Archive · 17 Sep 2026
NIPS Kolkata Culinary Marathon Showcases 263 Rare Indian Recipes
Students at NIPS Institute of Hotel Management in Kolkata held a special cooking event.
They made 263 uncommon Indian dishes in six hours.
There were 126 students involved in the challenge.
The recipes came from many regions and communities across India.
Some dishes are rarely seen in restaurants or modern homes.
Students researched where the recipes came from and how they were traditionally made.
Teachers and senior students helped newer students work as a team.
The World Book of Records London provisionally checked the event as a possible record.
A six-hour culinary marathon at NIPS Kolkata featured 263 rare and forgotten Indian recipes.
The event involved 126 students, including first-year students who had joined the institute less than a month earlier.
The dishes represented regional, tribal, indigenous, rural, mountain, forest and coastal culinary traditions.
Students researched each recipe’s origins, ingredients, preparation methods and cultural significance before presenting the dishes.
The World Book of Records London provisionally adjudicated the event as a potential record for the most rare Indian recipes prepared in one culinary marathon.
- Who
- NIPS Institute of Hotel Management students, faculty and event participants, with adjudication by Chef Subrata Debnath.
- What
- A six-hour culinary marathon featuring 263 rare and forgotten Indian recipes.
- When
- September 10; the dishes had to be prepared and displayed within six hours.
- Where
- NIPS Institute of Hotel Management in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Why
- To highlight, research and document lesser-known Indian culinary traditions while giving students experience in large-scale professional food production.
- Institution
- NIPS Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
- Recipes presented
- 263 rare and forgotten Indian recipes
- Student participants
- 126
- Duration
- Six hours
- Adjudicator
- Chef Subrata Debnath, representing the World Book of Records London
- Record status
- Provisionally adjudicated
- Food traditions
- Regional, tribal, indigenous, rural, mountain, forest and coastal cuisines