Imagine ducking into a smoke-hazed College Street coffeehouse circa 1950: economists arguing with poets, physicists sketching equations on napkins, someone humming a new Rabindrasangeet refrain. That crackle of adda—equal parts erudition and mischief—was Calcutta’s secret power source. Chondimondop exists to bottle that current for the twenty-first century.
Chondimondop is the first Bangla podcast (2019)
with one stubborn mission: to archive and amplify the city’s cultural and scholarly DNA before it slips into footnotes. After all, this is the place where J. C. Bose quietly sparked the wireless age—a eureka moment on par with Sam Altman’s AI boom—and where Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray vowed to train worldclass scientists to make his motherland proud, then watched protégés like S. N. Bose and Meghnad Saha stride the same tram-clattering streets. All while the chorus of “Vande Mataram” rumbled through bazaars, shaking off an empire.
Remember, this is the metropolis that—despite a long colonial yoke—linked to six Nobel Prizes directly or indirectly and an Academy Award. We started by interviewing the grey-haired legends who still haunt the quadrangles of Calcutta University (The first western university in ASIA, 1857), salvaging stories of midnight lab breakthroughs, rehearsal-room epiphanies, and tea-stall revolutions. Soon the mic wandered outward—from partition memories to quantum materials, like all true Bangali adda does—because Calcutta’s folklore is urban, unruly, and forever mutating.
Think of us as an audio National Geographic: we don’t chase postcard vistas; we chart the invisible rivers where cinema, science, music, and radical politics merge. Every episode is part oral-history archive for urban folklores, part living adda, served in Bangla and English so the next generation can tune in without a translation lag. No other Indian initiative is mapping a city’s intellectual afterglow with this granularity or gusto—and certainly none with Chondimondop’s taste for playful rigor.
If you believe a civilization’s soul is stored in its stories, pull up a chair. Chondimondop is the vault, the bonfire, and the open microphone (heterodoxy is our soul like the original word suggested)—waiting for your voice before the echoes fade.
Imagine ducking into a smoke-hazed College Street coffeehouse circa 1950: economists arguing with poets, physicists sketching equations on napkins, someone humming a new Rabindrasangeet refrain. That crackle of adda—equal parts erudition and mischief—was Calcutta’s secret power source. Chondimondop exists to bottle that current for the twenty-first century.
Chondimondop is the first Bangla podcast (2019)
with one stubborn mission: to archive and amplify the city’s cultural and scholarly DNA before it slips into footnotes. After all, this is the place where J. C. Bose quietly sparked the wireless age—a eureka moment on par with Sam Altman’s AI boom—and where Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray vowed to train worldclass scientists to make his motherland proud, then watched protégés like S. N. Bose and Meghnad Saha stride the same tram-clattering streets. All while the chorus of “Vande Mataram” rumbled through bazaars, shaking off an empire.
Remember, this is the metropolis that—despite a long colonial yoke—linked to six Nobel Prizes directly or indirectly and an Academy Award. We started by interviewing the grey-haired legends who still haunt the quadrangles of Calcutta University (The first western university in ASIA, 1857), salvaging stories of midnight lab breakthroughs, rehearsal-room epiphanies, and tea-stall revolutions. Soon the mic wandered outward—from partition memories to quantum materials, like all true Bangali adda does—because Calcutta’s folklore is urban, unruly, and forever mutating.
Think of us as an audio National Geographic: we don’t chase postcard vistas; we chart the invisible rivers where cinema, science, music, and radical politics merge. Every episode is part oral-history archive for urban folklores, part living adda, served in Bangla and English so the next generation can tune in without a translation lag. No other Indian initiative is mapping a city’s intellectual afterglow with this granularity or gusto—and certainly none with Chondimondop’s taste for playful rigor.
If you believe a civilization’s soul is stored in its stories, pull up a chair. Chondimondop is the vault, the bonfire, and the open microphone (heterodoxy is our soul like the original word suggested)—waiting for your voice before the echoes fade.
