~ Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble - Key to Success for Aspiring Hoteliers~

New Delhi, 2013: “Dedication with a combination of Hard & Smart Work” is the mantra for success. At the Award Ceremony of the 12^th Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble on September 27, 2013, Chief Guest Mr. Rajan Bahadur - Chief Operating Officer, The Grand New Delhi in his witty and relatable speech, recounted to his audience two very important things his life & profession has taught him - i) importance of dignity of labor & ii) importance of becoming a balanced professional to be able to achieve success. Using anecdotes from his own life, Mr. Bahadur educated the students the value of hard work, ethics, work-life balance & time management. He thanked the entire management of Banarasidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology for introducing him to one of the brightest set of budding minds - the business leaders of tomorrow. He wished the students be blessed with instinct & intelligence to always make the right choice at the appropriate time, seize every opportunity and achieve all that can be theirs! He was able to connect with the student community & faculty present. 

With an objective to provide an appropriate forum to the budding hoteliers to be able to display their potential and also have an opportunity to refine & enrich the same, Chandiwala Hospitality Ensemble (CHE) took place from 25^th September, Wednesday 2013 to 27^th September, Friday 2013 said to be the country’s most prestigious National Competition, dedicated to the promotion of Hospitality Education. Competitions concerning Culinary Art, Bartendering, Flower Decoration, Hospitality Brain Twister and Hotel Design Specific Facility Planning proposed an arena for hospitality aspirants to get accredited by a panel of internationally acclaimed industry representatives.

Inaugurated on September 25, 2013, the Chief Guest for the Ceremony, Mr. Gopal Rao, Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Inter Continental Hotel Group, South West Asia and Guest of Honour, Mr. Jag Pravesh Chand Gupta, Training Manager, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi declared the event open. The other dignitaries present at the gracious occasion were Mr. Rishi Nath Bhagirath, Human Resource Executive, Taj Palace Hotel, Mr. B.N. Pandey, Ex- Vice Chancellor, Magadh University and team from Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla (our Academic Partner) represented by Mr. Ashwani Goela, Executive Assistant Manager Rooms, Ms. Sheetal Agarwal, Director Finance, Mr. Rahul Roshan, Chief Engineer, Mr. Amit Shiva, Restaurant Manager and Ms. Ankita Balyan, Training Manager.

With an objective of bringing conventional and ethnic food into the forefront of Culinary World, Rediscovering- Indian Cuisine Challenge 2013 was the new attraction of this year’s competition, where students explored dishes of the past phases of the Indian History. It was an irresistible invitation to “A Journey Through The Taste Of History”.

The sponsors for this event were R-Pure Premium Spices, Nestle Professional, California Prunes, Rodaaji Company, Zone, Real, Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla, Intercontinental Hotel Group. Associate Sponsors were Naturin, SR’s, FBE, Cheese Bazar, Farrell, Sky Enterprises. Media Partners were Education World, Hospitality Biz, Hotels and Restaurants Network, Bakery Biz, Food and Nightlife Magazine, Tourism and Trade, India Hospitality Review.com, www.hospemag.com - The Hospitality E Magazine, Printek Ways. Supported by ICF, N Pauls, Havemore Restaurant, Yes Bank.

“BACK TO ALMA MATER”

“BACK TO ALMA MATER”

At Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology

On 31^st August 2013, a group of BCIHMCT alumni working in the hospitality sector gathered at the campus to share their experiences with the current students. Mr. Tusher Taneja (Business Development Chef – Costa Coffee), Ms. Kriti Wasan (Avanta Business Centre), Mr. Ahmed Faisal (Restaurant Manager, Eros managed by Hilton), Mr. Sumit Gulati (HR Executive in an MNC), Mr. Prateek Wadhwa (Sales and Marketing, Taj Hotels and Resorts) and Mr. Abhinav Singhai (Pursuing PGDM-Tourism, IITTM, Noida) facilitated the interaction.

Such an interaction holds a great importance to the College experience as students see their possible future through alumni, and alumni remember their pasts and what they experienced as students.

The formal session started with the welcome note of our Honorable Principal Mr. R.K.Bhandari.  He emphasized on the importance of enjoying the college life and using it as a platform to reach greater heights in the professional life.

The students heard about the significance of learning at the Institute in former students’ lives and enlightened the gathering, how the outlook has changed and still stayed the same during these years. It was a great opportunity for intergenerational interaction and was just an example of many such opportunities at the College each year.

While discussing on how to prepare oneself to meet the expectations of the industry, the alumni members advised the current batch students to perform responsibly and work with dedication during their Industrial Exposure, in order to develop better industry networks.  They also recommended the students to upgrade their knowledge by going for further education at specific institutes with relevance to their area of interest such as Le Cordon Bleu, London for Culinary Arts and others.

As alumni, the former students played an important role as mentors, advisers and inspirations for our current students. In the talented and accomplished alumni of BCIHMCT, the budding hospitality professionals saw the exciting opportunities that the institute can provide and realized the strong positive relationship shared by the two.