Mausam Narang

Mausam Narang (born ) is an Indian artisanal cheesemaker and entrepreneur based in Mumbai. She is the founder of Eleftheria, a brand that produces European-style cheeses using local Indian ingredients. Narang has received international acclaim for her work, including multiple awards at the World Cheese Awards and the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil.

Early life and education Mausam Narang was born and raised in Mulund, Mumbai. She went to the United Kingdom to complete a masters in human resource management.

By 2015, Narang decided to leave her corporate career to focus on cheesemaking. As there were no formal cheesemaking schools in India at the time, she taught herself through extensive reading and trial and error. This made her the first Indian to win an award at the World Cheese Awards.

In 2023, Eleftheria won World's Best Cheese of the Year award in Norway. Her cheeses won two medals in the Super Gold and one in the Gold categories.

In 2026, at the fourth edition of the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil—a prestigious blind-tasting competition featuring nearly 2,700 entries—her cheeses won medals in the Super Gold, Gold and Silver categories.

Following these victories, Narang and her team received formal recognition and public commendation from the Prime Minister of India for their contributions to the artisanal craft in the country.