Ms. Thangam E. Philip
Ms. Thangam Elizabeth Philip is regarded as the pioneer of hospitality education in India. Known as the diva of hospitality industry, she was an epitome of […]
Ms. Shirin Batliwala
I met Ms. Shirin Batliwala in 1997, where she did a half day training session with our batch of Hotel Operations Management Trainees, we were 45 […]
Ms. Priya Paul
I heard about the Park hotels in 1997, when I was in the final year of my Hotel Management course at IHM Mumbai. I didn’t appear […]
Ms. Shatbhi Basu
I was interviewing the Management trainees for our hotels; The Park Hotels. We have various Management Training programs such as the General (GMT), Kitchen (KMT), Housekeeping […]
Chef Monisha Bharadwaj
A lady who has shattered the glass ceiling and is ‘fabulous’ in the true sense is Chef Monisha Bharadwaj, who dons many hats. She is an […]
Mrs. Krishna Arora
Recently, I received the same message many times from the whatsapp groups of my hospitality and Hotel administration contacts. The message was about Mrs. Krishna Arora, […]
Ms. Sujata Guin
I met Ms. Sujata Guin in 2008 at The Park Kolkata, the flagship property of the Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Ltd. I was there for my […]
Ms. Camellia Panjabi
I met Ms. Camellia Panjabi in 1995, when she was the chief guest at the valedictory function of IHM Mumbai. I was in the first year […]
Ms. Zeba Kohli
When I joined IHM Mumbai, (Dadar Catering College) in 1994, that’s the time I used to see the Fantasie Fine Chocolates hoardings near the institute and […]
Ms. Odette Mascarenhas
A graduate from the Dadar Catering College Ms. Odette Mascarenhas joined the Taj as a management trainee. She grew with the organization spending 18 years with […]
Ms. Bachi Daruwala
“I can and I will”– Here’s the story of a woman who believed that nothing was impossible if one had put his or heart to it. […]
Ms. Ranju Alex
I connected with Ms. Ranju Alex, a few days ago when one of my colleagues spoke about her being a very dynamic lady, a super achiever […]
Ms. Sonal Holland, MW
My association with Sonal goes to IHM where she was my senior. We didn’t have much interaction though, I got in touch with her recently after […]
Ms. Avril Bayros Sule
Learning is so much easier nowadays, with the internet and information at the snap of a finger, but inspiration really comes from few. She has been […]
Ms. Suchitra Naidu
I met Ms. Suchitra Naidu in 2011 when we invited her to address the then batch of The Park Management Trainees undergoing off the job training […]
Ms. Sangeeta Bahuguna
I connected with this dynamic lady after I saw an article that she had written on women chefs. I asked her if she had heard of […]
Ms. Shakuntala Jha
You meet some people and connect with them instantly as if you have known them for ages and you look forward to interacting with them at […]
Ms. Shubhada Kotibhaskar
She was one of the favourite (favouritest if rules of grammar would allow) professors at IHM Mumbai. She made us all fall in love with bakery; […]
Prof. Cathy A. Enz
You meet a very few people who are an authority on the work that they do. Their work is a reference for many others and they […]
Ms. Mona Chawla
This is one story that I began working on in May 2018, there wasn’t much information available except for the fact that I had heard first […]
Ms. Christine Saldanha
She was my first boss and I will remain her eternal fan. There are bosses and there are awesome leaders and she has been a great […]
Ms. Indrani Malkani
Isn’t it wonderful to be one of the foremost, the first people to take up something unique. They become the agents of change or bring changes […]
Chef Sarita Chavan
She runs a catering company and travels all over India to conduct food festivals in five star hotels. She has been in the business for over […]
Ms. Pervin Bhasin
It wouldn’t be wrong if I said that probably am in Learning and Development function because of her, I loved her aura; that of an amazing […]
Dr. Ruchita Verma
We were coursemates at the CHE (Certified Hospitality Educator) training program; that’s the first time I met her. She came across as a level headed, matured […]
Ms. Ashrafi Matcheswala
I first saw her during my internship at the Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai in the year 1995. In Fact it was the dressing room and I […]
Ms. Ujwala Sonawane
We met in 2007 when I had come to visit the Hotel School, it didn’t have the current name then. She took me for a show […]
Ms. Keerti Nambiar
We have many common friends and she was introduced to me by one of them. She was also invited to be a part of the IWH, […]
Ms. Mau Chaudhuri
I connected with her recently, though we are a part of many forums and have come across each other(more virtually though) many times. We connected on […]
Ms. Gauri Kher
There are some people who you meet and connect instantly, she was one such lady. We met at a Reunion function, an event put together to […]
Ms. Nirupama Hukku
I connected with her through a common friend and we spoke regarding a project that was close to her heart. I liked her passion towards her […]
Heena Shrivastava
Some people are blessed with positivity and infectious enthusiasm. You connect instantly with them and feel as if you have known them forever. One such person […]
Mrs. Aileen Sequeira
Mrs. Aileen Sequeira, a remarkable personality in the hospitality education. She was teaching us Accommodations, she extended her role beyond the academics, taking on the responsibility […]
Ms. Subhra Banerjee
I connected with Ms. Subhra Banerjee in 2019, right in the midst of the pandemic. She turned out to be one of the highlights of my […]
Ms. Naina Malika Williams
I had the pleasure of meeting Naina during the unprecedented times of the pandemic when the world was practicing physical distancing, but the need for social […]