Third Edition
Master Bakers
Challenge India 2026
7th August 2026
India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, NCR
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A decorated pastry artist and educator, Diksha Khandelwal serves as Chef Instructor and Centre Head at the Institute of Bakery and Culinary Arts, New Delhi, where she has shaped aspiring professionals since 2019. Internationally certified through City & Guilds and the London Academy of Professional Training, she pairs technical patisserie mastery with a genuine passion for teaching. Her competition pedigree includes Silver in plated dessert at AAHAR 2023 and Gold at AAHAR 2024.
A senior bakery and hot-kitchen specialist with over 20 years of experience, Chef Zafar Khan currently anchors production at Defence Bakery, one of Delhi's most storied names. His craft spans puff work, artisan breads, savouries, dry cakes, cookies and baked snacks, backed by deep strengths in recipe development and production planning. Having sharpened his skills across Peta Cake, Daily Bread and CACAO Bakery, he is known for disciplined, quality-focused bakery operations and team training.
A Boulanger et Patissier with international experience across India and Bahrain, Faryaz Engineer is Head Bakery Instructor at the International School of French Baking & Patisserie (ISFBP). His career runs through respected kitchens including Taj Lands End Mumbai, Gulf Hotel Bahrain and the Ratan Tata Institute, sharpening his command of artisan breads and pastry production. Today he channels that expertise into recipe development, team leadership and mentoring the next generation of bakers.
Chef Hemant Prasad Kala is Junior Sous Chef at Radisson Blu, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi, bringing over a decade of bakery and pastry experience across India and Canada. His journey runs through marquee kitchens including The Oberoi, The Leela Ambience Gurugram and Tandoori Flame in Canada. A consistent competitor, he earned Bronze at AAHAR 2025 and second place in Bread Display at the AHP Culinary Competition 2025.
A Chef de Partie for Bakery & Pastry at The Lodhi, New Delhi, Ritik Singh brings eight years of luxury-hospitality experience and a specialist's love for fermentation. He works fluently across sourdough, poolish, biga, viennoiserie and laminated doughs, having risen through multiple roles at The Lodhi and earlier stints at Sheraton Grand Palace Indore and The Grand Bhagwati. His consistency earned him Star Performer of the Year honours for both 2022-23 and 2023-24.
Chef Shiva Tomar is a Demi Chef de Partie whose bakery and confectionery career spans India and Central Africa, including roles with the Radisson Hotel Group, Crowne Plaza Gurgaon and Kin Marche in Kinshasa. Trained in food production at IHM Panipat, he is grounded in the fundamentals of dough mixing, proofing and precise baking control. He pairs that craft with a professional focus on HACCP, cost control and smooth bakery production.
A rising pastry talent trained at Whitecaps International School of Pastry, Apekshith R blends formal French-pastry technique with three years of dedicated independent baking. He has worked across pastries, artisan breads and plated desserts with Chebel and Whitecaps, building a repertoire in viennoiserie, chocolate art and modern entremets. His promise is already on record as a Gold Medalist at the SICA Competition 2025.
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