che f ▁Australia . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁she ▁was ▁hon oured ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Sub orno ▁B ose , ▁as ▁she ▁d rap ed ▁a ▁national ▁flag ▁across ▁her ▁shoulder . ▁Gar ima ▁was ▁the ▁Tor ch ▁Bear er ▁in ▁Young ▁Che f ▁Olymp i ad ▁. ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Kol k ata , ▁Gar ima ▁Pod dar ▁is ▁daughter ▁of ▁Pad mas ree ▁Pod dar ▁And ▁R akes h ▁Pod dar . ▁ ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁school ing ▁from ▁Cal cut ta ▁Girls ' ▁High ▁School , ▁Kol k ata ▁and ▁is ▁purs uing ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁course ▁from ▁St . ▁X avier ' s ▁College , ▁Kol k ata . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁She ▁won ▁II H M ▁Young ▁Che f ▁India ▁title ▁among ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁schools ▁and ▁ 3 0 0 0 0 ▁students ▁of ▁India ▁she ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁first ▁final ist ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Region . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁ren owned ▁che fs , ▁such ▁as ▁Che f ▁San je ev ▁Kap oor and ▁Che f ▁Gordon ▁R ams ay . ▁She ▁was ▁managed ▁to ▁put ▁up ▁ 1 0 ▁d ishes ▁in ▁ 3 ▁hours , ▁which ▁was ▁rather ▁challeng ing ▁but ▁she ▁did ▁it . ▁Later , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁for ▁her ▁excell ency ▁Sh ri ▁P ran ab ▁M uk her je e ▁, ▁President ▁Of ▁India ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁# 1 0 0 ▁women ▁ach ie vers