Leading hotelier Rattan Keswani’s book, Check-In, Never Check Out, was released at The Nilgiri, The Oberoi, New Delhi.
L-R-Rattan Keswani, Advaita Kala, Ragini Chopra, Visheshwar Raj Singh, Abhishek Panshikar
The unveiling was followed by an engaging discussion between the author and award-winning screenwriter and author, Advaita Kala.
Speaking at the launch, author Rattan Keswani remarked: ‘Within this journal, I have tried to capture the essence of my remarkable journey in the hospitality industry spanning over four decades. It took me across segments, from luxury and upscale to upper-midscale, midscale, and economy hotels. I have endeavoured to capture my memories and learnings and make them “industry-agnostic” in their application.”
He added, “The people I worked for, with, and led chiselled and honed my skills and personality continuously. I learned more from my team than they did from me. They were the catalysts for my success. I do hope I played a small role in their growth path. I hope you, the reader, are able to relate to some, if not all, of the chapters. If they make you introspect and provide you with food for thought about your voyage ahead, I would have achieved my objective.’
Praising the book, Abhishek Panshikar, General Manager – The Oberoi, Gurgaon, said: ‘While it is impossible to answer how long I have known Rattan Keswani for, let’s just say his legend persisted even when I scrubbed at the pot wash while interning at the then Oberoi Towers in 1998. Mr. K is someone who is effortlessly charismatic and is simply always there to guide, correct, reason, and guffaw.’
Visheshwar Raj Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager – The Oberoi, New Delhi, added: ‘ Trying to sum up Rattan Keswani’s career, or my personal 20-year-long association with him, in a few words is daunting. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for teaching so many of us that our smiles are our logos and our personalities are our business cards.”
He went on to say, “In fact, many of the chapters in his wonderful book are underlined by this very thought. I’m so glad he decided to record his experiences and learnings in this memoir – reading it reminded me of what a beautiful thing it is when a career and a passion come together in such perfect harmony.’
** The author’s share of the proceeds from the sale of the book will go to Muskaan PAEPID – an NGO that trains and places differently-abled persons.
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