First in the "SiN Swaggers" Series is the MasterChef India 2016 contestant- Anuroopa Banerjee Gupta. She says, "Food connects people beyond race, colour, religion, country, or language and as I cook I would love to bring happiness with food and connect people!"

1. Jaipur Women Entrepreneur #1
AnuroopaBanerjee Gupta
If you are thinkingwhere youhave heardthisname,letushelpyou!She wasone amongthe top30
contestants of Masterchef India2016. Her Instagrambioreads“Chef,traveller,explorer,foodie living
life 1 day@ a time”and nothingelse coulddescribe herbetter.
Her Journey
We are goingto try you to tell herstoryinher ownwords.Whenitcomes totellingaboutherjourney
and inspirationbehindit,she says,“Mystoryis a bitdifferent. Iworkedinmarketing&corporate
communicationsforoveradecade before becomingachef.Foodwasalwaysimportantandwe
travelledalot.One tripto Spainand one meal inGeronaat a Michelinrestaurantinspired me and
changedmy life.ThisiswhenIrealized Iwantedtocookprofessionallyandthere onwenttoAustralia
and laterItalyto studyat the Italianchef academy.Ihave now workedwiththe worldtoprestaurants
and the journeycontinues asi leave forSpainnextweektotrainandworkwithAzurmendi nearBilbao,
a 3 Michelinstarrestaurant and world’sno.40”
Support Systems
Duringall these upsand downs,herhusband,RuchirGupta, has beenthe mostsupportive.Last3 years,
she has spenthalf of hertime inEurope towork and learnandit wouldhave beenimpossible without

2. him.Her in-lawsandparentsalsosupportedherhightime,whichmade iteasierforhertowork intop
restaurantsof the world.
Her Success Mantra
If you are an aspiringentrepreneur,she hassomethingforyou.Something she believesin,“Don'tbe
scaredof takingchancesand gettingoutof your comfortzone.Planwell.Be readytoworkhard till your
boneshurt& rememberthere are noshortcuts to success.Be brave to go and try yourideasout evenif
youfail youwill be wiser.”