"Yum" is what American singer and actress Mandy Moore exclaimed upon digging into 'litti chokha', a delicacy of Bihar, during her ongoing India visit.
Yum! Sampling the ultimate Bihari delicacy: #littichokha #Patna #Bihar #loveindia pic.twitter.com/9obqqvUS7z
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 7, 2015Moore, known for movies like "A Walk To Remember" and "Tangled", landed in the capital on September 5. Since then, she has been living up some experiences to cherish.
In Delhi, she did the "tourist" thing by getting photographed against the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and tweeted:
Playing tourist in Delhi with @mbopaiah and @MarshallPSI. pic.twitter.com/IT8riUGNig
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 5, 2015The actress is here for a purpose -- to support NGO Population Services International (PSI), India's Gender Based Violence (GBV) Programme Project Wajood.
Her visit to Patna entailed an assessment of innovative models to provide toilets which can save lives, reduce violence against girls and women and help local entrepreneurs.
Preeti grew up with a toilet, got married and convinced her husband & in-laws to buy one. #heforshe #toilets #Bihar pic.twitter.com/RIkxXzKVIJ
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 7, 2015
So inspired by the strong women I met in #Bihar, embracing microfinance loans to buy toilets. Cc: @melindagates pic.twitter.com/eUL6UCu4Ol
— Mandy Moore (@TheMandyMoore) September 7, 2015Moore's next stop was Lucknow, where she learnt about the progress of family planning products and services for women in lower socio-economic segment of society. She was there on Tuesday.
The actress will be back in Delhi to attend an event on Friday.
With IANS