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NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Finally, the long-awaited NDTV Food Awards was held on Sunday (March 3, 2024), at Gran Hyatt in Gurugram, in the presence of several eminent personalities from across the culinary industry of India. An interesting lineup of 14 categories was presented live at the event. Let's check out the list of winners in the Directors' Choice category.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Chef Manjit Gill handed over the 'Chef Of The Year' award to Hussain Shazad, executive chef at Hunger Inc.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Chef Hemant Oberoi handed over the 'Rising Star Chef Of The Year' award to Shubham Thakur, Chef De Cuisine at Megu, The Leela Palace in New Delhi.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

NDTV Food editor Shubham Bhatnagar and food writer Rinku Madan handed over the 'Best Mixologist Of The Year' award to Varun Sharma.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Entrepreneur Rocky Mohan handed over the 'Excellence In Beverage Industry' award to Yangdup Lama, co-owner of Sidecar, New Delhi.Niki

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Nikhil Sharma, MD, Eurasia at Wyndham Hotels handed over the' Best Restaurateur Of The Year' award to Zorawar Kalra.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Eminent hotel and travel industry professional Nakul Anand was given the 'Living Legend' award by Chef Manish Mehrotra, Chef Hemant Oberoi, Chef Manjit Gill, Chef Vineet Bhatia, Zorawar Kalra (pic: right to left)

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Legendary chef Imtiaz Qureshi, the mastermind behind the culinary excellence of ITC Hotels, was inducted into the NDTV Food Awards 'Hall Of Fame'. Chef Imtiaz died on February 16, 2024, at the age of 93.

NDTV Food Awards Directors' Choice: Winners Revealed!

Ajay Khanna, senior vice president and managing director at Herbalife India was honoured with the 'Best Nutrition And Wellness Award'.

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Nearly 20 lakh children live on the streets of India, without an identity, a name to call their own, a place to call home, sleeping on empty stomachs for days and nights. These twenty lakh are children, who have dreams, who have rights, who are our tomorrow. They are living in the shadows today.

During these unprecedented times, not everyone can afford the privilege of social distancing. And not everybody can stay home during the lockdown, simply because they don’t have a home. Those living in poverty are extremely vulnerable, struck with a sudden lack of funds, food, mobility and a struggle for survival. And, as with all humanitarian crises, it is the children who have been affected the most.

It is always the children on the street who are subjected to some of the harshest realities of life. Today they are battling a catastrophic crisis, and it’s time we step in to protect them.

As a part of our COVID-19 response, Save the Children is working across various regions and has already directly reached over 18,000 children and adults to cover their basic needs. The organisation is ensuring their daily needs and their dignity and hygiene are also being cared for. Save the Children has identified 2.5 lakh children in cohorts, across 10 cities in India. Reaching out to these children with emergency relief is a top priority. But this cannot be done alone.

Save the Children and NDTV join hands to bring focus to the lives of children living in street situations. As India fights the Coronavirus, we must not forget one of the most marginalised and excluded groups whose lives have been long ignored – street-connected children. The 21-day campaign will generate public interest and raise funds to ensure these 20 Lakh+ children who live, earn, sleep and eat on our streets are cared for and protected. Amidst the crisis the world is facing, they are most vulnerable, exposed to infection and disease.