Community Service
Looking beyond business interests the P C Chandra Group has long been fulfilling its duties as a responsible corporate citizen of the country. Sponsoring community service projects to help medical and educational institutions such as the Medical Centre at Suri, Birbhum; Speech and Hearing Institute, Kolkata. Participating in programmes to beautify Kolkata, the 'City of Joy'.
It has also been promoting diverse cultural activities and holding events like the Dover Lane Music Conference and the Dover Lane Talent Contest. Other milestones have been sponsoring of the Journalism Congress and the National Integration Congress as well as awards for excellence in Journalism, Literature and Classical Music.
P.C. Chandra Puraskaar
P.C. Chandra Puraskaar has been instituted for honouring the legends in various spheres for their life time achievement. Every year, the award is given away to a distinguisged Indian personality on the birthday of the founder of P.C. Chandra Group, Late Purna Chandra Chandra on 21st April. In the year 2016, Vishwanathan Anand, world renowned chess player, received the award for his contribution towards the game of chess.
The awardees of P.C. Chandra Puroskaar over the years are as given below:
2022
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
2015
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
2014
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
2010
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
2009
Shri P. C. Sorcar (Junior)
2007
Smt. Anju Bobby George
2006
Geetasree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
2003
Shri Saumitra Chatterjee
2002
Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan
2001
Dr. Ashima Chatterjee
2000
Shri Prakash Padukone
In addition, the P. C. Chandra Group also promotes sporting activities, sponsoring various football and cricket tournaments, horticulture shows.