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Bikram Dasgupta Foundation

Bikram Dasgupta is among the early pioneers of the Indian Information Technology Industry and has witnessed the emergence of the Indian IT Industry from garage start-ups to billion dollar behemoths. Dasgupta’s entrepreneurial journey is a story of this change. A story defined by its quintessential highs and lows, of dreams, of daring to think beyond the ordinary and an insatiable appetite for risk taking.

Bikram Dasgupta’s life journey has also been one of deep self-discovery and a yearning to contribute to society. As Bikram Dasgupta steps into the golden years of his life, his Foundation (Bikram Dasgupta Foundation) is perhaps the only one of kind of Foundation’s in Bengal that is actively working at creating socially and culturally relevant sustainable platforms with two key charters – preserving & promoting India’s rich historical heritage in the performing arts vis-a-vis Music, Theatre and Dance (MTD), while providing structured support to those who help create the magic behind performances and constructive engagement with the less privileged sections of society, through the nation’s large youth pool. Each of these unique charters’ operates under their own distinctive brands with dedicated team structures, SOPs and engagement frameworks.

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Incepted in 2008, ‘Kalyani’ named after Bikram Dasgupta’s mother and mentor of his impressionable years, its charter’s of giving back to society translates into three key engagement areas – Old Age Care, Care for the Mentally Challenged and Youth Channelisation. Kalyani has been conceptualised and designed to involve the country’s next generation in creating a more equitable social fabric around them while they pursue their professional and personal goals.

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Calcutta Broadway, Bikram Dasgupta Foundation’s latest initiative, is an expression of an entrepreneur’s life beyond the regimented confines of a rigid, profit driven corporate world. It gives voice to the inner being of a creatively endowed entrepreneur; whose deep seated interest in the performing arts, the need to preserve the rich cultural heritage of India and provide structured support to those who help create the magic behind performances has been the driving force in conceptualising a ‘private’ platform to offer, on one hand, the richness and diversity of entrepreneurial and corporate management skills to help performing arts emerge as an economically viable industry; bring in the latest technological innovations to enhance stagecraft, helping deliver compelling audience experiences and providing structural support to the large mass of people who form the junior ranks, both on and off the stage, and on whose shoulders lie the burden of ensuring a performance’s success and magic.

On the other hand embedded within Calcutta Broadway’s charter lies the deep rooted interest in indentifying unique talent among both rural/suburban and urban youth in all the three art forms and providing them with a platform to help hone their talent while being exposed to both contemporary and traditional knowledge in multifarious ways including but not limited to organising workshops, providing scholarships etc. Calcutta Broadway’s charter also includes sponsoring shows, hosting talent recognition and award shows, and helping identified talent create their unique brands.

At another level Calcutta Broadway seeks to preserve, leveraging the latest digital technologies, the rich and varied body of knowledge – one that has been handed down using the age old ‘guru-shishya parampara’ (system of passing knowledge in an intimately hands-on form by the teacher to their chosen pupils) practiced for centuries in the country.

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Calcutta Broadway seeks to preserve, leveraging the latest digital technologies the rich and varied body of knowledge – one that has been handed down using the age old ‘gurushishya parampara’ (system of passing knowledge in an intimately hands-on form by the teacher to their chosen pupils) practiced for centuries in the country.

  • Mr. Bikram Dasgupta

  • Shri Jawhar Sircar

  • Ms. Sohini Sengupta

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Calcutta Broadway is a unique, entrepreneurially driven platform, designed to promote the rich Indian heritage in Fine Arts with specific focus on Music, Theatre and Dance. A movement such as Calcutta Broadway can only thrive and grow with the active participation of people and groups; both who are creatively endowed and those who avidly follow the art forms.

We look forward to hearing from you; whether you are a budding artist or a group or a lover of the arts. You can write to us on a wide variety of topics be it promotion of budding talent, talent recognition, sponsorships, scholarships, bestowing awards, conducting or participating in workshops, archiving legacy records or knowledge or on any other topic related to either one or all of the arts forms vis-a-vis Music, Theatre and Dance.

We look forward to hearing from you and would get back to you at the earliest.

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