Biswadeb Chakraborty (RDS)

National India Team Coordinator and Regional Coordinator for URI-Asia: India, East Zone

Biswadeb holds a BA degree in Accounting. He was raised in a family with strong spiritual values and commitment. Since 1996, he has been involved in community organizing and serves in a leadership role with Ektaan Cooperation Circle. Biswadeb is an accomplished musician and songwriter, dedicated to using music as a medium for awakening inner consciousness, building bridges of respect across social barriers, and uniting life on earth.

URI Stories of Impact

Biswadeb Chakraborty: URI East India Zonal Assembly a cause for celebration in Jharkand

URI India East Zone hosted a two days of assemblies in Ranchi, Jharkhand on the 9th and 10th August 2014.

Biswadeb Chakraborty: New CC Exchange Program in India to accept applications

Here I am sharing another new initiative in our East India zone. With the help of Ektaan Band Performance Funds, we are inaugurating a new Cooperation Circle (CC) learning exchange program.

An update on an indigenous wisdom center for conflict resolutions in India

Our tribal community has been working the last two days with our tribal team as part of the "indigenous wisdom" for conflict resolutions.

Letter from Biswadeb at the URI help camp in West Bengal

Our help camp for the Phailin (cyclone) affected many families in recent days.

Thanks to Seed Grants, Deforested Area Grows Again

With the help of an Environmental Seed Grant, the members of the Samal Joro Abhiyan CC have launched a major tree-planting campaign in an area of East India devastated by mining operations.

URI Bangladesh - growing community

On the 28th September members of cooperation circles of United Religions Initiative Bangladesh meet to explore "Reconciiation and Global Unity". For the past few years we have been focusing to strengthen the interfaith network in Bangladesh to connect local activities with URI global platform.

Blanket distribution

CCs in West Bengal distributed blankets to the elderly during a record cold snap.

Friendship through Raksha Bandhan

Namaste and Greetings! I send you all the very special ribbon to tie for our special bonding as it calls Raksha ( Ribbon for Protection) and Bandhan means Tie. So this day lets tie a ribbon for each other protection.

Raksha Bandhan ( Tie a ribbon for protection) observed

On the 13 th of August, here in the Eastern zone in India we observed the very special day call "Raksha Bandhan", it is a very significant day all over the country especially in Bengal when Tagore started this ritual at the time of crisis and tension among Muslin and Hindu. We have visited more than 500 people in 4 groups at various places to tie a ribbon which sysbolizes the fiendship and relationship to protect each other from any obstacles.

URI Trustee joins hunger strike

Swami Agniveshi is participating in a hunger strike to support the passage of a strong anti-corruption bill that includes voices from civil society.

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