Having schooled at the Doon School and Graduated from St. Stephens College, Delhi , Mr. Talukdar joined Oberoi Hotels as Management Trainee (OCLD) in 1976. On completion in 1978, he was posted to the Oberoi Sheraton (now Trident) at Nariman Point Mumbai as Assistant Manager, Lobby. in 1981, Mr. Talukdar was transferred to the Dammam Oberoi Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he remained for 5 years attaining a promotion to Senior Lobby Manager and a Dept. Head. He also attended the Summer Courses at Cornell University Ithaca New York in the Summer of 1984.
In 1986 Mr. Talukdar relocated to the Oberoi Palace Srinagar, Kashmir as Executive Assistant Manager. He left Oberoi Hotels in September 1988. Mr. Talukdar worked as GM of the Hans, New Delhi from 1988 to 1989, then opting to move to Mumbai as General Manager of The Resort on Aksa Beach where he worked for 2.5 years. In 1992 Mr. Talukdar left india for East Africa namely Dar Es Salaam Tanzania on an assignment with Msasani Peninsula Hotels Ltd. as General Manager. Than another assignment took him to Uganda where he was General Manager with the Madhvani Group’s Hospitality assets which included two 5 star wildlife Lodges and a Sailing Club in Jinja, Uganda.
In 1999 Mr. Talukdar returned to india only to be recalled by the Msasani Peninsula Hotels, Tanzania to open their new Golden Tulip Franchise hotel in Dar Es Salaam. Mr. Talukdar worked as GM & Consultant to the Golden Tulip established a team recruited from India & South Africa and finally returned to India in 2002.
He chose to get into Academics then, and joined Ram Institute of Hotel Management as Principal in 2003. In 2004, Mr. Talukdar moved to Graphic Era Institute of Technology (now University) as Director in the Faculty of Hotel Management where he worked for 1 year. In 2005, he chose to shift to the new Kukreja Institute in Ajabpur Dehradun where he still works as Director.
Mr. Talukdar is an MBA, holds a Diploma in French from the Alliance Francaise de Delhi and has written & published 2 text books called ‘parlez a l’hotel’ in two parts widely acclaimed and used as reference books by IHM’s in India.
Deputy Director - Corporate Affairs/Associate Professor
QUALIFICATION : 3 Years Diploma in Hotel Management from IHM Meerut.
An MBA and Certified Instructor from AH&LAEI (USA).
EXPERIENCE : 23 Years - 3 Years in Hotel Industry & 20 Years in Academics
HOD - Food Production Department and Associate Professor
QUALIFICATION : BSc. (Physics, Chemistry and Maths) HNBU, BEd. ( UTU), BHM (Mangalore University), MBA (Allahabad agricultural institute deemed university), MHM( Uttarakhand Open University), MTM (IGNOU).
EXPERIENCE : Total experience of 20 years (3 Years industrial and 17 years of Academics)
H.O.D. – F&B Service Department and Associate Professor
QUALIFICATION : U.G.C- N.E.T – Tourism Administration & Management, M.A – Tourism Management, M.Sc. – Hotel Management, B.H.M, D.H.M.C.T, B.Sc. (C.B.Z).
EXPERIENCE : Mr. Bahuguna has a total of 25 years’ experience in the Hospitality industry of which he spent the initial 15 years with Hotels in India and Middle East, and 10 years in the academics.
Notable among the industry experience was his employment with such Hotels and chains as the iconic Imperial, New Delhi, H.R.H Group of Hotels Udaipur (Rajasthan), Ramee Group of Hotels Resorts and Apartments Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Bin Hendi Enterprises Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Ruby Tuesday International Dubai (United Arab Emirates) etc.
He has attended various seminars, workshops and Faculty Development Programmes. Prior to his present assignment with the institute, Mr. Bahuguna was with Ram Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Dehradun.
H.O.D. – Housekeeping Department and Associate Professor
QUALIFICATION : M.Sc In Hotel Management, Master in Tourisum Management, MA English, Diploma in Hotel Management from GIHM, Dehradun, B.Ed from Uttarakhand Technical University.
EXPERIENCE : 19 Years
H.O.D. – Front Office Department and Associate Professor
Results oriented professional with over fifteen years of experience in a leading Hotel Management institution, teaching students from various social and cultural backgrounds as well as in the fields of restaurant/hospitality and international school administration. I possess excellent administrative, verbal communication and written skills along with constructive and effective teaching methods that promote a stimulating learning environment. Experience accompanied by Post-graduate Hotel Management degree (M.H.M.) and a post graduate diploma (P.G. Dip.) from Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Associate Professor - English Communication
I Animesh Sharma an MBA in marketing, MA in English and persuing PHD has 22 years of work experience, was an Area manager in McDowells for 7 years, an HR consultant for 5 years and an academician since 2009 at Kukreja Institute. I am focused and self- motivated.
Assistant Professor - F&B Service
Assistant Professor - Front Office
QUALIFICATION : M.A (English), MTM, MHM, BA, BHM
EXPERIENCE : 3 years experience in industry, 12 years experience of teaching HM Students
Assistant Professor - F&B Service
QUALIFICATION : Pursing Master's Degree in Hotel Management (M.H.M). DHMCT from U.P. Technical Board. Received Level-2 award in Food Safety in catering from Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, London.
EXPERIENCE : 20 years - 13 years in Hotel Industry & Cruise Lines (Royal Caribbean Cruises - USA) & 7 years in Academics.
Assistant Professor - Food Production
Assistant Professor - Housekeeping
Assistant Professor - Tourism
Senior Lecturer - Housekeeping
QUALIFICATION : B.Com fron HNB Gharwal UniversityDHM from GIHM, MHM from UOU.
EXPERIENCE : 11 Years in Industry(Raddisson, The Oberoi New Delhi, Taj Group of Hotels, Leela Kempinski Gurugram, JW Marriot Aerocity) and 5 Years in Academics
Senior Lecturer - F&B Service
Having mixed experience of 8 years in both Industry (Taj Bengal & the Gateway, Kolkata & Courtyard by Marriott Bhopal) & Academics.
Lecturer - F&B Service
QUALIFICATION : BHM 3 year degree from Pune University, Pursuing MHM from Uttarakhand Open University.
EXPERIENCE : 9 years of experience working with companies like Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai and Doha Qatar, Rotana Hotels in Bahrain & Wyndham Resorts,Pennsylvania, USA 1 year teaching experience as Lecture at Kukreja Institute of Hotel Management, Dehradun.
Lecturer - Bakery
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