Shri GOVINDRAJU A. SHETTI – Hospitality Industry

Govindaraju Shetti’s life is a story of sheer grit and struggle. He completed his apprenticeship in the hospitality industry after matriculation. He worked in Hotel Transit Pvt. Ltd. at Mumbai from 1977 to June 1979. Later, he worked as Commis Chef at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, from 1979 to 1981. Thereafter, he was Chef at Dubai Sheraton Hotel, Dubai from 1981 to 1989. On 26th Jan. 1990, he migrated to Sydney, Australia. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as Head Chef at Karma Indian Brasseire, Sydney and at Hotel Inter-Continental from 1993 to 2005. He opened his first take-away shop at North Sydney in 2004 which ran till 2015. He is presently working at Shangri-la Hotel since 2006. He opened his second venture – Mumbai Eatery in 2018. He and his family live in Australia and are actively involved in the Kannada Sangha of Syndey. He has helped new entrants to find suitable jobs and accommodation in Australia.