orko’s restaurant ( unit of sens group) top CSR activities. By continuing such noble activities, we truly are an organisation with a heart. The smiles on these less privileged children’s face speaks out loud that we are treading the right path. There is no bigger joy than to give and we feel proud that we are capable of undertaking this type of activity where we actually give back to the society. We will continue organizing such events where we can spread happiness amongst the less privileged people. ‘Food for Thought’ is our small step towards driving hunger away.” Said Mr. Sachin ( Resident Disc Jokey ) from Orko’ss.
Cooking out of great passion for authentic food, Orko's Restaurant & Lounge Bar emerged as a fine- dine experience in the heart of City Center, Salt Lake, Kolkata. The restaurant introduced authentic Mughlai cuisine with a specialty of kebab platters. There are a variety of rare, exotic and popular kebabs to choose from Bhutte ka Kebab, Dahi ka kebab, Lucknawi Galauti Kebab, Tandoori murgh, Prawn specials and of course, there are always the festival favorites. Drinks and music rock the house at the Lounge Bar.
“Orko’ss restaurant has come up with this CSR calendar where we give back to the society by giving to the underprivileged as a way to say thank you to our clients who have made the restaurant what it is today’’. Said Mr. Mohan Lal Sen, Director, Orko’s restaurant , Sens Group.
"Atmano Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya Cha" - For one's own liberation as well as for the welfare of the world-is the ideology that the Sens Group lives by. It is of utmost importance to the group that it contributes to the general welfare of society. Sens Group has taken the initiative to support those underprivileged and underserved people in our society as well by vigorously executing social responsibilities, The Sens Group shows the society exactly what the company stands for as they instill faith in their customers and make them part of a welfare community.
For the Sens Group, there is still a long way to go. As they move higher and higher, they have not forgotten how they got there. With God's grace and humility, the Sens Group strives to move forward, always with a resolve to give back to society.
Orko’ss restaurant, a part of the Sens group, will continue in serving its people elevated cuisines as well continue to support the society by giving back to the less fortunate. With hundreds of restaurants and thousands of guests around the city, Orko’ss realizes that by instituting small changes we can make a big impact. They recognize that they will be better able to realize their goals and objectives if they continue to do the right thing as a responsible corporate citizen in today's National marketplace.
Now we understand the true meaning when they say, "There is no greater charity than feeding the hungry"…
About Orko’ss
Orko’ss Restaurant and Lounge Bar is part of the larger Sensgroup which is a mostly in the Forex and Hospitality sector in India. Sens Group was the beginning of a great legacy, which began way back in 1912. Much before India got independence and much before any business rules and regulations were established, the Sens family had set its hopes higher than the clouds and deeper than the ocean.
Its a diversified corporate heading strong in horizontal integration and creating synergies. It started with foreign exchange dealings back in 1912 and with the introduction of Exchange Control in 1939 by RBI, Sens group were the first ones to acquire a license.
Branches sprouted in every direction and before long, RRSB Forex became a century-old and trusted name in forex. Sens Group then diversified into hospitality; under the in-depth involvement of Mrs. Ratna Sen, Director, Sens Group made the first international standard hotel in Haridwar with Country Inn & Suites by Carlson and launched the most elegant fine dine restaurant of Kolkata city called Orko's. Currently, it has several hospitality projects underway in North and East India while Sens Group is looking into further corporate diversification.
About SOS Children’s village, Kolkata
Established in 1977 as a result of the sincere efforts of Mr. A.L. Dias, the then Governor of West Bengal and a few committed social workers.
The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 saw a mass exodus of people from East Pakistan (territory of Pakistan before birth of Bangladesh) to India, particularly to West Bengal. In the chaos that followed the war, many children became homeless & orphaned. A registered Society namely SOS Children’s Villages, West Bengal, India, was then formed to provide care to these children. The then Governor of West Bengal Mr A.L. Dias was named ex-officio President, and eminent social workers, educationists, administrators and industrialists of the city as members of the Society.
On 28 Feburary 1977, the SOS Children’s Village Kolkata started functioning with 16 children from a Government run reception center of the State of West Bengal. Mrs. Joan Dias Inaugurated the Children’s Village Kolkata on 17th September 1977. The Village was dedicated by Dr. Hermann Gmeiner on 21st January 1978. The SOS Children's Village Kolkata consists of 15 family houses, Youth Facilities and a Retired Mother Home.
