The afternoon of
6th February, saw 9 CEOS of the country come together, not to discuss business
plans with presentations or to crack deals with their negotiations, but they
came forward and together for a cause. They came together, to support Genesis
Foundation, which has been working for critically ill underprivileged children
since 2001. It was the 9th season of this annual event organised by Genesis,
and the money raised through the event goes towards the medical treatment of
these children. It was a great cause, and a great event too, because the CEOs
were not doing their bit by just donating money, it was different, the CEOs
came together and put their culinary skills to practice for raising funds for
this cause.
They adorned chef
hats and cooked and served a number of guests, who were especially invited for
the event. Ms. Prema Sagar, Founder of Genesis, was overwhelmed with the turn
out at the event as she deeply connects with the cause.
The ambience of the
event was perfect, bright sunny afternoon, open lawns of Crowne Plaza, Gurgaon
and some great music by an energetic band.
Different cuisine
stalls were handled by different CEOs and when the cause and intentions behind
cooking are good, the food has to turn out awesome.
The first counter
belonged to Lebanese Cuisine and the chef behind the counter was Mr. Sanjay
Modi, MD Monster India. "I have been learning cooking since a month
now, and have tried my hands at making Aaloo Gobhi, Pulao and other things and
today with a little assistance I am preparing Shwarmas, as I thought they are
extremely popular these days", he said on being questioned about his
cooking skills. His preparation was totally upto the mark.
Mr. Sanjay Modi
Next was the
Brazilian counter, where Mr. Oliver Mirza, Oetker India, dished out
some broccoli in creamy sauce and was also serving Brazilian barbecued chicken
and fish. The broccoli was very yummy and so was the chicken, which I saw him
serving to the people, right till the end, holding the skewer in his hands.
Mr. Oliver Mirza
Mr, Rajan Chopra,
CEO, Team Computers and Mr. Lindgren Lars Olof, Head of Market Area India, SAAB
Group, held the forts for Italian
Cuisine, preparing delectable pastas for vegetarian and non-vegetarian
audiences respectively. I personally relished the chicken pasta in white sauce
made by Lindgren live in front of me. It was truly remarkable to see these CEOs
cooking with so much dedication and passion. “I am cooking after some 10 years,
but the cause is such, that I am thoroughly enjoying myself", said Mr.
Rajan Chopra as he tossed some pasta in his pan.
Mr. Rajan Chopra
Mr. Lindgren Lars Olof
Mr. Suman Bose, MD
India, Siemens Industry Software, took over
the Japanese counter, and in a most dedicated way possible, he kept tossing
portions of chicken noodles one after another."I cook quite often and
enjoy doing it, but today its even more special as the cause we are doing it
for, is very close to my heart," he said, as I enjoyed his preparation.
Mr. Suman Bose
Ms. Manisha Sood,
Country General Manager, Fitbit India along with Mr. Suresh Narayanan, chairman
and MD, Nestle India, held on to their
regional roots and prepared delicacies of Andhra. They made some crispy dosas,
biryani and lamb curry.
Ms. Manisha Sood and Mr. Suresh Narayanan
Mr. Sri Ranjan,
Chairman, Bain & Company India, was making some very interesting and delicious looking
crepes with variety of fruits and other sauces,as he handled the dessert counter.
"My wife has set this as benchmark for my cooking", so do let
me know how I fared", he joked as he handed me over my crepe.He prepared a
mixed fruit crepe with strawberry sauce for me, and I could not stop gazing at
it for sometime, it looked so tempting, and it tasted even better. I am very
sure he will be handling the desserts department at home too, from now on as
his wife will be pretty impressed with his hidden skills :)
Mr. Sri Ranjan
Other than cooking
behind the counters, these chefs were seen enjoying and mingling with the
people present, and also dancing to the songs sung by the live band.
Mr Rajan Chopra seen here, enjoying a dance with his wife.
Ms Prema Sagar with All the CEOs and their respective wives
It was a great
event, and I felt honoured being part of such an initiative by Genesis
Foundation. Working as a professional brand strategy planner, I know how these
senior people juggle so many roles and responsibilities in their business
lives, and it takes a lot to leave all that, and come forward to do something
like this. Hats off to each one of them and God bless the kids for whom all of
these people put in so many efforts.
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