Led by Chef Lata Kapoor of Lataa’s Kitchen in collaboration with Team TOPS, the initiative celebrated Independence Day through culinary creativity, women’s participation and national pride.

This Independence Day, 80 women home chefs from across India came together virtually to create a World Record with Tricolour Sandwiches, turning a simple culinary creation into a celebration of patriotism and unity.

Spearheaded by Chef Lata Kapoor of Lataa’s Kitchen, in collaboration with Team TOPS, the initiative brought together passionate women from diverse cities and communities. Participants went LIVE online to prepare vibrant Tricolour Sandwiches using TOPS sauces, showcasing how food can become a medium of creativity, connection and collective achievement.

Among the participants was Farvi Wadhwa, Co-founder and Editor of The Maestro India, representing Dehradun. The gathering featured women from Delhi, Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Haryana, Jharkhand and several other regions, reflecting India’s diversity and the shared enthusiasm that brought them together.

Meet the 80 participating women

The participants included Farvi Wadhwa, Alka Kandhari, Amanpreet Kaur, Amrita Shahi, Archana Dave, Archana Pandey, Archana Sharma Bhardwaj, Archana Singh, Arpita Shah, Arundhati Barman, Asha Malhotra, Ashwini K, Barkha Kapur, Bharati Vahagaonkar, Bhavana Ghai, Chavi Gupta, Damanjeet Kaur, Deepa Garg, Deepali Bihani, Ekta Kumar, Girija Das, Heena Shukla, Indu Arya, Jyoti, Jyoti Kumari, Jyoti Sharma, Kavita Goel, Kavita Singh, Komal Kamal Wadhwa, Kuljeet Kaur, Anamika Arya, Kusum Lata, Kusum Lata Sharma, Lakhi Bhakta, Manvinder Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Megha Gupta, Minakshi Anand, Mukta Jain, Namrata, Dr. Neetima Sateeja, Neha Bhatnagar, Nirmala Devi, Nisha, Nisha Rani, Nita Agrawal, Nivedita Kundra, Poonam Raikwar, Pooja Singh, Pooja Talwar, Priya Verma, Radhika Sonune, Rakhee Sharma, Ramanpreet Kaur, Ranjeeta Sinha, Ratima Tandon, Reeta Verma, Renu Dua, Richa Jaswani, Ritika Garg Bansal, Ritu Sharma, Riya Babli Pandey, Sanjana Goyal, Sarita Aggarwal, Satyabhama Shastri, Savita Nagpal, Shaili Rastogi, Shayna Parveen, Shilpi Jain, Shivani Gujjar, Shreya Khandelwal, Sikha Rani, Sonal Tulsyan, Sonu Chaudhary, Shubhlata Gola, Subhashree Sahoo, Sukhvinder Saini, Sushma Shree, Tanu Mittal and Vanshika Jain.

More than a record-making attempt, the initiative celebrated women’s creativity and the spirit of collaboration. By bringing home chefs together around a shared purpose, Chef Lata Kapoor and Team TOPS demonstrated how even a simple sandwich can become a symbol of national pride.