India, Oct. 28 -- On 3 September 2019, the Supreme Court agreed to examine a plea that starvation deaths in India continue to eat into the right to life and dignity of the social fabric of the country and that a 'radical' new measure like community kitchens needs to be set up all over the country to feed the millions of poor and hungry. The Supreme Court, which has sent a notice to the Government, was responding to a public interest litigation filed by some activists in an attempt to end the gnawing pangs of hunger which is the lot of a fairly sizeable section of Indian society today.
In mid-October, when the Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released, India was placed at an abysmal 102 out of the 117 countries ranked. The annual index is desi...