City-based La Gravitea, a cafe at 2, C H Area, is all set to host an annual Miss Hearing Impaired contest ‘KhamoSheWithLife’ with an aim to empower hearing impaired people on July 28. In view of Covid-19 the event will take place on Facebook and Twitter platforms. It will witness more than 100 hearing impaired participants including three from foreign countries — South Africa, Nairobi, Bangladesh.
For the first time in the history of the country, a cafe is organising such a magnanimous online event empowering hearing impaired people for the fourth consecutive year.
The judge Monique Martinez from USA will declare six winners in six different categories with total prize money of Rs.28,720 being transferred to the winner’s bank account directly.
City-based café La Gravitea, is led by businessman Avinash Dugar. The most unique part of the café is that it offers employment to the hearing impaired.
La Gravitea in posh Circuit House Area has employed waitresses and cooks, all sourced from Sonari’s Bal Vihar, an institution that works with the hearing impaired. Apart from serving breakfast, lunch and drinks, the most unique feature about the cafeteria is their initiative to empower women with hearing impaired.
“I always had a passion to start my own venture. Moreover, I want to serve the society in every way possible. I resigned from the corporate world and started my own tea vending kiosk. I had a popular tea kiosk near Sacred Heart Convent School, where one morning a hearing impaired girl came with her brother,” recounted Dugar.
La Gravitea is the most sought after café famous for its more than 100 international varieties of tea.