Barefoot Empress

by Vikas Khanna

Overview

Discover the life of the remarkable Karthyayani Amma, who went to school for the first time at the age of 96 and surprised the entire country by topping the Kerala government's literacy examination with a record-breaking score of 98 out of 100.
Amma hails from Haripad in Alappuzha district, where she swept the streets outside temples in her village for a living. One day, she met Sathi, an educationist, who enrolled her in school. Amma studied hard and stood first, ahead of 43,300 students who appeared for the examination.
In 2019 she became a Commonwealth of Learning Goodwill Ambassador. She was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind on Women's Day in March 2020.
Her inspirational story is proof that it is never too late to realise your dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789356402355
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	12/18/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Vikas Khanna is an internationally-acclaimed Indian American chef, film-maker, and author. He is a James Beard nominee and one of the first Indian chefs to be awarded a Michelin Star for his restaurant in the U.S.
He has been featured amongst the ten most influential chefs in the world by Deutsche Welle and Gazette Review. He is the host of MasterChef India, Twist of Taste and Mega Kitchens on National Geographic. Khanna is the author of 38 books, including Utsav (World's most expensive cookbook) and the creator of documentary series Holy Kitchens and Kitchens of Gratitude. He founded the Museum of Kitchen Arts, which is home to thousands of India's unique kitchen tools and equipment, located at his alma mater, WGSHA, Manipal, India. His restaurants, Kinara and Ellora in Dubai are rated as Favourite Indian restaurant by Condé Nast. His initiative Feed India served more than 51 Million Meals during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Last Color marked Khanna's debut as a film writer and director which was eligible for the Best Feature at the Academy Awards, 2020.
Vikas Khanna is an award winning, Michelin Star Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker, humanitarian and the host of MasterChef India, Junior MasterChef India and Twist of Taste on FOX Traveller. Vikas was raised in Amritsar, India where he grew up surrounded by large family feasts, and seasonal produce fresh from the fields of Punjab, and of course, his grandmother's traditional home cooking, which became the foundation of his cooking career.
He started his own banquet and catering business, Lawrence Gardens, and then later went on to graduate from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration and also studied at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.
Vikas is a firm supporter of sustainable farming and is focused on cooking with produce from local farms of New York.
Vikas has received the prestigious Michelin Star for his restaurant Junoon for three consecutive years. He was honoured with the Rising Star Chef Award by Star Chefs for his role in shaping the future of American Cuisine. He has received several international awards for his books. He lives in New York City.