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Varinder Singh Rana
Dr
Varinder Singh Rana
is presently working as Department Chair of Hospitality and Tourism Management at City University Ajman, UAE. He received his Doctorate (PhD) in Hospitality from Amity University, Noida, and completed his post-graduation in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from St Peters University, Chennai. He obtained his Bachelor in Hotel Management from Bangalore University in 2001. He has over 21 years of experience in Academia and Industry. He has provided his services to CT University, GNA University, Lovely Professional University, Punjab Tourism Development Corporation and various reputed hotels. He has 12 Limca Records in his account. He is General Secretary of Chefs Association of Five Rivers which is the nodal body of Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA). He is a member of the Board of Management of GNA University and a Board of Studies member of various Universities. He has authored 12 books and 22 Research papers. He served as head chef to honourable President of India and the President of the Republic of Afghanistan during their visit to Punjab. He is a certified Master trainer of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. He has been awarded by Phagwara Administration for outstanding professional work in 2017. He also got the Star Achiever Award for regional culinary development from the Indian Federation of Culinary Associations. He has also been honored by the Tourism Minister of Punjab for initiating a Bakery Unit at Central Jail, Ludhiana. He has shown his presence as the Jury of Master Chef Punjabi-A Cookery Reality Show of DD National Punjabi. He is doing various cooking shows on National Television. He also represented the State of Punjab in Republic day Celebration at Red Fort, New Delhi. He has served Jury in ICF and IFCA events at National and International levels. He has been awarded the Best Culinary Educator award by Indian Federation of Culinary Association (A Nodal Body of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India). He grabbed Two Silver Medals and one Bronze medal for the Republic of India (Our Nation) at the International Culinary Challenge, Uzbekistan where 22 countries participated. He has been associated with many projects of the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB).
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