Binod Bawri

Innovation & Industry

Mr. Bawri is an eminent industrialist, philanthropist and intellectual. Mr. Bawri has been an entrepreneur for over 40 years and was, till recently, the Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Calcom Cement, the largest private sector enterprise in North-East India. He has made a significant impact in the education and non-profit sector, founding the Bawri Education Foundation, the Bawri Eye Hospital and the JDS school for underprivileged children. Mr. Bawri is active in policy circles – he is a Director of the India Foundation, a leading Indian think tank; and a member of the Atal Innovation Mission, a task force set up by the Indian government to foster innovation and R&D.