The year ended on a high note over our annual Christmas Dinner and Holiday Party hosted by Joydeep Datta Gupta, Vice President, IBSA and his wife Chandreyee on 23rd December, 2025. We were joined by special guests Dr. Andrew Fleming, UK Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata, Rittika Chanda Parruck, Director Education British Council, Dr Debanjan Chakrabarti, Director British Council East and North-East India, members of Bengal Heritage Foundation.

IBSA members with their spouses enjoyed the evening of food, drinks, carols and camaraderie at the beautiful setting of Baqlava Lounge Lawn of historic The Royal Calcutta Turf Club.