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Urmila Jamnadas Asher, a 79-year-old former MasterChef India contestant known as "Gujju Ben," passed away in Mumbai. Her final rites were held at Chandanwadi crematorium. Urmila Jamnadas Asher, the 79-year-old former MasterChef India contestant lovingly known as “Gujju Ben," passed away on Monday in Mumbai.
The news was shared late Monday night through a post on her official Instagram handle. “At 79, she became a symbol of courage, joy, and late blooming dreams. She reminded us that it’s never too late to start, to smile, to inspire.
From her kitchen to your hearts, her warmth, laughter, and wisdom changed lives," read the post. “Let us not remember her with tears, but with the strength she showed us. The strength to be fearless.
To love fully. To live joyfully. Baa’s journey doesn’t end here — it lives on in every person she touched, every laugh she shared, and every soul she inspired.
We will carry her light forward," the post added. Urmila Jamnadas Asher’s final rites were held on Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.
at Chandanwadi crematorium in Mumbai. Urmila Jamnadas Asher was a former MasterChef India contestant who passed away at the age of 79. Her life was marked by unimaginable personal loss as she lost all three of her children in separate tragedies.
Her 2.5-year-old daughter died after falling from a building, her elder son succumbed to a brain tumour, and her younger son passed away due to heart failure. Despite these heart-wrenching setbacks, Urmila played a crucial role in uplifting her grandson, Harsh Asher, who battled depression after an accident that left him without an upper lip.
Together, they started a homegrown food venture called “GujjuBen Na Nasta," offering fresh snacks and meals across Mumbai—an initiative led passionately by Urmila herself. In 2023, she participated in MasterChef India and, though she was the first to be eliminated, her charm and spirit left a lasting impression..
