Indian journalist Manju Latha Kalanidhi, who works for the U.S.-based rice research website Oryza.com, says when she first heard about the ice bucket challenge, she got thinking.
"Why waste water?" she asks. "I felt like doing something more locally tangible. Rice is a staple here. We eat it every day, we can store it for months. Why not donate rice to someone who is hungry?"
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/25/world/asia/india-rice-bucket-challenge/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
"Why waste water?" she asks. "I felt like doing something more locally tangible. Rice is a staple here. We eat it every day, we can store it for months. Why not donate rice to someone who is hungry?"
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/25/world/asia/india-rice-bucket-challenge/index.html?hpt=hp_c5