Ms. Nagarekha C Palli

Associate Professor

• School/College

  Faculty of Hospitality Management and Catering Technology

• Department

  Department of Food and Beverage Production

Mrs. Nagarekha Palli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food and Beverage Production, which comes under the Faculty of Hospitality Management and Catering Technology at RUAS. With over 20 years of experience in the culinary world, she completed her master’s degree in business administration with a specialization in Human Resources. She has proven to be a successful entrepreneur by providing catering services to prestigious companies such as Wipro, SAP, and NIIT before transitioning to teaching gastronomical skills to budding catering students at FHMCT. Mrs. Palli is a prominent host on many culinary shows on television channels such as Suvarna TV, Kasturi TV, and Shankara TV. She has also organized numerous culinary demonstrations for the general public. Additionally, she worked as a consultant and standardized millet recipes for Green Path. She facilitated the transfer of technology for Millet Samosas to Sravya Food and Beverage Pvt Ltd. She has conducted multiple short-term courses to enhance careers for participants from reputed institutions such as the Air Force, Awake (NGO), as well as housewives and individuals in need. She received the Exemplary Faculty for academic service and teacher award at RUAS in 2020 and 2022. Currently, apart from teaching, she is also researching the hidden health benefits of different millets.