Indian TV chef Damu, Guinness record holder, dies at 72
The gist
Chef Damu, the Indian culinary educator and Cooku with Comali judge, died in Chennai at 72.
He was the first Tamil chef to win a Padma Shri.
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 1954Damodharan Kothandaraman, later known as Chef Damu, was born in West Mambalam, Chennai.
- 1977He began his career as a management trainee with the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.
- 1986He entered the teaching profession.