Men behind the foundation

The joinery begins from the village of Sunagar Dhamrail of district Dhaka. A boy named Dulal formerly known as Sureshwar Datta, son of Nishikanta Datta, Chief of Dhaka District Medical Board. Started his career and higher studies in Howrah, West Bengal, after the riot of 1945-46 which resulted in him and his family relocating. He pursued M.A. and L.L.B. and later enrolled himself as an advocate at Howrah Bar in 1963. Participating in different agitations and movements ranging from the refugee movement to the famous Rail Strike in 1974, Dulal became a well-noted socio-political figure in his time. Dulal got married to Kalpana in 1961, daughter of Pramanandan Dutt who hailed from an illustrious family of Calcutta, known for their education and reach in society. He hails from the family of Dutt’s of Joynagar, Majilpur of 24 Parganas district and he was the Joint Editor of the Amrita Bazar Patrika. With his head held high and strong determination, Dulal carried forward his journey successfully from defending various political leaders in courts to providing shelter to his fellow sathis like Karpoori Thakur ( Former Chief Minister of Bihar), Rabi Roy ( Lok Sabha Speaker) and others with his wife Kalpana in their residence. He also won the Municipal ward election in 1967 in Howrah. In 1986 he created a trust in the name of his mother Shri Giribala Debi and donated the land along with his meagre savings to build up a school which aimed to serve common people to achieve English medium education. Later the responsibilities of running and flourishing the organisation were shouldered upon his elder son Amitava who was formerly educated with a B.Sc degree from Calcutta University and then enrolled himself in Vivesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE) known as Vivesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur. After completing his education he served as a Director General Quality Assurance (DGQA), under the Ministry of Defence Govt. of India. Later in 1990 he resigned from his services and started working for public interest. His entrepreneurial persona led him to fulfil his father’s dream to make an educational hub for commoners and first-generation learners. Spreading English medium education to every household leading to the spread of 7 branches and 2 colleges along with other institutions and with 10,000 students counting and a remarkable alumni consisting of students being selected in NASA and establishing themselves as national toppers, prominent researchers, scientists and entrepreneurs in present times. Amitava entered politics as the National joint convener of Yuva Shakti Abhijan and later became the National Vice president of Yuva Janata Dal, a young wing of the then-ruling party at the centre, Janata Dal. He was also nominated as a member of the Advisory Committee in Indian Airlines, Govt. of India in 2011. Member of Advisory Committee in NCVT, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India in 2002. Nominated as the Chairman, of Easter Zone, Central Ware Housing Corporation, Govt. of India in 2004. Nominated as a member of the Labour Welfare Board, Govt. Of West Bengal in 2011. Besides manoeuvring politics, personal life and social curriculum he was awarded with Asia Pacific International Award “For Individual Contribution to International Integration” in 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Recipient of the National Award for distinguished services in the field of education from the Independent Schools Federation of India in 2011. Recipient of “Prasad Puraskar” in Kolkata in 2008. He is a prolific writer and has two books in Bengali in his credit “Netaji Upekshito keno?” & “Shikkshar Adhikar- Ainer Ontorale Nairajya”.