The Baton: A session focused on building, sustaining, and passing down a business legacy featuring Dr. Vithal Venkatesh Kamat (Chairman, Kamat Hotels India Ltd) and Mr. Vishal Vithal Kamat (Executive Director, Kamat Hotels India Ltd).
A strong advocate of responsible hospitality
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Vithal Kamat Satkar Restaurant: एखाद्या क्षेत्रातील तुमचं पदार्पण विधीलिखित असलं की त्या पथावर कितीही अडथळे आले तरी तुम्ही काहीही करून यातून उगमवाट शोधता.
Eco-Luxury Orchid Hotel: जीवनप्रवासात कधीकधी अशी एखादी गोष्ट घडते की, आपलं आयुष्यच अंतर्बाह्य बदलून जातं. ‘ऑर्किड’मुळे माझ्याबाबतही असंच झालं.
Vithal Kamat Singapore Restaurant: सतत काहीतरी नवीन करण्याची तळमळ, जोखीम पत्करण्याची आणि अपार कष्टाची तयारी या स्वभावगुणांच्या जोरावर देशात जम बसवल्यानंतर या विठूची अर्थात, विठ्ठल कामत नावाची पताका विदेशात झळकवण्याचा निर्धार केला.
इतक्या मेहनतीनं साकारलेलं ‘ऑर्किड’चं सुंदर स्वप्न केवळ आठवडाभरात भंग पावणार, ही कल्पनाच माझ्यासाठी असह्य होती.
Vithal Kamat Orchid Hotel: चहूबाजूंनी अंधार दाटला असताना, आत्महत्येचा विचार झटकून मी पुन्हा जीवनवाटेकडै वळलो. कंबर कसून उभा राहिलो. जिद्द आणि अथक प्रयत्नांच्या जोरावर तिमिरातून पुन्हा तेजाकडील वाट शोधली.
Kamat Hotels: हॉटेल व्यवसायात यायचं असल्यास नेमकं काय करायला हवं, असा प्रश्न मला सातत्यानं विचारला जातो. त्या प्रश्नावर माझं पहिलं उत्तर असतं, घामाला अत्तर समजण्याची तयारी हवी.
In conversation with Mr. Kaushik Moulik, the guest, Dr. Vithal Kamat, founder of The Orchid Hotels, is a nature lover, an artisan lover, and a role model who speaks about how he has been injected with hospitality, environment, culture, and heritage by his parents and his belief about how every industry should contribute and keep mother nature intact.
In conversation with Mr. Kaushik Moulik, the guest, Dr. Vithal Kamat, founder of The Orchid Hotels, is a nature lover, an artisan lover, and a role model who speaks about how he has been injected with hospitality, environment, culture, and heritage by his parents and his belief about how every industry should contribute and keep mother nature intact.
Father's Day, an occasion to celebrate the unique bond between fathers and their children, and more so when their shared passion leads to remarkable achievements. In the realm of Indian hospitality, the inspiring story of Dr. Vithal Venkatesh Kamat, Chairman, Kamat Hotels India Ltd (KHIL) and his son, Vishal Vithal Kamat, Executive Director at KHIL, stands..
When legendary restaurateur Dr Vithal Kamat (of the famous Kamat chain of restaurants) opened Asia’s first ecotel hotel The Orchid in Mumbai in the late 90s, he wanted to give back to society. He designed it with utmost care to the environment. Today, it stands tall as one of the best sustainable hotels in the country. What started with the opening of a small vegetarian family restaurant..