Our Founder

Jiggs Kalra, celebrated as the "Czar of Indian Cuisine" and "Tastemaker to the Nation," forged a legendary legacy as a food columnist, gastronome, author, and consultant. Over nearly five decades, he introduced the richness of Indian culinary tradition to the global stage and raised standards of cooking across the country.

He became the first Asian to be inducted into the International Food & Beverage Gourmet Hall of Fame, and accumulated numerous national and international awards during his lifetime. He revived long-forgotten royal recipes such as the Galouti kebab and helped establish critically acclaimed restaurants under major hotel groups.

He also authored more than eleven definitive works on Indian cuisine, including the seminal cookbook Prashad, and served as Chairman and Managing Director of Bawarchi Tolla.