Sikh Supermom, Mompreneur, Family Traveller, Social Entrepreneur, Influencer, Harjinder Kukreja’s Wife
Popular Mompreneur, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja, 32, of Ludhiana and wife of well-known Sikh businessman and philanthropist, Harjinder Singh Kukreja, is a food entrepreneur, social media influencer and an activist.
Being a mother to 3 endearing children as well as a businesswoman who handles the family megacorp is demanding but also thrilling for Harkirat Kaur Kukreja.
Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has always had a sharp mind. She acquired the skills of a business person at a young age when unfortunately, her father got bedridden, and she had to take over the responsibility of managing his business. From accounts to marketing and customer relations, she kept the family business thriving till her dad got back on his feet and was ready to take over once again. Her entrepreneurial skills amplified when she married Harjinder Singh Kukreja, who persuaded and motivated her to get involved in the family business.
The way she manages her household and raises her 3 beautiful children has inculcated compassion and a certain thrill within her, that has shaped her thinking and has also led to many opportunities knocking on their door. For her, the businesses are just like her children, and she has never derailed or fled from the roles that she plays as a mother, a wife and an entrepreneur.
With her passion for innovation and her creative mind, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja managed to innovate greatly in the family business, Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers. Her energy and her mindset of getting what she wants made sure the businesses reached the pinnacle of success and now, Belfrance Bakers has customers all over the world. With her ability to assess complexities and technicalities of running a business, she flew to Belgium with her husband for training at Brussels-based chocolate shops and factories. She took excessive tours through the many chocolate cafés and boutiques in Brussels. She was driven and knew what was needed to make a business thrive instantaneously.
Harkirat’s ideas and creativity led to one of their most innovative creations which is now renowned across the globe, i.e., Chocolate Ganesha. Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers, the Ludhiana-based bakery co-owned by Harjinder Singh Kukreja, is famously known for their Chocolate Ganesha, which was conceptualised by Harkirat Kukreja. This idea took shape when they were on a family trip to Belgium and Harkirat wanted to take home the idea of celebrating the festivities of Lord Ganesha in an eco-friendly way. With the knowledge and experience she acquired in the field of chocolate in Europe, she put her acumen to good use. A simple concept to make the world a better place, mixed with her knowledge gave her creation the global exposure she deserved. A supermom in the guise of a food entrepreneur, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja is a woman whose journey motivates us excel.
Known for her positive aura and being the Sikh Supermom that she is, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja, along with her husband, Harjinder Singh Kukreja, are renowned across the world for their inspiring journey as family travelers. With the enormous number of photos and videos on her Instagram, Harkirat has motivated and inspired many moms to take it upon themselves to add traveling to the list of many things that they aspire to do with their family.
Be it Ladakh or London, Bali or Los Angeles, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has traveled across the globe, and has led to inspire many moms to not leave their children behind while they travel, rather she motivates them to travel as a family and create memories that can forever be cherished. With her strong anatomy, Harkirat is a true ideal of marriage and bearing and raising children. Unlike the hyped-up belief of marriage and children being the obstacles of the travel plans that one has, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja is devoted to believe that it's her marriage and specifically her children that thrill her into traveling and exploring the world. Harkirat believes, “It is the smiles on the faces of my two sons and daughter and the amazement in their eyes while traveling across numerous and new places my husband and I take them to, that brings a unique sense of contentment to us.” Harkirat Kaur Kukreja never fails to value and keep her family first which only amplifies the goodness and love that she holds for them.
Harkirat, not only finds leisure in traveling to big and known cities, she’s also ecstatic while traveling lesser known and unique places. Her travel stories tend to amaze people, one of them being the story of giving birth to her youngest offspring while traveling in San Diego, California, USA. While her travels have been adventurous and luxurious, the birth of the youngest child, Rut Suhavi Kaur has to be the most memorable and astounding travel experience. Needless to say, during her stay in San Diego, she traveled across many places in California and explored the unique essence of the region. Harkirat’s passion for family travel also tends to include her vision to inculcate and inspire her children to follow Sikh values. She ensures that the family makes its a point to visit Sikh houses of worship, Gurdwaras across the world.
As an influencer, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja takes it upon herself to explore new and worthy places, since her audience highly relies on her travel experiences for suggestions. Her already established media presence gives her an opportunity to actually create videos and click pictures of the beautiful destinations she visits with her family, to share them with the world. Traveling and being on social media have brought in perks for Harkirat as well. Traveling across the world has given her a huge exposure to visit new restaurants and bakeries that has only led her to gear up her creative and entrepreneurial mind and reproduce the same with her own unique touch at her bakeries, Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers in Ludhiana. With the multi-dimensional viewpoint towards traveling, which includes many important aspects of her life, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja, in her own unique way is an excruciatingly tireless travelling Sikh supermom.
Harkirat and Harjinder are an interesting couple. Their life journey has its ups and downs, but they have always walked through life together. “We source the bliss in our marriage from Sikh scriptures which teach us that husband and wife are not just two people who merely sit together but a couple who are one soul in two bodies,” says Harkirat Kaur Kukreja.
Over the years, Harkirat and Harjinder have grown closer than ever. Their personalities, desire to help people and their entrepreneurial minds makes them a power couple. The creative aspect and the marketing strategy that Harkirat holds, has only sky-rocketed the family business, Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers. The two are exuberant when it comes to work and with a goal to expand their business, Belfrance across India, they are set to thrive and achieve. The Chocolate Ganesha is one of the most successful creations which was put forth by Harkirat Kaur Kukreja. Belfrance Bakers and Chocolatiers are now known across the world for the same.
