Three generations · One standard · Not the largest firm — the most trusted·From Dalhousie, Kolkata
Projects
Craft that lasts. Excellence that is never negotiated. 7 works, from civic landmarks to the heritage portfolio.
1974–75 · Sports & Civic
One of India's most iconic civic landmarks, built for the 1975 World Table Tennis Championship under Chief Minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray. J.C. Chakraborty & Sons completed massive land surveys and all structural drawings in just four to five days, and engineered the stadium's innovative pre-cast RCC portal frame system — with specialised American Pine and Mahogany flooring specified to international rebound standards.
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2000s · Research & Healthcare
India's foremost research institute for cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, built at Beliaghata with Rs 100 crore in Japanese (JICA) funding. The 75,000 sq ft facility — capable of processing 1,000 samples simultaneously — was delivered in 13 months. J.C. Chakraborty & Sons served as the principal architectural, structural and project management consultant from the Government of India side.
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1999–2002 · Institutional
A major institutional construction project centred on the new school auditorium, supported by campus works including the Admin Building, a concrete gallery and a player room provided free of cost. With sanctions, boundary verification, land-ceiling concerns and area calculations to resolve first, J.C. Chakraborty & Sons delivered through disciplined coordination while the school kept running. Completed in about 1.5 years; opened in 2002.
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1994–95 · Heritage Restoration
A ₹200 crore heritage restoration of Swami Vivekananda's ancestral residence, led by the Ramakrishna Mission with the Archaeological Survey of India and Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd. The aim was to restore the structure faithfully, using same-kind materials including specially matched bricks. J.C. Chakraborty & Sons handled sanctioning, approvals, project management and coordination — free of cost.
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2003–04 · Hospitality
Kolkata's first sports bar — originally sanctioned as a residential and office development, then converted for commercial use in collaboration with Sourav Ganguly, then Captain of the Indian Cricket team. With the RCC frame already standing, JCC redesigned and relocated the elevator shaft and completed the project in 3 to 4 months.
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Portfolio · Values
A values story, never a home-page hero. Built on a filled-up pond on the EM Bypass. When unforeseen escalations in steel and cement prices caused a substantial loss, J.C. Chakraborty & Sons funded the project through to its final Occupancy Certificate.
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Ongoing practice · Heritage Restoration
Conservation and structural restoration across some of Kolkata's most significant heritage institutions — La Martiniere for Boys, the YMCA Central Kolkata building, and multiple engagements at St. Thomas' School Kidderpore, including extension blocks, a proposed law college and a proposed Olympic-standard swimming pool complex.
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