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'''Annalakshmi''' is an international chain of [[vegetarian]] [[restaurant]]s operating on the uncommon principle of trust in humanity, as it encourages patrons to pay what they believe is fair.<ref name="mecklin2005">{{cite news|last1=Mecklin|first1=John|title=The Karmic Kitchen|url=http://m.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/the-karmic-kitchen/Content?oid=2155509|access-date=29 March 2015|work=SF Weekly|date=6 April 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annalakshmi Australia: Mission|url=http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|access-date=29 March 2015|quote=As our concept goes...''Eat What You Want, Give What You Feel We Believe in You, We Trust You''.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120014/http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name derives from the [[Hindu]] goddess of abundance, as a [[compound word]] obtained from ''Annam'' (Tamil/Telugu language)(food) and ''Lakshmi'' ([[Goddess Lakshmi|the eponymous deity]]).<ref name="sankar2008">{{cite journal|last1=Sankar R.N.|first1=Ajith|title=Annalakshmi Foods: Manifesting Attributes of Love, Serve and Give|journal=GNA Journal of Management and Technology|date=11 October 2008|volume=3|issue=1|pages=138–144|ssrn=1568783}}</ref> It is the culinary division of the [[non-profit organization]] Temple of Fine Arts (TFA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phang |first1=Llew-Ang |title=Embracing togetherness |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |access-date=29 March 2015 |work=The Malaysian Insider |agency=The Edge Financial Daily |date=3 December 2014 |quote=The non-profit organisation has managed to survive and sustain on its “pay as you wish” concept... |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123938/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yogalingam|first1=Serena|title=Dance India, Taste India|url=http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|website=Law Gazette|publisher=The Law Society of Singapore|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000219/http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{Infobox company | ||
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'''Annalakshmi''' is an international chain of [[vegetarian]] [[restaurant]]s started in 1985 by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi and operating on the uncommon principle of trust in humanity, as it encourages patrons to pay what they believe is fair.<ref name="mecklin2005">{{cite news|last1=Mecklin|first1=John|title=The Karmic Kitchen|url=http://m.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/the-karmic-kitchen/Content?oid=2155509|access-date=29 March 2015|work=SF Weekly|date=6 April 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annalakshmi Australia: Mission|url=http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|access-date=29 March 2015|quote=As our concept goes...''Eat What You Want, Give What You Feel We Believe in You, We Trust You''.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120014/http://www.annalakshmi.com.au/mission/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name derives from the [[Hindu]] goddess of abundance, as a [[compound word]] obtained from ''Annam'' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]/[[Telugu language]]) (food) and ''Lakshmi'' ([[Goddess Lakshmi|the eponymous deity]]).<ref name="sankar2008">{{cite journal|last1=Sankar R.N.|first1=Ajith|title=Annalakshmi Foods: Manifesting Attributes of Love, Serve and Give|journal=GNA Journal of Management and Technology|date=11 October 2008|volume=3|issue=1|pages=138–144|ssrn=1568783}}</ref> It is the culinary division of the [[non-profit organization]] Temple of Fine Arts (TFA).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Phang |first1=Llew-Ang |title=Embracing togetherness |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |access-date=29 March 2015 |work=The Malaysian Insider |agency=The Edge Financial Daily |date=3 December 2014 |quote=The non-profit organisation has managed to survive and sustain on its “pay as you wish” concept... |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123938/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/showbiz/article/embracing-togetherness |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Yogalingam|first1=Serena|title=Dance India, Taste India|url=http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|website=Law Gazette|publisher=The Law Society of Singapore|access-date=29 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000219/http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2003-12/Dec03-lifestyle2.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
