Auro University Organises 8th Edition Of ’National Budding Hospitality Competition’

EE News Desk Jan 31, 2024

Auro University, School of Hospitality Management Organised the 8th Edition of 'National Budding Hospitality Competition’ 2024 from 23-25 January 2024

This annual event provided a platform for budding chefs and young hoteliers to showcase their talent and skills at various levels of crafts and techniques. NBHC 2024 received the participation of various national-level teams including AISSMS College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (Pune), Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (New Delhi), Faculty of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Parul University (Vadodara), Sheila Raheja Institute of Hotel Management (Mumbai) and Vanita Vishram Women's University (Surat)

In the welcome address, Hasmukh P. Rama, Founder and President, Auro University shared his life journey and 12 core values and living principles being followed at the university. In the words of the divine mother, he stated, "Replace the eagerness for fame with the aspiration for perfection."

Professor Parimal Vyas spoke in brief and articulated the vision and mission of Auro University and suggested participants visit the Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centre (SAILC) to feel the spiritual experience as well as requested them to share reflections on the structure of NHBC to make it effective in future.

Suresh Mathur, Chief Operating Officer, AURO University presented on ‘Auro Hotels’ to add entrepreneurial spirit among the participants. Chef Anurag Narsingani, Director of Culinary JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity, Chief Guest shared his journey as a hotelier and Chef and advised students by citing ‘Larouse’ and other culinary texts to be used as a guiding tool of knowledge by all students. He advised students to leverage technology and social media as important tools of engagement and a way to keep themselves updated with trends in the industry.

The inaugural event saw members of the leadership team, officials of the Registrar, CEO, Heads of Schools and Directors of Auro University as well as the General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott and Director of Hotel Surat Marriott.

The NBHC included various competitions such as Taste of Bharat, Mocktail Delight, design your room mood, Grab n Go, thematic cake competition, top of the morning and Idea Innovation competition (in collaboration with SSIP Gujarat) held over three days, from culinary to designing hotel themes to present participants’ innovativeness and entrepreneurial skills that were judged by proven field professionals and subject experts from the hospitality industry and academia.

This year’s Champion trophy was bagged by Banrsidas Chandiwala Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi and Sheila Raheja Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai the 1st runner-up.