| Rakesh Raghunathan is a renowned Indian chef, food historian, and host, celebrated for his public speaking and storytelling skills. |
| He took part as a judge in the Tamil TV show 'MasterChef India – Tamil Season 2' (2023) on SonyLIV platform. |
| In 2003, he commenced his professional journey as a Senior Contract Administrator at Hewlett-Packard (HP) in India, serving until 2005. |
| He pursued a three-month Business Internship at Standard Chartered Bank in India in 2008. |
| Starting his YouTube channel in 2009, he now has over 112K subscribers who enjoy his cookery videos. |
| In 2010, he introduced 'PetaWrap,' a kiosk chain offering vegetarian and non-vegetarian wraps. |
| In 2012, he launched the food and travel blog 'Puliyogare Travels' with his wife, focusing on South Indian cuisine. |
| He hosted the travel show 'Sutralam Suvaikalam' in 2015 on News7Tamil and also served as a concept director. |
| In 2017, he participated in the event '
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