He bought a hotel that had a historic
view of 1858 in the year 1980 in
London.
Later, he noticed that motels were
a part of the Swedish hospitality
close to the urban areas and
he considered this as a great
opportunity to modernize the
tradition of the ancient city hotels.
Some of the hotels he covers are
Hotel Knaust in Sundsvall, Hotel
Mollberg in Helsingborg, Hotel
Savoy in Malmö and the City Hotel in
Västerås.
On the whole, only Chakraborty’s
hotels are known the best among the
chain of hotels in Sweden.
Awards and Recognition
1. In 2008, he won the Parvasi
Samman Award of the ministry of
overseas Indian affairs. This award is
given to the Non-Residents of India
who make a significant contribution to their
work. This award is given by the Pravasi
Bharatiya Samman and the Government
of India in concurrence with the Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian
Day).
2. He worked hard in developing the
Swedish industry for which he was
awarded the Royal Patriotic Business
Medal. Every year, 10 people are
nominated for this award and it is given to
the best Entrepreneur.
3. He is a member of the Jonkoping
University Foundation.
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