Cool Way To Show Warmth

Packed With Love

- S KUMARESAN @Chennai

HE lights flicker on as the fridge door opens. A cool burst of air escapes, revealing neatly arranged packets of home-cooked meals, biscuits, and bottled water—the humble bounty waiting for the city's hungry. There's no cashier. No questions asked. Only a sign reading 'Ayyamittu Unn', a call to "share the food with the needy before you eat."

Launched in 2017 by Dr M Issa Fathima Jasmine, a Chennai-based dentist, Ayyamittu Unn has evolved into the city's very own food-sharing revolution in the last eight years. What started as a single community fridge in Besant Nagar has now spread to 11 locations across Chennai, from Broadway and Mylapore to Kodambakkam and the most recent addition in Saligramam's Kaveri Rangan Nagar.