Archive · 5 Oct 2026
IHM Hyderabad Students Learn Hospitality Through Nizami Chowki Lunch
Students at IHM Hyderabad took part in a special lunch inspired by Nizami cuisine.
They planned the menu, prepared food and served guests.
The meal included several traditional Hyderabadi dishes.
The students also practised working together and speaking with guests.
Hospitality professionals watched and shared feedback.
Principal Sanjay Thakur said these activities help students use what they learn in class.
The lunch is held twice each semester.
It helps students learn what it takes to run a hospitality event.
Second-year IHM Hyderabad students organised and served a traditional Nizami-style Chowki Lunch.
Students applied classroom learning through menu planning, food preparation, presentation, service and guest interaction.
The meal featured Hyderabadi dishes including dum biryanis, kebabs, Mirchi ka Salan and Qubani ka Meetha.
Hospitality and tourism professionals observed the students and offered feedback on food preparation, service and professional practices.
Principal Sanjay Thakur said practical activities help students connect theory with hospitality operations and understand guest experience and culinary traditions.
- Who
- Second-year students of the Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad, with hospitality and tourism professionals attending.
- What
- Students took part in a traditional Nizami-style Chowki Lunch as practical hospitality training.
- When
- The lunch is held twice each semester; the article does not give the date of this event.
- Where
- Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To give students practical experience applying classroom learning to hospitality operations.
- Institution
- Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad
- Student group
- Second-year students
- Activity
- Traditional Nizami-style Chowki Lunch
- Frequency
- Twice each semester
- Training areas
- Menu planning, food preparation, presentation, guest service, interaction, teamwork and professional etiquette
- Principal
- Sanjay Thakur
- Example dishes
- Zafrani Badam Shorba, Hyderabadi dum biryani and Qubani ka Meetha