Thread by @satyanewshi

Often We Bengalis hear ,Bengal lacks entrepreneurs & Bengalis are "not good in Business".Its time to break the Myth -hence starting a thread on Inspiring Bengali Entrepreneurs - which shall be updated periodically hence forth

Heard of the name Supriya Roy ? - She is the MD & founder of Sugar & Spice bakery chain which has 125 outlets in West Bengal, & they make as many as 51 products including cakes, pastries, bread, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, hot dogs, and croissants.theweekendleader.com/Success/2365/m…

The Swedish Hotel chain 'Elite' is owned by Barun Chakraborty, a Calcutta University graduate getbengal.com/details/meet-b…

The Dairy Brand 'Red Cow' was started by Narayan Majumder from Nadia who started his dairy business by collecting milk from farmers in his village on a bicycle .His enterprise is now one of the largest suppliers of milk & milk products in Eastern India getbengal.com/details/nadias…

DCPL-Development consultants pvt ltd based in Kolkata is an ace Engineering design company founded by Sadhan Dutta,now his daughter Shanta Ghosh leads the company -which is valued at more than ₹1,250 crores,has 1350 employees & done design works in 1600+projects in 60 countries.

#Sreeleathers-a respectable brand in leather Business was started by Suresh Chandra dey,he was close associate of legendary freedom-fighter Surya Sen.The brand now exports leather products & has a Business of > ₹100 cr. & is now run by 3rd generation.
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Arambagh Hatcheries Ltd was started by its founder chairman Late Balai Krishna Roy in 1973.After his demise Mr.Prasun Kumar Roy took over the leadership of the company, & at present the-turnover is ₹ 400 cr Arambagh chicken is the brand trusted in Eastern india with>100 outlets.

Arambagh brand has diversified their Business under the third generation leadership led by Miss Biyas Roy.She has started Arambagh food mart which has now 52 outlets & plans to expand upto 75 in the competitive retail Business sector.

Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri,an orthopaedic surgeon & Chairman of KPC Group, based in California,& has huge investments in Bengal & rest of India.His businesses combined valuation is (US$ 1.6 Billion)
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KPC group Business interest is spread across Healthcare, Pharmaceutical manufacturing, Biofuels and Alternative Energy, ITeS, Education, eal Estate and Travel.
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Chandra Shekhar Ghosh~CEO of #Bandhanbank,Born to a humble Bengali family of Tripura,₹2 lac loan were the initial capital to begin MFI & grew into a private bank in < 15 yrs. With a customer base of 20.31 mn ,13,000 employees & 2,016 branches in 22 states google.co.in/amp/s/www.read…

GD pharmaceuticals is not known to many but the product 'Boroline' is a household name.Estd by Gour Mohon Dutta in 1929 the legacy of boroline still shines along with other products .The company is now run by Debashish dutta & Mahasweta Dutta with revenue near to ₹500 cr .

Pataka পতাকা Group has its origin in Murshidabad District of West Bengal started by Ghiasuddin Biswas,it started from Bidi making but now has diversified Business in Food & Beverages,Textile & Healthcare & is now led by Mostaq Hossain & Sarif Hossain with a turn over > $ 180 MN.

MioAmore one of the largest confectionary brand with 300+ branches & >2000 workforce & net worth of ₹500 cr,was started by Arnab Basu in 2015 who died in the yr 2020 after battling cancer.Before death he gave all the responsibilities of his business to his company head workers.

New Howrah Bakery pvt ltd was founded by Alokesh Jana in Palla pukur,Howrah way back in 1973.Bapuji Cake is there most famous product. At present, Alokesh Jana’s sons,Amitabha & Animesh are at the helm of affairs with an annual turn over of ₹ 3 crores
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Krishnadas Paul was born in Kamarkita village,Burdwan in 1940 & set up Bisk Farm in 2000 at the age of 60.The brand has 97 various products,with a turnover of ₹1500 cr. & 15% market share in eastern 🇮🇳.He died in 2020,his son Arpan now leads the company google.co.in/amp/s/www.tele…

Indian Fine Blanks Ltd (IFB)was founded in 1974 by Bijon Nag in partnership with🇨🇭Heinrich Schmid AG. In 1989,IFB partnered with Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH from🇩🇪 to manufacture fully automati & semi-automatic washing machines and cutting-edge electronic home appliances.

IFB based in Kolkata is a household name in 🇮🇳with millions of people purchasing from their wide range of electronic items at affordable prices, it has annual revenue of ₹2800 cr + & annual growth at 18% .It has also invested in agro & ready to cook food business recently .

Subhasish Chakraborty a chemistry hons student from Narendrapur RKM -founded DTDC Courier & Cargo in 1990, today it's annual revenue is ₹1000 cr.+ & it reaches >10,000 pin codes in 🇮🇳& covers 240 global destinations with presence in 14 countries & 10,500+ franchise.

GK Rickshaw manufactures ToTo/ E- Rickshaw -Estd by Gautam Basu & Khokon Howladar in 2014 ,factory & corporate office is located in Baidyabati ,Hooghly & has a capacity to mfg 30K ToTo/ Year & employs 150 + people with an annual turnover over of ₹100 cr.aprox .

Tapaas Chakraborty Estd Data quest Management & Communications Pvt ltd) but later moved into animation production in 2000 & Renamed DQ Entertainment .From 2000 to 2007, DQE Ltd forayed into & Estd the entire animation production and related business.

Today, DQ has 10 production facilities & workforce of > 3,000 people in 🇮🇳alone.DQE is one of the largest animated-content production houses in the world today & generates $13.80 million in sales ,it has 7 companies in the DQE corporate family.

