Amitava Bhattacharya, social entrepreneur and founding Director of banglanatak dot com, will join us from Kolkota, India. Harvard Business School researchers have described banglanatak dot com as “a unique example of an initiative that grew from a folk-theater-based social effort in rural Bengal to a pan-India effort, evolving different needs-based programs with the mission of fostering pro-poor growth and protecting and upholding the rights of women, children, and indigenous communities.” Amitava will share stories of how banglanatak dot com has harnessed the power of social entrepreneurship and heritage tourism to promote community wellbeing and the vitality of Bengal’s folklife and intangible cultural heritage. 

Please note, this talk will be pre-recorded and made available for later viewing.