Camellia Panjabi was born in Mumbai (Bombay) and divides her time between India and London. After graduating in economics from The University of Cambridge she progressed to senior roles in the Indian international hospitality business, becoming the first woman non-family Board Director of a Tata public company in her position for the Indian Hotels Company, the operator of Taj hotels.
She was the Marketing Board Director of the Taj Group for over two decades, setting up hotels and restaurants globally as well as the signature Bombay Brasserie, Chutney Mary, Amaya and Masala Zones in the UK, where she also oversees operations at Britain's oldest Indian restaurant, Veeraswamy.
Camellia is the author of 50 Great Curries of India which has sold 1.75 million copies worldwide. It has been translated into numerous languages and published into many different formats over the course of three decades.
