Students of Amitasha learn culinary skills

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Amity School of Hospitality conducted the two week short term Culinary Certificate Program for 35 Amitasha students at Amity School of Hospitality, Amity University Campus, in Noida.

*Amitasha is an initiative under Dr. Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity International Schools; which provides free education, uniforms, books, meals and healthcare to underprivileged girls.

The programmme concluded today with the Valedictory Function which was attended by Rashmi Singh, Executive Director, National Resource Centre for Women (NRCW), National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Dr. Amita Chauhan, Chairperson, Amity International Schools who were the Chief Guests for the occasion.

Also, a galaxy of eminent Educationists and professionals from the hotel industry such as Monica Jaiswal, HR Manager, Fortune Inn Grazia, Noida; Jagdeep Chauhan, Director, JW Marriot; Yogesh Sharma, HR and Training Manager, Crown Plaza, Greater Noida; Chef Aroop Sartaj, Executive Chef, Crown Plaza, Greater Noida were present to boost the morale of Amitasha students.

Welcoming the gathering, Dr. Vaskar Sengupta, Deputy Director, Amity School of Hospitality said that two-week Short Term Culinary Art Programme was conceptualized by Amity School of Hospitality and Amitasha to provide opportunities for students to cook and learn about nutrition in a fun, safe and happy environment.

He further added that, during the workshop, in order to provide skill based teaching, the students were divided into two groups to attend cooking and bakery classes alternatively. The workshop helped the students to learn the nuances of cooking and food preparation skills and they are now well versed with the terminology of culinary art.

During the occasion, Rashmi Singh said that from ancient time, there has been a conception that girls will play only with dolls or they have limited study and career opportunities, but those thoughts are changing due to initiatives like Amitasha which has given opportunity to all girl students to realise their dreams and scale greater heights.

"Girls are the treasure of a Nation. There are lot of debates and talks on Gender Equality or Gender Stereotype during the International Conferences or Seminars but here at Amitasha, they are practiced at ground level. A Law or Act alone cannot ensure gender equality; the need to provide comprehension education to the female students along with regular curriculum that will help them in long run." she opined.

She also said that the presentation of food reflects the passion and hard work involved by the students.

Appreciating the Chefs, Faculty and students, Dr. Amita Chauhan said that the workshop provided girl students an exposure to the working environment of a professional kitchen.

She further added that the programme could have been successful with the support of the people associated with it.

The Chefs not only taught the cookery skills to students but also encouraged and motivated them to cook well. The dishes presented by the students had a similar taste to that of the food in 5 star hotels.

Certificates were presented to the students by Rashmi Singh, Amita Chauhan, Sapna Chauhan, Vice-Chairperson AmiOwn and other eminent personalities.

During the occasion, the students presented the sumptuous dishes to the guests which were cooked by them.