Chef Vikas Khanna shares heart-warming video of meeting his first employer in New York. Watch

The elderly woman, Pushpa Sabharwal, had not only employed Khanna but also helped him pay his fees at New York University.

Vikas Khanna shared a video of him meeting his first employer in New York.

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Celebrated chef Vikas Khanna is known for his humble and down-to-earth nature. The Michelin star chef in a Twitter post shared a ritual of his that he has been following for the last 23 years.

The 51-year-old shared a video of him meeting his first employer in New York. At that time, Khanna used to do private cooking and clean homes. The elderly woman, Pushpa Sabharwal, had not only employed Khanna but also helped him pay his fees at New York University where he studied decades ago. Khanna wrote that whenever he creates something significant, he takes her blessings.

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He showed her the first look of his debut novel ‘Imaginary Rain’ that he is writing in honour of his grandmother. The novel is also being adapted into a feature film starring Shabana Azmi.

Sabharwal is heard in the video telling Khanna, “You really reached the skies. You’ve really done very well. I am so proud of you. And I am proud of the fact that you call me your mother in New York.”

“As my ritual for 23 years. Whenever I create something significant, I always take it for the blessings of Mrs. Pushpa Sabharwal. She was one of my first employers in NY. At that time I used to do private cooking and clean people’s apartments in NY and NJ. I feel blessed to show her the first look of IMAGINARY RAIN. There is a dialogue of Shabana ji to Pratiek that “See Gods have come to you”. She is like my Goddess, I used the money she gave me for my fees at NYU decades ago. Feeling blessed,” Khanna wrote in the tweet.

As my ritual for 23 years.

Whenever I create something significant, I always take it for the blessings of Mrs. Pushpa Sabharwal.

She was one of my first employers in NY. At that time I used to do private cooking and clean people’s apartments in NY and NJ.
I feel blessed to… pic.twitter.com/WxLxCsTtS7

— Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) July 7, 2023

“I adore Vikas cause of his innate goodness and gratitude to those who’ve helped along the way. Especially when one was struggling and unknown. It’s a trait that should be normal but oddly enough rare to find,” photographer Atul Kasbekar commented. “You are amazing ! So much to learn everyday,” a netizen said. “This is what makes you special! Even after reaching the heights, you haven’t forgotten your early relations,” another person wrote.