Let us introduce ourselves ::

Mine isn’t a ‘rags to riches’ story. The second part has palpably eluded me but the only pointer to the first element is that I have been a self-starter, learnt to swim and have come ashore to explore and expand. Not half as easy as it sounds…First found my ground as a trainee with a Franchisee of Kotak Mahindra what essentially was a Retail Finance Boutique. Went through the mill as fast as I could, carefully took the cues from the practical training in retail finance and portfolio management. A quick succession of career jumps gave me the confidence that I had arrived. So, in 1993, I became my own boss, established rather ambitiously a Project Management Consultancy with financial expertise as but one of the nuggets: Express Advisory Service. As the stroke of luck would have it, with a fantastic team to work with, EAS has grown with record rapidity. Within a span of mere three years, it has an all-India operation andhas emerged as a leader in its category. And more. Through the diversification route, it’s today a group of organizations with interests in Eco-Tourism, Entertainment, Export/Import. With the high tide of economy, EAS is cruising through and as the Captain, I have so far derived immense professional satisfaction and goodwill from the corporate honchos to the ordinary man in the jungle of Sunderbon.
Angshujyoti Das ----- Project idea, Planning & Implementation

 

Mine is a checkered career but to be candid, I have no regrets. A Civil Engineer by profession, I had quickly hopped on to the IT bandwagon at its nascent stage. It proved to be a right move at the right time. Because as Director of Lords Infotech, I had a wonderful exposure to many diversified activities in the highway of Information Technology. At the moment, my plate is full - as Head of Public Relations for URAL in the auto ancillary segment; Director, Limtex InfoTech Ltd., a BPO unit; and a Director for Eco-Torism of the Express Group.
Bodhisatwa Ray ------ Planning & Implementation

Nature fascinated me from my childhood days. As I grew up, I could see for myself the wanton destruction meted out to nature under the guise of mankind’s progress. Not surprisingly, I aimed for Environment Engineering & Management at the post graduation level. ‘The sky is the limit’ I found out as I embarked on my career. While my current profile is Technical Head (GIS & Software) for Lintex Infotech, I had earlier worked for UNYO under ECOSOC, ISMUN as National Coordinator; Vice-President, GIS Projects and Management, Webster InfoTech (P) Ltd; Director Technical, GST India. In between, I became a Master Licence Holder of Satellite & Ocean Current Data from Custom Weather and a Member, Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) programme. My special interest domain is Environment, Geo Sciences, National Resource Management, Logistics Development where I have gained significant experience that  has not only seen me involved with divergent projects but as a regular contributor of papers on the subjects like GIS, Remote Sensing, Contour Mapping, Core Network Mapping, Environmental Impact Assessment, Satellite Imagery, to mention a few. I am delighted to have an opportunity of working on the Sunderbon Eco-World which I consider as a pioneering Endeavour in our part of the world.   
Anit Ghosh ---- Environment & Technology

 

I was always fond of figure crunching. So CA was just my alley way. Opened my khata,  as an Accountant with Maharashtra Explosives Ltd., Nagpur in 1996.Got into systemization and integration. Thus armed, joined Indian Aluminum Company in 1999. Handled costing, MIS, and became a core member for setting up ORAFIN Software and Excise Integrated System and for implementation of ISO 14001 and RE Certification of ISO 9002. A year later, a major breakthrough: to lead General Accounts and Treasury Group for Timken India at the Jamshedpur HQ where I handled final accounts as per Indian GAAP and  US GAAP, implemented System Based Accounting with a custom-designed integrated software ERP. But there’s always a special challenge in a start up unit like the Express Group where I am enjoying the analytical jobs related to finance.
Sambit Kundu ---- Finance

 

A Mechanical Engineer by profession and an MBA by choice from XLRI, like many of my fraternity, I too started my career from scratch - as a Trainee. In a behemoth like Tata Steel that has a well planned HR System in place. As a result, I gathered cross-functional exposure: Maintenance, Operation, Quality Assurance on one side of the spectrum, Marketing and HRD on the other. All these stood me in good stead as I started assuming greater responsibilities for various projects of the organisation. Like TQM through Taguchi concept, Process Control, Value Engineering, ERP, Customer Relationship , Marketing and even Union negotiations. A feather in the cap I earned when I was appointed a Certified ISO Auditor for the Company. And then, the bug strung. ‘How about venturing out on my own’ pondered I… Prepared my blue print -  and PoA. Which now sees me as a Consultant/Advisor for various Corporate Houses. In Corporate Advisory and Development Service, Resource Utilisation, Human Resource Management. Enough to keep me busy yet free enough to spend quality time with my family. 
Aloke Kumar Banga ---– HR & Technical

 

Advertising was my first love. I got there. It grew on me. For today you are ideating on a FMCG product, the next thing is ‘consumer insight’ into the purchasing pattern of jewellery.. Never a dull moment. Nor the ‘wanted yesterday’ deadlines. Worked on accounts as varied as Godrej, BPL and Bengal Peerless Housing. Before long, ten years had passed by. By then, another passion grew: theatre. So I cast my lot with a theatre group formed by eminent advocates of the Calcutta High Court, took them to their first ever performance overseas – Sree Sree Ramakrishna - in different parts of the UK and USA. I had tasted blood. Set up OurDreamz Cine-Works, as the sole proprietor, coordinator and creative director, all rolled into one. Maiden venture: a 35mm short film: Dreams Are made Of These. Rolled out a number of telefilms in quick succession – with success, if I may add. Currently doing a feature film. In between had done TVCs, Corporates, the works. The rest? Will it be history? I wonder.
Anindya Ghosh ---- Creative

Maybe I am a typical allusive Bong. Fond of art, culture, adda, film, music. After doing B.A, majoring in English, I did what my heart dictated. Film. That’s where I wanted to be…Enrolled myself at Chitrabani. Completed the course. Followed it up with multi media. And then came the sound of music. I tuned in for several musical videos for Bappi Lahiri and Nachiketa. Dabbled in producing documentaries, corporates, TVCs. Two particular hits were Wait Until Death on industrial hazards, shown at Indian and International Film Festivals; the other, Patachitra (scroll printing). In between my career had panned quite a bit. I had doubled up as Assistant Director for Suhasini Muley, Sonali Dutt, Gautam Bose and Niraj Suji, a great learning experience which I have utilised for several TV serials, telefilms I have worked on including Ami Tumi O se that  was nominated for Anandalok Awards 2005. Right now, I am working on a major 140 minute feature film and there are several telefilms awaiting release.
Tathagata Bannerjee ---- Creative

 

Law runs in the family or it’s in the gene, if you like. Understandably I had had to hold the same brief. Being the son of a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Samarendra Nath Bhattacharya, I grew up in such an ambit that it wasn’t difficult to learn the ropes.
Subhamoy Bhattacharya ----- Legal