New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- In its first-ever e-awards ceremony, the industry raises a toast to its finest professionals, organisations and concepts

The names of winners of the India Kitchen Congress Awards 2020 have been announced, even as the modular kitchen industry tries to get back to its feet following an excruciating four-month lockdown. The Covid-19 induced lockdown has deflated the sails of even the most well-managed of organisations. More significantly, it has a puta question mark on the prospects of an industry that's grappling with the existential question of being 'nice to have' or 'must-have'.

In such a bleak scenario the eighth IKC Awards, announced on the 8th day of the 8th month, were like a balm on frayed nerves. Not only did ...