About Me

I am a Chef and I did not become chef just because of choice rather it was inculcated in me by my most loving father who took a job in Indian Railways in 1966 after leaving a prestigious job from PWD of India just because he loved to travel and of course savour the cuisine of different regions of the country. My mother informed me that after marriage she learnt how to cook non-vegetarian food from my father, which speaks about the innate capacity my father possessed to transform himself into a Master Chef. I was a student of IHM Kolkata and while travelling to my college each day, I had to pass the Indian Passport office where I used to see long queues of people standing for their passport form submission and at the back of my mind a dream started to take shape; a dream of travelling, which by virtue of my father’s passion was inherently in built. But my dream was a little different. I dreamt of seeing the whole world by becoming a Master Chef. Thus began my journey in pursuit of my goal and I was employed as a butcher with the Royal Olympic Cruises of Greece and went on to join Costa Cruises of Italy which was truly a very pleasant experience my life.

Though my stint with Cruise Lines gave me an opportunity to travel and see the world as I had always dreamed, deep within me I missed my family and wanted to spend time with my family whom I had not had the opportunity to see for ages. I considered the option of joining some luxury Indian hotels, but their style of functioning deterred me from doing so. It was at this point in my life I had to make a serious career decision.

Now that my dream of travelling had been fulfilled, I was possessed with a new dream. I wanted to be able to transfer the rich experience I had picked up during my globetrotting to students who had the passion I was once consumed with. That is what led me into the realm of academics where in a very short span of time I realised that this was my true calling. As the work transformed into passion, I was able to eventually rise to the level of Professor, a respectable title in the academic fraternity.

I must at this point acknowledge the contribution of two people who unwittingly helped immensely in my further growth in the academic arena. Mr. Anupam Mukherjee and Mrs. Siuli Mukherjee, founders of DSMS Group, Durgapur are among the very few Bengali entrepreneurs who are also keen to contribute to the growth of the youth of this country by investing a lot of their earnings in academics. I am indeed fortunate to have had the honour of working with them and have learnt many a lesson on confidence, attitude, humility and so many more attributes from them for which I remain eternally grateful.

The journey in academics continued and I came to Delhi and began working at the RIG Institute of Hotel Management. In time I also worked at the G.D Goenka University, RNB Global University and finally Lovely Professional University where I was accorded the post of Professor.

After more than a decade of teaching at various institutions I felt the desire to do something independently and I thus decide to join the Rana Cooking School as a freelancing Director Academics where I am responsible for consulting, designing and guiding their organisation with full freedom. I was never a home boy, hence be on wheel and decided to move abroad this time. Presently associated with Silver Mountain School of Hotel Management, Kathmandu, Nepal as their Professor and Corporate Chef.

It has been quite an eventful journey for me with all its up’s and down’s but the sheer pleasure I derive from being able to make a difference in another person’s life continues to drive me on.