In 2015, J Inder Singh Kalra, lovingly known as Jiggs Kalra, completed 40 years in the industry. In an interview at the time, he recalled his journey as an ace restaurateur, beginning as a journalist and blossoming into one of the most successful players in the F&B space. But like most things in life, Kalra senior's saga, too, was a product of happenstance, which began when the Maharaja of Mewar thrust him into the role of a restaurateur after he helped him procure staff for the Shiv Nawas Palace in Udaipur.

Of course, after that, things started rolling and Jiggs Kalra gave the country some of it's finest eateries, whether it's the much-loved traditional Punjab Grill or the new-age Masala Library.