Garima Poddar

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{{short description|Indian celebrity chef (born 1997)}}
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'''Garima Poddar''' ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: गरिमा पोद्दार; born 3 April 1997) won IIHM Young Chef India schools in 2014 at the age of 17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141020/jsp/calcutta/story_18942710.jsp#.V35DBtJ95Mx|title=City wins teen chef crown|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Born into a Marwari family in [[Kolkata]].

She completed her schooling from Calcutta Girls' High School,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cghschool.org/photo-gallery-Garima.html|title=Calcutta Girls' High School : Photo Gallery|website=www.cghschool.org|access-date=2016-07-07|archive-date=2017-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116083748/http://www.cghschool.org/photo-gallery-Garima.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kolkata and pursued her studies in Bachelors of Business Administration with specialisation in Marketing from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. She secured first class honours.

Garima completed her Masters Program MA in Culinary Arts Management from University College Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She secured a distinction.

== Career ==
She won IIHM Young Chef India title among 3000 schools and 30,000 students of India she was selected as first finalist from Eastern Region.

She was praised for her food idea tweets on X (formerly twitter) by renowned chefs such as Chef [[Sanjeev Kapoor]] and Chef [[Gordon Ramsay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/fhw/management-fhw/a-winning-streak/50859/|title=A winning streak|date=2015-03-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref> She managed to put up 10 dishes in 3 hours in the London Competition. She has been selected and awarded by his excellency [[Shri Pranab Mukherjee]] President Of India as one of the top #100 women achievers India ( a Pan India E-voting Contest organised by the government in January 2016) in globalising India category through food as she had prepared 10 varieties of rare Indian dishes in the finals of the cooking competition in London. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://100womenindia.blogspot.in/2016/02/garima-poddar.html|title=#100women achievers of india : Ms. GARIMA PODDAR|website=100womenindia.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref>

== Awards and achievements ==
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|2014
|Winner of IIHM Young Chef India Schools 2014 competition held in London organised by International Institute of Hotel Management in association with Ministry of Tourism Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.co.in/news-releases/young-chef-india-schools-2015---indias-biggest-culinary-competition-for-class-xi-and-class-xii-school-students-520239661.html|title=Young Chef India Schools 2015 - India's Biggest Culinary Competition for Class XI and Class XII/PR Newswire India/|last=Management|first=International Institute of Hotel|website=www.prnewswire.co.in|access-date=2016-07-07}}</ref>
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|2019
|Judged the YOUNG CHEF competition in Birmingham.
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|2015
|Torch bearer at 2015 Young Chef Olympiad Opening Ceremony in Talkatora Stadium in Delhi.
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|2017
|JCI Top 10 Outstanding Person of India Award in Bangalore.
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|2016
|Top 100 Women Achievers of India Award in Delhi.
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