Nayantara Pal Chaudhuri

Professional Experience

DIRECTOR, Washabarie Tea Co Private Ltd,

PARTNER, Mohurgong & Gulma Tea Estates

Vice Chairman Indian Tea Association

Vice Chairman (Additional) and Council Member of Tea Research Association.

Member of the National Tea Committee

Chairperson of the West Bengal Regional Committee of the Indian Tea Association

Directorships Held:

• West Bengal Tea Development Corporation,
• Rossell India Limited,
• Ludlow Jute and Specialities Limited,
• JSW Bengal Steel Limited,
• Vesuvius India Limited,
• Amba River Coke Limited,
• Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd.
• Nicco Parks & Resorts Limited

Diplomatic Mission

Serves as the Honorary Consul for Norway in the Eastern Region looking after trade development and consular matters.

Academic Background

B.A. (HONS) in Political Science from University of Jadavpur with a First Class First and was awarded the University Gold Medal and the National Scholarship.

M.A. in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)

M.Phil (Research Degree) from the LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE).

She was awarded the Metcalfe Scholarship

Served as a member of the Senate of University of Calcutta

Experience in Industry Associations

Past and First Lady President of the 120 year old Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BNCCI).

Member, Executive Committee, Indian Chamber of Commerce (Chairperson of Expert Committee for Women Development and Empowerment and North Bengal Zonal Council).

Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I)
Executive Committee Member of Indian Chamber of Commerce (Chairing Member, National Executive Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and member of the West Bengal State Council of FICCI.

Founder Member and Vice Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) set up in association with the Government of West Bengal and the BNCCI for skill and enterprise development.

Social Associations

First lady District Governor of Rotary International (District 3291)

Member of the Advisory Committee of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in Eastern Region

Past President of the Indo British Scholars Association

Served as International Vice-Chair of the London School of Economics Alumni Association.

State Co-Convenor of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), the leading heritage conservation organisation in the country.

Committee member of Calcutta School of Music.

Awards and Recognitions

Awarded the “Women of the Decade – Creating a Better World for All” by the Women Economic Forum in January 2017

Was awarded the Banga Samman Award and the Nari Samman Award and The FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) – Woman Achiever Award 2008

Was the only delegate from India to the International Visitors Leadership Programme to USA on an invitation from the US Government in 2007

Has been part of many leading international business delegation and has accompanied the Chief Minister of West Bengal to South and South East Asia

First lady member of the century-old Calcutta Club. She is also member of leading social clubs – Bengal Club, The Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Conclave and the first lady Committee Member of the Tollygunge Club.

Interest in Music

Passionate about music in general and western classical music in particular. As a student of Calcutta School of Music, obtained diploma in Pianoforte from the Royal School of Music, London.