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Robin Hood Army & Monk Entertainment to celebrate Independence Day with #MissionSwades
Mumbai: Robin Hood Army (RHA) – a volunteer-based zero-funding organisation has been helping underprivileged people across the globe through their various initiatives. On the occasion of Independence Day, RHA plans to execute another philanthropic campaign called #MissionSwades to fight against hunger in the rural areas of India and fill plates for the people in need.
Through #MissionSwades, Robin Hood Army will focus on serving 10 million meals in 1000 villages. The team will deliver nourishing meals and rations to their fellow citizens, targeting the most marginalized populations. They will ensure that each city adopts between 2-5 villages within a 50 km radius. The mission will also focus on establishing a long-term outreach to rural India by building food, logistics, and mobilization networks to ensure that hundreds of villages get a constant supply of rations through the cities every month.
Monk Entertainment (Monk-E), a digital media company, also known for being the ‘creator first agency’ in India has pledged to lend support to RHA. Through their association, Monk-E will ensure that #MissionSwades reaches people across India and garners support and volunteers from each region of India.
Through their vast roster of well-known and celebrated names, Monk-E will stand strong with the Robin Hood Army in their substantial initiative #MissionSwades which is a collective societal endeavour to unite everyone to come together and provide millions of meals to the less fortunate across villages.
Akshat Jain, leading #MissionSwades from India said, “The largest pockets of hunger lives in the roots of our country- our villages. If we have to fight hunger at scale, focusing on rural India has to be the next base. We are excited to build towards this mission with #MissionSwades.”
“For Monk Entertainment, it is a heartwarming opportunity to serve our country in association with the Robin Hood Army. We are delighted to help amplify the message of #MissionSwades to the farthest corners of our country and in doing so, ensure to raise awareness and onboard more volunteers for a good cause. We are extremely honoured and delighted to serve the underprivileged of our country and play a small role in Robin Hood Army’s mission,” said Monk Entertainment CEO and co-founder Viraj Sheth.
Robin Hood Army aims to fight hunger at the grass root level, ensuring that more people are aware of #MissionSwades and people across India participate to bring a radical change in eliminating hunger from the roots of our country.
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OpenAI’s Stargate lead Peter Hoeschele exits with two senior leaders
Trio behind compute push set to join new startup amid leadership reshuffle
SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Hoeschele, a key figure behind OpenAI’s early Stargate data centre initiative, has exited the company, according to a report by The Information.
The departure is part of a broader leadership shift, with two other senior executives, Shamez Hemani and Anuj Saharan, also set to leave in the coming days. All three are expected to join the same new startup, although details about the venture remain under wraps.
The trio played a central role in OpenAI’s Stargate effort, an initiative aimed at building large-scale data centre capacity in-house to reduce reliance on external infrastructure providers. Their exits mark a notable moment for the company’s compute strategy as it continues to scale rapidly.
OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to The Information, “We’re grateful for the contributions Peter, Shamez, and Anuj have made to OpenAI and wish them the very best in what comes next.” The company also pointed to the recent appointment of Sachin Katti to lead its industrial compute organisation, signalling continuity in its infrastructure roadmap.
OpenAI has indicated that it does not plan to directly replace Hoeschele’s role, suggesting a possible restructuring of responsibilities within the team.
As competition intensifies in the race to build next-generation AI systems, leadership changes in core infrastructure teams are likely to draw close attention. For now, the spotlight shifts to what this departing trio builds next, and how OpenAI adapts as it scales its ambitions.
