From Byculla’s classrooms to a Managing Director’s office, Monika Sachin Awate’s career reads like a masterclass in corporate ascent. But instead of resting at the top, she chose to begin again — trading the boardroom for the kitchen, and building Rajdarbar Misal with her husband, Sachin. Her story, nominated for the IBC Excellence Awards 2026, is proof that reinvention isn’t a departure from expertise — it’s a continuation of it.