First started in [[Malaysia]] in | First started in Bangsar, [[Kuala Lumpur]]) [[Malaysia]] by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi, a Hindu religious teacher who relocated in the 1970s from Rishikesh in India with a vision of the world without hunger in 1985.<ref name="anna ref1">{{cite news |title=Thanks to volunteers, diners can pay as they wish at this vegetarian restaurant in KL |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/pay-as-you-wish-vegetarian-restaurant-kuala-lumpur-malaysia-852966 |access-date=28 October 2021 |publisher=CNA |date=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="sankar2008" /> Annalakshmi has branches in [[Australia]], [[Singapore]]<ref name="anna ref2">{{cite news |title=Indian restaurant in S'pore allows diners to pay whatever they want for a buffet meal |url=https://mothership.sg/2018/12/indian-vegetarian-restaurant-annalakshmi-pay-whatever-you-want/ |access-date=28 October 2021 |publisher=mothership.sg |date=6 December 2018}}</ref> and [[India]]. The system in these restaurants allows patrons to “eat as they wish and pay as they feel”.<ref name="anna ref1" /> The [[Coimbatore]] branch (started 1989), is known to participate in local charities and support the fine arts.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Srinivasan|first1=Pankaja|title=Served with grace|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Food/annalakshmi-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-serve-food-with-love/article6435371.ece|access-date=29 March 2015|work=The Hindu: Metroplus Food|date=22 September 2014|location=Coimbatore}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Chennai]] branch won the Times Food and Nightlife Award, in the category ''Best South Indian Restaurant (Stand-alone)''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sangeetha|first1=P|title=Times Food & Nightlife Awards in Chennai|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Times-Food-Nightlife-Awards-in-Chennai/articleshow/17586266.cms|access-date=29 March 2015|work=Times of India: Food Reviews|agency=[[Times News Network]]|date=7 Feb 2013}}</ref> | ||
The Annalakshmi restaurant chain is run by members of spiritual group led by Swami Shantanand, and serves Southern and Northern Indian Vegetarian specialities. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Charity fundraisers]] | [[Category:Charity fundraisers]] | ||
[[Category:Restaurants in Chennai]] | [[Category:Restaurants in Chennai]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian restaurants outside India]] | ||
[[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in India]] | [[Category:Vegetarian restaurants in India]] | ||
[[Category:Restaurants in Coimbatore]] | [[Category:Restaurants in Coimbatore]] | ||
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[[Category:Malaysian companies established in 1984]] | [[Category:Malaysian companies established in 1984]] | ||
[[Category:Restaurant chains in India]] | [[Category:Restaurant chains in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:44, 18 October 2022
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Area served | Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, India |
Annalakshmi is an international chain of vegetarian restaurants started in 1985 by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi and operating on the uncommon principle of trust in humanity, as it encourages patrons to pay what they believe is fair.[1][2] The name derives from the Hindu goddess of abundance, as a compound word obtained from Annam (Tamil/Telugu language) (food) and Lakshmi (the eponymous deity).[3] It is the culinary division of the non-profit organization Temple of Fine Arts (TFA).[4][5]
History[edit | edit source]
First started in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur) Malaysia by Swami Shantanand Saraswathi, a Hindu religious teacher who relocated in the 1970s from Rishikesh in India with a vision of the world without hunger in 1985.[6][3] Annalakshmi has branches in Australia, Singapore[7] and India. The system in these restaurants allows patrons to “eat as they wish and pay as they feel”.[6] The Coimbatore branch (started 1989), is known to participate in local charities and support the fine arts.[8] In 2013, the Chennai branch won the Times Food and Nightlife Award, in the category Best South Indian Restaurant (Stand-alone).[9]
The Annalakshmi restaurant chain is run by members of spiritual group led by Swami Shantanand, and serves Southern and Northern Indian Vegetarian specialities.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mecklin, John (6 April 2005). "The Karmic Kitchen". SF Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "Annalakshmi Australia: Mission". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
As our concept goes...Eat What You Want, Give What You Feel We Believe in You, We Trust You.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sankar R.N., Ajith (11 October 2008). "Annalakshmi Foods: Manifesting Attributes of Love, Serve and Give". GNA Journal of Management and Technology. 3 (1): 138–144. SSRN 1568783.
- ↑ Phang, Llew-Ang (3 December 2014). "Embracing togetherness". The Malaysian Insider. The Edge Financial Daily. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
The non-profit organisation has managed to survive and sustain on its "pay as you wish" concept...
- ↑ Yogalingam, Serena. "Dance India, Taste India". Law Gazette. The Law Society of Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Thanks to volunteers, diners can pay as they wish at this vegetarian restaurant in KL". CNA. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ "Indian restaurant in S'pore allows diners to pay whatever they want for a buffet meal". mothership.sg. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Pankaja (22 September 2014). "Served with grace". The Hindu: Metroplus Food. Coimbatore. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Sangeetha, P (7 February 2013). "Times Food & Nightlife Awards in Chennai". Times of India: Food Reviews. Times News Network. Retrieved 29 March 2015.