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Selected stories about Indian diaspora from our website www.theindianeye.com

ISHWAR SHARMA

Yoga prodigy conquers gold

in Europe

13-year-old Indian-origin Yoga
prodigy from south-east En-
A gland has won Gold Medal at
the European Yoga Sports Champi-
onship in Sweden, adding one more
to the list of awards under his belt.
Just recently, he bagged the Europe
Cup 2023 in the Boys 12-14 category
when he competed in the European
competition organised by the Inter-
national Yoga Sports Federation in
collaboration with Swedish Yoga
Sports Federation in Malmo, as per
the release.
Since the age of three, Ishwar
Sharma from Sevenoaks in Kent,
started taking up Yoga after seeing
his father practise daily and went on
to win several World Yoga Champi-
onships. “Ishwar is passionate about
spreading the message of Yoga espe- in the library reading culinary literature, familiarising herself with classical
cially for special needs children,” his French cooking techniques. Aarthi entered into the culinary world in the di-
family said in a statement, with ref- verse kitchens of India at the prestigious Taj hotels in different restaurants in
erence to his autism and Attention Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Her passion for learning and exploring global cuisine brought her to Amer-
As per the release, Sharma was instrumental in taking up daily Yoga ica where she specialized in Food Service Management and Baking and Pastry
classes for 40 children across 14 countries during the coronavirus lockdown, at one of the best culinary schools in the United States; Johnson & Wales Cu-
as he was honoured by then British prime minister Boris Johnson with the linary University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Points of Light award. As part of her undergraduate program, she worked as an intern at the fa-
He has won five world championships and British Citizen Youth Award at bled Michelin-star Junoon in New York City, quickly rising through the ranks
the House of Lords for his contribution towards Yoga. Along with his father, to become Chef De Cuisine. Later, She was crowned Executive Chef at Ameri-
Dr Vishwanath, Ishwar runs IYoga Solutions to spread the word about Yoga can Gymkhana, an upscale Indian restaurant in Orlando, Florida by the found-
and its many benefits in the UK. ers of Junoon, as per her website.
She got a famous opportunity at Junoon, to work on The “Billionaire’s
AARTHI SAMPATH Club Dinner” hosted by Prime Minister Modi at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC.
This added an illustrious chapter in her culinary voyage of excellence.
Chef becomes first Indian Aarthi is a famous Chef on American television. She gained acclaim

Woman to win Chopped, a US by winning Chopped, a famed culinary cooking competition, becom-
ing the first Indian woman chef to win the show. Apart from many
cooking show such appearances, She made her latest television appearance on
MasterChef Tamil’s debut season as a judge.
arthi Sampath is a New York-based renowned chef, restaurant consul-
tant, food truck expert and TV personality, a rising star in the industry As per her website, She has been on the Advisory boards most promi-
Awho gained popularity with her stint as judge on MasterChef Tamil. nent being the Master Chef Tamil Judge 2021, Fire Masters Semi Finalist 2020,
As per her website, Sampath was born and raised in Mumbai, India, She Judge on Beat Bobby Flay 2020 and she won Beat Bobby Flay 2018.
studied her culinary skills at IHM Jaipur, and would invariably spend hours Continued on next page... >>

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