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Representative image NEW DELHI: Last June, 62-year-old Subhash Deshpande and his wife Anita decided to help out a friend who was suffering from Covid and too weak to cook for herself. The Pune residents pitched in by making meals for her till she got better. Word spread like the aroma of well-cooked dal and soon the couple, who had lost their jobs during the pandemic, was cooking for 40 homes in their area. The menu was simple in keeping with the needs of patients and charges nominal (Rs 40 for breakfast and Rs 100 each for lunch and dinner.) In this pandemic, people have learnt that a hot well-cooked meal comes closest to human touch. And seeing people suffer has stirred many to step out of their comfort zone and do more. Manish Shukla in Lucknow is also part of a husband-wife cooking duo, though neither him nor his wife Pooja have done it professionally before. “About a week ago we started offering tiffin services here. I lost my job as a driver for a travel company recent ....