Draft:Priyadarshan Singh Lakhawat

Priyadarshan Singh Lakhawat is an Indian educator in the field of Hospitality and Tourism industry. He served as the Principal at the Institute of Hotel Management Jaipur (Dec 2020 - Feb 2023) as well as Head of Department at Institute of Hotel Management, Gurdaspur. He holds the position of Director (Academics & Training) at the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology. Lakhawat is also a two-time recipient for the Best Teacher in Hospitality Education from Ministry of Tourism(Government of India). Lakhawat is a published author with multiple books and research articles in the field of Hispitality and Tourism.

Early life
Priyadarshan Singh Lakhawat was born in Rajasthan, India.

Education
Priyadasrhan Singh Lakhawat has been engaged in the Hospitality & Tourism industry for more than 24 years. He completed his graduation in Hotel Management from IHM Bhopal. Thereafter, Priyadarshan Singh obtained his DHM (Diploma in Hospital Management) and a post-graduation degree in Master of Tourism Management (MTM).

Lakhawat obtained a qualified Learning Facilitator from Lausanne Switzerland. He is also designated as a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) from AHLA(American Hotel & Lodging Association), USA.

He is a Master Trainer for the Certified Learning Facilitator program of NCHMCT.

Career
He started his career in Hotel Management by joining IHM Ahmedabad as a faculty member. Subsequently, in 2009, Priyadarshan Singh Lakhawat joined IHM Gurdaspur as a Senior Lecturer.

Lakhawat serves as Deputy Director – Academics & Training, National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology(NCHMCT), Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. He was also a member of the syllabus committee for NCHMCT and well as the CBSE, contributing as a content developer for the CBSE Student Handbook for Class IX titled 'Front Office Operations'.

In December 2020, Lakhawat was appointed as the Principal at the Indian of Hotel Management Jaipur.

Institute of Hotel Management Gurdaspur-2010
During his early stage in career as a lecturer at IHM Gurdaspur in 2010, Lakhawat commented over students getting employment in top culinary institutes and hotels in foreign countries, "The trend of foreign employers recruiting Indian students is a new one. The decision of the Panama Carnival Cruize coming to the city to recruit graduates from next year is ample proof of this."

Leisure and Tourism Conference 2018
The Leisure and Tourism Conference 2018 was organized in Colombo where Lakhwat as a keynote speaker talked on the issue of Hotel safety and security.

Security Link India-2019
Lakhawat was featured on the cover of March 2019 edition of Security Link India magazine speaking on dealing with the issue of increasing instances of fire in high-rises and hotels.

Hotel Management Training Camp-2021
In order to provide employment opportunities to the youth in the capital Jaipur, a training camp for hotel management was organized by Priyadarshan Lakhawat as Principal of IHM Jaipur under the program of the Union Ministry of Tourism. The 6-day free training program was organized in the city of Amer with the aim of providing training and employment to the people related to food industry.

Rajasthan Day-2021
On the occasion of Rajasthan Day-2021, Lakhawat was invited to a seminar organized by the Ministry of Tourism at Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur and stressed on the importance of local arts and culture along with tourist places in encouraging tourism and increasing the movement of tourists.

The Traditional Cuisines Of Rajasthan
Lakhwat was the featured speaker on 'The Traditional Cuisines of Rajasthan' in conversation with Shikha Saxena, Deputy Director, Rajasthan Tourism.

Life Skills (Jeevan Kaushal) for Youth
Lakhawat organized took part in the week long online workshop 'Life Skills (Jeevan Kaushal) for Youth' at Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak. He covered 'Leadership & Management Skills' and spoke over renunciation, concept of service and moral values.

International Conference on Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism in Tourism and Hospitality-2022
Priyadarshan Singh was invited to speak at the International Conference on “Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism in Tourism and Hospitality” at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Awards

 * 1) National Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2012-13:  Best Teachers Award by Ministry of Tourism, GOI
 * 2) National Awards for Excellence in Hospitality Education 2014-15:  Best Teachers Award by Ministry of Tourism, GOI
 * 3) Oberoi Hotels: Best Employee Award
 * 4) Indian Hospitality Congress-2015: Educator’s Award

Authorship
Lakhawat is a published author with four books and 20 research articles.

Books

 * 1) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan; Shankar, Jaidip; Mathur, Shweta; Bhatia, Shilpi (2016). Front Office Operations, NSQF Level-1 Student Handbook, Class IX (PDF). Delhi: Central Board of Secondary Education.
 * 2) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan; Singh, A K; Mangaraj, J K; Rajamohan, S; Dash, Manoj; Ananthkrishnan, T (2018). Indian Food Heritage: History, Evolution, Influences and Modern Trends (National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology). Om Publications. ISBN  9789386608475.
 * 3) Zutshi, Vinod. Lakhawat, Priyadarshan. (2020). Rebuilding Tourism and Hospitality Sectors: COVID-19 Crisis, Policy Solutions and the Way Forward. Bharti Publications. ISBN  978-93-89657-66-1.
 * 4) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan; Tiwari, Sunil (2022). Restart and Revival of Tourism and Hospitality Post COVID-19: Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism. Bharti Publications. ISBN  978-9394779006.
 * 5) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan (2012). Campus Companion-A guide book for job interview preparation in the field of Hotel Front Office. Karani Publishers.

Research Papers

 * 1) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan Singh (2014). "Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction In the Hotel Industry". Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education. VII (XIII).
 * 2) COVID-19 and Tourism in Sri Lanka
 * 3) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan Singh (2012). "Special Issue: Technology, Trends and Innovations" (PDF). Indian Journal of Applied Hospitality and Tourism Research. Vol 4.
 * 4) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan Singh; Pandey, Anshumali (2015). "Farm Tourism in Punjab - A Case Study on the Concept and Its Sustainability". International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research. 3 (2): 71–75.
 * 5) Lakhawat, Priyadarshan; Chakravorty, Argha (2016). "Innovative teaching methods in hospitality for Outcome Based Education". The 5th India International Hotel, Travel & Tourism Research Conference.
 * 6) Kumar, Dr Amit; Lakhawat, Mr Priyadarshan (2022). "An Analytical Study On Perception Of Students Towards Hospitality Industry After Their Industrial Training". Journal of Positive School Psychology. 6 (8): 8908–8916. ISSN 2717-7564.