Other Initiatives
Homage Trust - Restoration Of Town Hall
To commemorate Kolkata’s tercentenary, the project ‘A Homage’ was launched by Shri Suresh Neotia and Shri Harshavardhan Neotia in association with the Government of West Bengal. The renowned painter Shri Bikash Bhattacharya was requested to portray 12 eminent sons of Bengal. In 1992, the paintings were auctioned and the city’s corporates participated enthusiastically. All paintings were sold and a fund of 1.15 crore was created, in the name of A Homage Trust. The trustees were happy to assign the entire fund to restore the Town Hall. The KMC agreed to the restoration proposal submitted by the Trust. The restoration was celebrated on Poila Boisakh, April 15, 1998, creating awareness for restoration of the city’s cultural heritage. It was the first step towards a new paradigm for the city
Relief Mission For Medinipur Floods
12 districts of West Bengal experienced unprecedented floods in recent times, which rendered few lakhs homeless. The damage and destruction was so intense that the army had to be deployed for rescue and relief operations in the two districts of Midnapore.
At Ambuja Neotia we did our bid to stand by our fellow citizens stuck by nature’s wrath. Relief materials were sent to Ghatal subdivision of West Midnapore, one of the most affected districts and loads of tarpaulins, quintals of rice, dal, pulses, baby food, dry food, batteries were sent.
Jnana Pravaha
The Neotia family has also promoted a major cultural institute by the name of Jnana Pravaha at Varanasi where Smt. Bimla Poddar, is the Managing Trustee. She lives there to run the institute.
The Jnana Pravaha houses a very impressive art collection of Indian antiquity and also the library of Suresh Neotia comprising rare and priceless books on art and literature. The Institute is engaged in the field of preservation and dissemination of Indian heritage and culture. Harshavardhan Neotia is the Chairman of Jnana Pravaha.