Smt. Bhargava was born in 1922 in Ajmer, Rajasthan. A freedom fighter, she was also a social worker who undertook various social projects to help needy women. She created All India Kitchen Garden Association (AIKGA) with a modest base of 25 members. The support of wives of Army, Navy, and Air Force as well as leading members of Civil Society, has helped make AIKGA a force to reckon with. Over the years, AIKGA has organized numerous Flower Shows, lectures, and training programs on a wide range of topics.
Sarla Bhargava Memorial Trust celebrates her birth anniversary every year. Accordingly, a millet awareness event with the theme ‘Millets: From Farm to Fork was organised by the trust at IIC Lodhi Road on 30th November 2023 followed by a delicious millet lunch.
On the same day, the trust held a lecture on MILLETS – FARM TO FORK. Dr. Manisha Narayan, Deputy Director, FSSAI Northern Regional Office, highlighted the role of promoting the consumption and improving palate acceptability of millets. She shared insight about optimisation of portion size of millets to be included in our daily diets and the Health Benefits of Millets like reduction of weight, BMI and preventing diabetes, breast cancer, heart diseases and high blood pressure. In the lecture, she also aligned consumption of millets with Eat Right India Movement of FSSAI as well as emphasising that India’s concept of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future’ can be achieved by promoting consumption of millets globally, millets being ‘nutri-cereals’.
The experience and insights shared by the speaker laid a concrete foundation for the utilization of millets as part of healthy and diverse diet.
