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TT Jagannathan Awarded Padma Shri Posthumously
TT Jagannathan, who was known as the 'Kitchen Mogul', was given a special award called the Padma Shri after he passed away.
He was honored for his work in making kitchen tools, especially pressure cookers, very popular in India and around the world.
He was the leader of the TTK Prestige Group for a long time and helped the company become successful and debt-free.
He also invented a safety feature for pressure cookers and wrote a book about how the company grew.
Besides his work in kitchen tools, he also did important things for healthcare, cleanliness, and education.
He loved to cook and always wanted to make new things to improve the kitchen.
He was a very smart man who studied at famous schools in India and the USA.
TT Jagannathan, known as 'Kitchen Mogul', was posthumously awarded the Padma Shri for contributions to trade and industry.
He invented the GRS safety mechanism for pressure cookers and expanded the TTK Prestige Group globally.
Jagannathan was the chairman emeritus of TTK Prestige and played a key role in making the company debt-free.
He authored the book 'Disrupt And Conquer - How TTK Prestige Became A Billion Dollar Company' and had a PhD in operations from Cornell University.
Besides his work in kitchen solutions, he made significant contributions to healthcare, sanitation, and education.
- Who
- TT Jagannathan, also known as 'Kitchen Mogul'
- What
- Awarded the Padma Shri posthumously for contributions to trade and industry
- Where
- India
- When
- Award announced on Sunday (exact date not specified)
- Why
- For his significant contributions to the trade and industry sector, including inventing the GRS safety mechanism for pressure cookers and expanding the TTK Prestige Group globally
Key facts
- Name
- TT Jagannathan
- Nickname
- Kitchen Mogul
- Company
- TTK Prestige Group
- Invention
- GRS safety mechanism for pressure cookers
- Awards
- Padma Shri (posthumous)
- Education
- Gold medallist from IIT Madras, PhD in operations from Cornell University, USA
- Age at Death
- 77
- Contributions
- Healthcare, sanitation, education, and trade and industry
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