Mrs Rupa Chakravarti — spouse of retired Ambassador Sarvajit Chakravarti, a career diplomat and former Secretary to the Government of India — is a prolific, multi-faceted persona. She graduated with English Honours from Presidency College, Kolkata, followed by a Masters degree in Education and accreditations from Cambridge University as Examiner in both English Language and Literature.

Mrs Chakravarti has been an internationally celebrated teacher, having taught, ESL and mainstream English language and literature at KG-Class XII levels at international schools in New Delhi, Dhaka, Windhoek, The Hague, Rotterdam, Moscow, Brussels and Ljubljana. Her expertise includes teaching English in Primary, Middle School, IGCSE A-levels and IB English B. She has also served as a Language Consultant in Business English to multinational corporations like Janssen-Cilag in Milan. As a trained ESL teacher, she has served as Coordinator in several international  schools globally. She has been Advisor-Consultant to the Bridge International School in Kolkata to upgrade their teaching and academic management practices to conform to best international standards.

Apart from her valuable work in the world of academia, Mrs Rupa Chakravarti is an immensely talented poet, writer, artist, singer and choreographer. She has performed for Indian embassies in Dar-es-Salaam, Dhaka, Windhoek, Moscow, Brussels, Ljubljana and for our Consulate General in Milan. A true patron of the arts, she is both devoted and discerning about upholding quality in culture and heritage. Mrs. Chakravarti is an integral and important part of the city’s art and cultural milieu.