Our People – Calcutta Bungalow

Iftekhar Ahsan

Entrepreneur

Born and brought up in Calcutta, Iftekhar Ahsan’s inexplicable love for the city prompted him to embark upon a journey of rediscovering the dusty roads and crumbling buildings of Calcutta. While his ancestors were ‘rangrez’ or cloth dyers in Rajasthan, Iftekhar broke out of the traditional family business in order to start his own.

A graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Ahsan’s love for the city coupled with his intuition for business gave rise to Calcutta Walks, a unique idea of walking tours through the city’s heritage spots and cultural centres. Iftekhar and his team prefer to call themselves ‘explorers’ who not only find joy in exploring Calcutta, but also attempt to encourage the people around the world to do the same.

Chris Chen

Entrepreneur

Of mixed Chinese and Indian stock, Chris Chen is a serial entrepreneur with business interests spanning across India, Vietnam and Australia. His family hails from the Canton region of China and have dealt with wood since time immemorial. A die-hard Calcutta fan, Chris believes that the city holds tremendous potential and is willing to partner with anyone that helps bring that out. A perfect combination of head and heart, Chris believes in investing time and money in social businesses that make financial sense along with being good for the society at large.

Swarup Dutta

Scenographer

Swarup is a multidisciplinary art and design practitioner, educator, photographer and a scenographer who holds a masters degree in the field of Fashion & Textiles from Nottingham Trent University. A heritage enthusiast, he is actively involved in restoration of old houses in Kolkata using indigenous techniques and liberally populating them with folk art and craft.

His desire to express himself has taken him to different mediums, from scenography to styling, graphics to interiors, crafts to clothes. But photography still remains his primary passion wherein he is challenging the boundaries of image-making in India. His latest Exibition ‘Kaw’ was appreciated by audiences and critics alike.

Sam Gauri

Design Consultant

Sam is a graphic artist who contributed to the making of Calcutta Bungalow from its inception to its completion. From installing our name plaque outside of the building to dreaming up the whole brand identity of the business Sam has seen us through it all. His work can be checked out on his Instagram profile https://instagram.com/samgauri and can be contacted on gauri.sam@gmail.com

Keya Ghosh

Guest Relationship Manager

Keya will ensure that you feel welcome at Calcutta Bungalow from start to finish. A graduate of Calcutta University in Geography Honours, Keya loves to hold conversation with travelers from across the globe. The feather in her hospitality cap comes from an MBA in Tourism and Hotel Management from NIPS School of Management, Kolkata.

Tuhina Chatterjee

Guest Relationship Manager

Tuhina knows pretty well that connecting old, historical Calcutta with modern Calcutta is a challenging task. Yet this is what she loves doing at Calcutta Bungalow with travelers from across the globe. While she has trekked in the Himalayas, she is equally at home leading urban treks like no other. An animal lover and a gifted artist she is as infectious as this crazy city.