Hospitality educator

Listed among the "Top 100 most influential people in the hospitality industry” by Hotelier India in its September 2013 issue is Rushad Kavina, dean of the Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad (IHM-A). According to its website, IHM-A "was born with the coming together of two great institutions: the internationally renowned scholar Dr Rafiq Zakaria’s Maulana Azad Educational Trust and the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces,” and collaborates academically with the University of Huddersfield, UK. A copy of the item was sent to Parsiana by the honoree’s father, Kersy H. Kavina of Ahmedabad.

Rushad Kavina: upgrading education

The citation reads: "With over 14 years of experience in academics and operation, Rushad Kavina is perhaps the most familiar face of this decade old institute. An expert in resolving issues around F&B (food and beverages) enterprises, he… is involved in evolving new research modules for the honors level. An alumnus of IHM-A, he is responsible for regularly upgrading the education level of one of India’s most sought after institutes of hotel management. IHM-A currently has a four-year BA (Honors) degree in Hotel Management of the University of Huddersfield, UK, a leading university in the world of hospitality management, and a specialized three-year diploma in Culinary Arts and Kitchen Administration, especially designed and improved by the culinary hands of the Taj.”