The couple, Harkirat and Harjinder are well-known for their active family travels. They’ve traveled to many countries across the globe and as much of the luxury travellers that they are, they also love to experience and wander across lesser known cities. Their travel experience and suggestions help the many who follow them to find their perfect vacations. These travel days bring in many opportunities for their business as well, when they visit new cafés and restaurants, add their innovativeness and adapt a few ideas into their own business. Walking right alongside each other, the two are equals in every aspect and are each other’s heroes.
Being social activists, Harkirat and Harjinder are active amongst many good causes that tend to help the needy. Harkirat makes it a point to visit orphanages with her children and spend quails time with orphans. She gives a lot of attention to young women there and motivates them to empower themselves. Her husband, Harjinder is always supportive of Harkirat and her Sikh spirit of service.
With the zeal to always be of service, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has a soft corner in her heart for Afghan Sikh and Hindu refugees who had to flee their homeland and seek refuge in India. She is a mentor to many Afghan Sikh girls and inspires them to acquire skills for their empowerment. And as much of a hero as Harkirat is to people, she also is a Sikh Supermom who always inspires and teaches her children the many important Sikh teachings and family values. She also makes it a point to take her children to Gurudwara every Sunday and involves them in aspects of Langar Seva which involves cooking and serving free food.
This power couple is an inspiration to many to always support, love and walk by each other through the good and tough times of life. You surely don’t want to miss out on how amazing these personalities are and so, catch them on Instagram @harkiratkukreja and @harjinderkukreja.
Harkirat Kaur Kukreja, the wife of world-renowned social media influencer and entrepreneur Harjinder Singh Kukreja, is truly a Sikh supermom in every aspect of her being. She is an inspiring parent who instils important values and promotes a positive mindset for parenting in these difficult times.
Parenting has never been a burden or a nerve-wracking challenge for Harkirat Kaur Kukreja. She rather loves the joyful and spiritual journey of parenting. She demonstrates that raising kids and taking care of the family can be a holistic experience when guided by the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. She believes in the teachings of Guru Nanak and has always made it a point to instil the same values within her children. She recites the morning Sikh prayer, Japji Sahib and evening the evening prayer, Rehras Sahib, with her kids making it a great opportunity not only for learning the prayers but also to spend much-needed quality time with them. This strengthens the family bond and affinity. Harkirat personally educates them beyond textbooks. She connects her children with Sikh history and reads Janamsakhis, the accounts based on the lives of the Sikh Gurus, which translates into ethics and values. A Sikh supermom indeed.
Hakirat Kaur Kukreja, as selfless as she is, wants her children to walk on the same path and always put forth the needs of others first. She believes that if one has a bigger cause, then the concerns on a personal level are instantaneously taken care. And consistent with that, she visits orphanages, old age homes, and food distribution drives every month with her children to make sure they inculcate social entrepreneurship taught by the founders of the Sikh faith.
Having three amazing and beautiful kids, a husband who walks right by her side, the one who is a hero for herself and the many who follow Harjinder Singh Kukreja on social media, and having loving and supportive in-laws, has been a blessing for her.
With plans to further establish and grow their family bakery business, Belfrance travels worldwide with her family. She flies high up into succeeding as a wife, mom, and entrepreneur. Life as a mother and an entrepreneur is a balance that takes a while to master, and seeing Harkirat doing just that effortlessly only makes her someone to look up to when you feel down. A supermom in the flesh, a true hero to many, Harkirat is the one inspiration who even made these pandemic times into lively times by taking care of her family and sharing the experiences on her social media.
Harkirat Kaur Kukreja is also a well-known and celebrated social media influencer who understands the importance of social entrepreneurship and inspires people to come forward for the betterment of society and get involved in good deeds. Being a mother, wife, an entrepreneur and a social media figure has not stopped her from being a social worker. Harkirat is a woman who has had a great impact on people and has never taken a step back when it came to doing something for the society.
Harkirat Kaur Kukreja doesn’t take her social media fame for granted. The constant love that she has received from her followers has made her the influential person that she is, and with the selfless and positive aura that she holds, there is no denying that people are so keen to learn more from her. Apart from travel videos and destination suggestions, she uses her social media to spread information about crucial issues and also inspires people to take a step forward and help the needy.
Harkirat believes, “We influencers have the power to bring about real change and make this world a better and safer place. Be it highlighting a lesser known NGO or speaking about crucial aspects of the environment, I personally have decided to dedicate 10% of my social media posts for good causes. It’s the least I can do as a citizen and a social media personality.” Harkirat is truly the kind of influencer whose positive outlook and spirit of contribution attracts new social media followers.
Apart from sharing aspects of her life on social media and posting about good causes, Harkirat Kaur Kukreja does not fail to instill the sense of selflessness and empathy among her own children by frequently visiting old age homes and orphanages with them. She makes it a point that her children understand the importance of contributing to society and always helping the needy. The steps that she take towards good causes have influenced many moms to educate their children about such causes.
Harkirat Kaur Kukreja regularly helps and motivates women at skill development centres in order to promote women upliftment and empowerment. Being the all rounder that she is, Harkirat is a part of multiple such good causes which only shows how much she truly cares and the kind of altruistic supermom that she is.
It does not stop here, for Harkirat Kaur Kukreja has a soft spot in her heart and feels greatly towards Afghan Sikh and Hindu refugees who had to flee their motherland and settle down in India. She interacts with young Afghan Sikh girls and mentors them into acquiring new and innovative skills to earn decent livelihoods. She is a kind-hearted soul who can’t fathom not helping someone who needs it and truly so, she is the kind of influencer the world needs. Off her social media, she is highly active in numerous such areas and as much of a supermom that she is, Harkirat has been a superhero to the many she has helped over the years.