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Why I do what I do…. My journey from a hardcore Hotel operations person to academics was a seamless one … one that I never thought would be so smooth. I started enjoying teaching, training, and mentoring students, since I had significant work experience, it was easy to share my learning and work expectations industry…

One of 8 siblings, Md Tabarak completed his graduation and did not find a job, he was depressed. On his sisters suggestion and a small loan from her, he came to us for the 3 month hospitality training. Today he is an integral part of the team at Halcyon residences. He says “I invested a…

Kavya Prabhakar- She came to us for 3 months Hospitality Skill development training towards livelihood for tribals from BRT Tiger reserve, this program was sponsored by both BRT Tiger reserve and TVSSST(TVS Srinivas Sundaram trust.) Soon after the training Kavya got selected to join the one-year apprenticeship program with ITC Gardenia. In the beginning, Kavya…

Meet Sathish Nayak who is a Food & Beverage associate at Lalit Mahal Palace Hotel. He came to us from Bandipur Forest as part of the tribals batch sponsored by Jungle Lodges & Resorts under the leadership of Mr Kumar Pushkar during his tenure as MD Jungle Lodges and Resorts. Sathish, never knew anything about…

Puneet, after 3 months got selected for the apprenticeship program and has now completed one year with them. This is what Ashika Theresa D’souza, Assistant Manager Food and Beverage, ITC Windsor has to say about Puneet – “Puneet has played an important role in handling Luxury hour operations and supporting the Dum Pukht restaurant. I…

Bheemaiah, after 3 months got selected for the apprenticeship program and has now completed one year with them. This is what Ashika Theresa D’souza, Assistant Manager Food and Beverage, ITC Windsor has to say about Bheemaiah – “Bheemaiah has solely taken care of In Room Dining services multiple times and has equivalent experience in Dakshin operations. I…

Its time to highlight some of our boys… I would like to feature our student Pavan Nair, who after 3 months of training with us, got selected at ITC Windsor for their apprenticeship program. He has successfully completed the one year training and is working at Raj Pavilion & Dum Pukht. This is what Ashika…

The one on the right in this picture is Sharanya our AVS student at Evolve Back Kabini. Sharanya came to us in March 22, within 3 months- on 1st June she was selected to join Evolve Back Kabini as F&B Hostess. She has completed her 12th and continues to pursue her graduation by correspondence. She…

Likhitha K K Meet Likhitha from Madikeri. She has always been enthusiastic and driven towards working in the hotel industry, however she found it difficult to convince her parents, who did not think hotel was the right place for a girl to work. Being coffee estate workers, they had only seen small homestay near their…

Shreeja S Parents pressurize kids to do graduation, ask them what next? They enroll for computer classes learning tally and basic programming … to what end? Shreeja came to AVS for 3 month training in hospitality, after which she was selected to join ITC Gardenia in Bangalore. Her fan moment was when she met Shahrukh…

Today’s featured student is Hema, a former AVS student who within just 3 months of training, secured a position with the renowned Evolve Back Resort in Coorg during a campus selection. With dreams in her eyes and a burning desire to reach great heights, she recalls her training at Atithi Vriksha Shiksha as having helped…