Sarada Charan Das
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| Native name | সারদা চরণ দাশ |
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May 15, 1906 Bagbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | September 6, 1992 (aged 86) Bagbazar, Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Residence | Bagbazar, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | British India, Indian |
| Other names | Founder of K.C. Das Pvt. Ltd |
| Alma mater | Vidyasagar College, Rajabazar Science College,university of calcutta |
| Occupation | Scientist, Businessman, Confectioner, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1930-1992 |
| Organization | K.C.Das Pvt.Ltd |
| Known for | Inventor of Canned Rossogolla,Amrita Kumbha Sondesh, Ice-cream Sondesh, Sondesh Cake, Diabetic Sondesh |
| Predecessor | Krishna Chandra Das (K.C. Das) |
| Movement | Bengali renaissance |
| Spouse(s) | Annapurna Devi (1912-1996) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Krishna Chandra Das (K.C. Das) and Shwetangini Devi |
| Website | www |
Sarada Charan Das (1906-1992) was an Indian Bengali polymath, scientist, confectioner, entrepreneur and businessman. He was the youngest son and successor of Krishna Chandra Das (K.C. Das) and the grandson of the legendary Bengali confectioner Nobin Chandra Das (the inventor of the Rossogolla and widely known as the Columbus of Rossogolla ). Born in the year 1906 (in Bagbazaar, Kolkata, India), he established the first confectionery company in India, named K.C. Das Private Limited, in 1946. Sarada Charan had varied talents and interests,ranging from sports at the international level (being a member of the official Indian weight-lifting delegation at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956) to Bengali art and culture. He is considered as the founding father of K.C. Das Private Limited and a major innovator and pioneer of the Bengali sweetmeat industry due to his contributions towards revamping, modernizing and scientifically standardizing the confectionery industry.
Sarada Charan was born in 1906 to the noted confectioner family of the Das'es of Bagbazar as the youngest son of Krishna Chandra Das (K.C. Das), in Kolkata, India. At the age of eighteen, Sarada Charan married Annapurna Devi (1912-1996) the twelve-year-old daughter of Dr. Mahendranath Indra, a reputed Civil Surgeon. Annapurna became the driving force behind her husband, and over the years grew to become the anchor of her large and extended family. Noted for the largeness of her heart and her hospitality and kindness, she left a deep impression on all who came in contact with her. Her interactions with the wide circle of her family, friends, husband’s friends and acquaintances were marked with genuine love and care, and it was generally acknowledged that the real moving spirit of the Das household was Annapurna.
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