Name:	Sarita Sarkar
Organization Name:	Sarkar's kitchen
Your Designation in Org.:	Co- founder
About the Candidate:	Sakar's Kitchen opened in 2016 from a 1 bhk apartment, it went on to become the best Bengali restaurant in Hyderabad . I went from working out of a small apartment to managing a 120 seating restaurant. We also opened an outlet in of one of India's biggest malls, we were on the path to success. However, I had personal setback and got diagnosed with Breast cancer in 2018. I fought for one and half years and defeated it . It did have a financial impact but we were recovering from it when Covid came and destroyed everything. But we fought back and now we are running 3 outlets in Hyderabad.
About Organization:	Sarkar’s Kitchen – that’s become the most sought-after destination for foodies hoping to indulge in a Bengali meal. Her team of chefs and support staff, which had thinned down to only six amid the pandemic, is also healthier now with 32 people on board – each of them earning anywhere between Rs 15,000 and Rs 40,000. And while Sarita’s bounce back story, thus far, might inspire many, the 33-year-old says she is far from done dreaming. Next on her list: At least 4 more Chai Cafe in the city-- and more outlets in Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru. Pune Each of them serving not authentic but “Sarita’s version of good Bengali food”. “Yes, my journey has been tough both financially and emotionally. But I have also been very blessed to find kind people along the way who have turned up just in time to support me,” said the cancer survivor who quit her cushy corporate job in 2016 to start her kitchen. It all began from a poky room in a men’s paying guest facility. Once her mangshor jhol (chicken curry) and rui maacher jhol (fish curry) became popular she moved onto opening one place after the other. “My biggest outlet was the 4,000 square feet restaurant I opened in Madhapur in 2018. It was a 120-seater and had become very popular. But then I took ill – she was detected with breast cancer in 2018 – and things went haywire. Though I came
Achievements:	We have been nominated and received 13 awards in this 7 years. We have seen and experience all the down fall n achievement..
Why they deserve to be the "Pride of Telangana":	For our passion to provide and definition to maintain the love for non local cuisine and make people fall for it . For being part of city and county growth For providing the employment and coming all ups and down . Still maintain the love and passion for this service n food..
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