HEROES OF THE COVID CRISIS

FUEL FOR EFFORTS, GENERATORS FOR PERSISTENCE, ROOFS FOR THE RESOLUTE, KITCHENS FOR THE TENACIOUS – THEY HAVE GIVEN IT ALL TO SERVE AND SUPPORT THE NATION. HELLO! SALUTES THE CRUSADERS CHALLENGING THE “VIRAL” CRISIS; ARMING AND AIDING OUR ONGROUND WARRIORS

- SREEMITA BHATTACHARYA

SHAH RUKH KHAN

WHO: The one with a hundred hands, also a superstar

There’s a reason why fans throng Mannat throughout the year (with the lone exception of this lockdown period!) and worship at the altar of SRK, come hail or storm. The superstar and his line-up of companies – KKR, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation and Red Chillies VFX – have left no stone unturned to help out the nation, in this crisis. SRK and his wife, Gauri, have also opened up their four-storey office to the BMC, to expand their quarantine capacity.

50K: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided to the Maharashtra and West Bengal governments to support healthcare professionals

5.5K: Families in Mumbai that SRK’s foundation along with the NGO, Ek Saath – The Earth Foundation is feeding daily

2K: Freshly cooked meals to be sent out daily to households and hospitals, after a kitchen is set up for this purpose

3L: Meal kits being provided every day to 10,000 underprivileged and daily wage labourers in Mumbai, with help from the Roti Foundation

2.5K: Daily wagers receiving essentials in Delhi, as Meer Foundation collaborates with the Working People’s Charter

100: Acid attack survivors receiving monthly stipend to cover their basics in UP, Delhi, Bengal, Bihar and Uttarakhand

WHO: The preserver of necessities, also the Chairman of Wipro Ltd

AZIM PREMJI

WHO: The preserver of necessities, also the Chairman of Wipro Ltd