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During our stay in Ahmedabad, India in early April we ate at a wonderful restaurant called Seva Cafe, one of the many projects of Manav Sadhna, the organization we had come to Ahmedabad to visit. Seva, or service, is the selfless giving of oneself for the betterment of others and the world around. At Seva Café the concept of service takes the form of a 'pay it forward' restaurant, where every meal is cooked and served with love.

We were so overwhelmed by the experience of eating at Seva our first night in Ahmedabad that we wanted to create a short piece about this unique restaurant that is much more than just a place to grab a bite. At Seva, the bottom line is not about money, but about giving people an opportunity to come together and enjoy good food, and take part in an experiment in generosity.

'The idea of oneness is that...anything that anybody does in the world is connected to everybody else. So...whether it’s Seva Cafe operating in Ahmedabad, there’s somebody out there working in the slum areas, somebody in California running a Karma Cafe or anybody doing anything, it affects us. Because at the end of the day, it’s about humanity and sort of a collective consciousness, a collective soul force. So we all move when one person has a realization, one person has an idea, when one person works.'

--Anjali Desai, Seva Cafe Volunteer

Check out Seva Cafe: Love All, Serve All here.