#Unirox cycles Manufactures & Exports Bicycles & E- byke of International standards - it was founded by Suresh Ghosh in 1964 & Currently led by his son Subir Ghosh,its current Export revenue is > ₹ 50 cr./ Year.Its based in #Kolkata & mfg facility is in Falta ,#WestBengal.

Unirox Cycle is certified star category Export House by Govt of India~catering mainly to the European countries like Germany, Holland, Poland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Croatia.
UNIROX BICYCLE is surely a Global brand with Bengal’s aura in the international market.

Dr. Purnendu Chatterjee is the Founder & Chairman of The Chatterjee Group estd in 1989, has a turnover of > ₹12,000 cr & has an ultra-modern petrochemicals facility at Haldia ,West Bengal

DR. Chaterjee did his B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur, M.Sc &Ph.D in Industrial Engg from the University of California,& has been associated with Soros Fund Management, & served as an Investment Advisor in the Quantum Group of Funds for over 13 yrs

He has also served in Consultancy firm McKinsey as partner .TCG specialises in the Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Financial Services, Real Estate & Technology sectors in the US, Europe & 🇮🇳.It provides end-to-end product & service capabilities in these sectors.

Amar Gopal Bose, Indian-American entrepreneur & academic behind the revolutionary sound systems of Bose Corporation. He was born on Nov2,1929, in Philadelphia, to an American schoolteacher & Nani Gopal Bose, a Bengali freedom fighter,who fled 🇮🇳 due to 🇬🇧 persecution

At age 13, Dr. Bose began repairing radio sets for pocket money for repair shops in Philadelphia.After his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, he had spent a year working on audio equipment in Eindhoven, Netherlands, at Philips Electronics.

Encouraged by his mentor at MIT, Dr YW Lee, he set up Bose Corporation in 1964 to pursue his interest in acoustic engineering.He developed the Bose noise cancellation headphones, which are now standard equipment for defence forces & airlines around the world

Shalimar was founded by Late Prakritinath Bhattacharjee in the year 1941.1 yr later he entered into a partnership with Late Panchanan Mondal. In 1945 Shalimar Chemical Works Limited was estd by both the partners.

Present Owners of Shalimar Chemical Works are Ashok Kumar Bose, Somenath Bhattacharjee, Lokenath Bhattacharjee, Chandralekha Bhattacharjee, Indrani Bhattacharjee, Kushal Bhattacharjee, Tilok Bhattacharjee, and Hirak Bhattacharjee.

Shalimar's coconut oil is still market leader in eastern 🇮🇳 & 12% market share in Mustard oil along with other house hold products. The company has close to 1000 employees & operating revenue & ₹500 cr. Aprox

Peerless Group is an 🇮🇳business conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, It was estd in 1932 by Radhashyam Roy (then a School Teacher) in Narayanganj, In undivided Bengal .Its major holding company is Peerless General Finance & Investment Co Ltd, which is Non-banking Company.

It has subsidiaries like Peerless Hospital, Bengal Peerless (real estate), Kaizen Holidays, Peerless Hotels, Peerless Sports Club and Peerless Securities. The group is led majorly by SM Datta ( Chairman) & SK Roy ( MD)

Cookme is more than 150 yr old spice brand founded by Krishna Chandra Dutta , nurtured by Natobar Dutta & reached greater heights under the dynamic leadership of Judhisthir Dutta.

Spices to ready to cook Masalas they have wide range of products sourced, tested, processed, packed & sealed at the state-of-the-art factories in Bengaluru & Kolkata.

The brand USP is – ‘highest quality standard.’Presently Surajit Dutta is the CEO with the company having 50-100 employees & ₹125 cr . turnover

#Oxedent founded by Biplab Poddar-a son of Pan wala,who struggled his way up to set up his E commerce marketing start up .Today Oxedent has already become a Global eCommerce marketing agency with over 15 employees & offices in both 🇮🇳 & 🇬🇧& an annual revenue of $150,000

Oxedent's data-driven campaigns have supported more than 250 eCommerce businesses to grow in the competition-ridden modern digital marketplace. Oxedent’s honest,ethical & transparent business approach makes them stand out among their industry peers.

Despite being an accomplished entrepreneur,Biplab has not forgotten his roots & cherishes a dream of building a school in his village- Nakatti gach near Coch behar ,where young minds from underprivileged BG will receive quality Education google.com/amp/s/www.tele…

Aunkita Nandi - A graduate in Computer Engineering from University Institute of Technology, Burdwan, in 2012 -started Tier 5 technology solutions Pvt ltd in #Kolkata at the age of 25 along with her boyfriend Jon Vaughn in 2016 .

Aunkita Nandi, daughter of a railway engineer, growing up in a middle class family in the small town of Burdwan, about 100 km from the state capital #Kolkata, and studying in Bengali medium in a municipality school was never a deterrent to dream big.

In 2019 Tier 5 became a product based company. Today, they have more than 21 products and offer a partner program through which small and medium sized businesses use their products online for a monthly subscription or buy and resell their products on profit.

Tier 5 Started with just two employees, Today it employs more than 100 people & valued at US $ 10 Million

Not many people know that the Chaterjee's of Kolkata - whose company Luxmi group produces Makaibari tea .They have now branched out also into selling fine carpets & aesthetic furniture to hotels in New York
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Sayan Chakraborty started WTF! (Where’s The Food),restaurant in Kolkata,in August 2018 with his savings of ₹ 8 lac that he had earned doing part-time jobs in the 🇺🇸.2 air-conditioned WTF! restaurants r located at Salt Lake & South Kolkata ,WTF achieved >₹1 cr turnover by 2019