Indian Hotels' Puneet Chhatwal flaunts his German during President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's India visit

The best part about learning a foreign language is the chance to use it. And Puneet Chhatwal, the CEO of IHCL, couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to brush up his German-speaking skills than greeting Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the president of Germany, while on a visit to India.

Turns out, Chhatwal’s connection to Germany goes back a long way — he had an extended stint in the country as the CEO of a hospitality brand. For the President however, greetings in German were a happy reminder of home.

Steinmeir and his wife were also treated to a trueblue Indian welcome, complete with nagara drumrolls and gifts in the form of Kashmiri pashmina shawls.