About HAMSA in New No. 40 / Old No.71-a, 4th MAIN ROAD, (B.Ramachandra Adithanar Road) Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai

The Bird:

Gleaming with pride and washing with white stardust, standing tall with all her might and magnificence, glossed with beak of golden coat, her beauty reflected upon waters painted in cerulean and indigo, she swims with pride among faded cherries and autumn leaves. She is the perfect Vahana to the divine goddess Saraswathi, a true symbol of mysticism, art, purity and knowledge. Hamsa has a remarkable quality to separate milk and water, metaphorically being able to identify the good and evil in everything. With tinges of love, purity and grace sitting on her beak, she stands with grandeur under her feet. Hamsa, a bird of many mythological abilities with a divine mind & lives on honey from the blooming lotus of knowledge and feasts on white pearls!
The Cuisine:

India is just not a single serving off a menu card – it’s a melange of culture & curries!!! In a nation where the tongue changes ever few hundred kilometres, the taste it relishes changes accordingly. This diversity offers India a platter full of delicacies that makes you come alive. At Hamsa, we have curated traditional mouth-watering vegetarian dishes from different parts of India, such as Varanasi, Rampur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Udaipur, Old Delhi, Kolkata and from our very own Chennai! Keeping the authenticity intact by sourcing the finest ingredients from its source in various parts of India, with unmatched quality standards & state-of-the-art kitchen, Hamsa is truly one-of-a-kind!

The Place:

Every feature at Hamsa has a deep meaning and a back story to it. We have ensured to blend the various cultures of our country and giving importance and respect to the local skilled artisans from Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. We have kept the ambience ethnic and well-lit with a positive aura filing up the place. We wanted Hamsa to be just your private space between you and your food. No matter whether the sun is scorching or the rains fill up the gazebo, inside Hamsa its only about you. Let the food take over you and your senses!

The Person:

Nithin Kalkiraju belongs to a passionate family of fine silversmiths, with diplomas from renowned & prestigious institutes around the world, he always had a palette for great food and the flair and curiosity to know more about food and its sources.
His extensive travel widened his horizon about food and various types of cuisines around the world. Being a vegetarian, he made sure that he tastes the best vegetarian dishes from various cuisines from various parts of the world.He wanted to create a one-of-its-kind experience for all the veg lovers. An experience of tasting the best cuisine in an ambience of finest artistic quality and that's how Hamsa was born. Back in 2010, he began his research on various cuisines in India and travelled the country to taste the authentic food to understand the taste buds and cooking pattern. Interacted with some of the finest chefs across the country and put together an over-ambitious-yet-passionate project! What started in the year 2013, finally is opening its gates after three long years of life changing experiences!!! Whatever you see, touch and feel here, is what he conceived and toiled upon to bring it to life. Hamsa is not just a brainchild of Nithin, but a part of him!