TEDxMarrakesh - Pinky Lilani - Coriander Makes the Difference

Pinky Lilani OBE was born in Calcutta India and came to the UK after a whirlwind courtship of 3 weeks knowing no one and totally lacking culinary skills. She works in the differing areas of food and the empowerment of women -- bringing them together at every opportunity. Founder and Chairman of THE ASIAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, THE WOMEN OF THE FUTURE AWARDS, THE AMBASSADORS PROGRAMME and THE GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT AWARD. A firm believer in the importance of interfaith dialogue she is cofounder of the WOMENS INTERFAITH NETWORK. A Food guru she has advised supermarkets, written cook books and runs motivating and team building days for major corporations based around Indian food. She is Patron of several charities and was named as one of the 100 most entrepreneurial women in the UK as well as being on the 30 most powerful Muslim women's list.
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