Chef Vikas Khanna has been named in TIME Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
The Indian chef, known as a 'curry boy', has been included alongside visionaries in fashion, visual, literary, and culinary arts.
Khanna, who runs a restaurant named Bungalow, was included in the list among names like Ralph Lauren and Victoria Beckham.
Speaking with PTI from New York, the celebrity chef called the honour 'a very big moment for India'.
The word 'curry' has often been used in the West as a derogatory term, but Khanna uses it with pride, saying it's associated with honour and pride.
Khanna currently serves as a judge on MasterChef India and has also made a Hindi film, The Last Colour, with Neena Gupta.