We were filled with a sense of wonder and pride to have played a small role in this incredible project! While Professors Einstein and Bose never had the chance to click a picture together, their grandchildren came together on same screen real estate for a special screening of Subha Das Mollick’s beautiful film celebrating their work, called “Dear Master.”
Testimonials
Team
Prof. Sanchita Goswami, Professor of Chemistry, University of Calcutta Internationally cited chemist, researcher in coordination and supramolecular science, her office shares a wall with Acharya P. C. Roy’s historic lab. She channels that legacy— science with a soul—into Chondimondop, safeguarding our rigor while grounding every story in Bengal’s tradition of knowledge that uplifts. For investors, she is both credibility and compass, ensuring our content—and future IP—meet world-class academic standards.
Prof. Sanchita Goswami, Professor of Chemistry, University of Calcutta Internationally cited chemist, researcher in coordination and supramolecular science, her office shares a wall with Acharya P. C. Roy’s historic lab. She channels that legacy— science with a soul—into Chondimondop, safeguarding our rigor while grounding every story in Bengal’s tradition of knowledge that uplifts. For investors, she is both credibility and compass, ensuring our content—and future IP—meet world-class academic standards.
Sriloy Dey, Ph.D.
Chemist, materials scientist, and lifelong collector of urban legends.
Sriloy has spent the past decade turning abstractions—whether polymers or philosophies—into things you can hold, read, or feel.
He’s logged time in cutting-edge labs, raucous classrooms, and the quieter alleys where big ideas first whisper. Sriloy is the founder and the listener-in-chief of Chondimondop. He is convinced that well-crafted conversations can mend divides and that the smallest pilot project can scale into culture-shifting impact. For him, Chondimondop isn’t a “brand”; it’s a living laboratory where science, story, and Bengal’s restless imagination coexist—useful, beautiful, and unapologetically true.
Dr. Sriloy Dey Chemist, materials scientist, and lifelong collector of urban legends.
Sriloy has spent the past decade turning abstractions—whether polymers or philosophies—into things you can hold, read, or feel. He’s logged time in cutting-edge labs, raucous classrooms, and the quieter alleys where big ideas first whisper. Sriloy is the founder and the listener-in-chief of Chondimondop. He is convinced that well-crafted conversations can mend divides and that the smallest pilot project can scale into culture-shifting impact. For him, Chondimondop isn’t a “brand”; it’s a living laboratory where science, story, and Bengal’s restless imagination coexist—useful, beautiful, and unapologetically true.
Dr. Sriloy Dey Chemist, materials scientist, and lifelong collector of urban legends.
Sriloy has spent the past decade turning abstractions—whether polymers or philosophies—into things you can hold, read, or feel.
He’s logged time in cutting-edge labs, raucous classrooms, and the quieter alleys where big ideas first whisper. Sriloy is the founder and the listener-in-chief of Chondimondop. He is convinced that well-crafted conversations can mend divides and that the smallest pilot project can scale into culture-shifting impact. For him, Chondimondop isn’t a “brand”; it’s a living laboratory where science, story, and Bengal’s restless imagination coexist—useful, beautiful, and unapologetically true.
10 year Vision
Chondimondop at a Glance (Flagship of Vak World)
Chondimondop Studios is Vak World’s full-stack intellectual-property engine, purpose-built to convert Bengal’s Nobel-level cultural and scientific heritage into high-value media and merchandise.
We operate on three integrated fronts:
1. Studio & IP Engine – Premium podcasts, docuseries, and original commissions for tier-one global platforms, supported by a rigorous in-house research team. 2. On-Ground Ecosystem – Workshops, concert circuits, and artisan-led projects that create local jobs while continuously feeding our creative pipeline. 3. Lifestyle Extension – Curated fashion lines, and immersive live workshops that turn our narratives into everyday culture.
Why We Win Untapped Audience: First mover in long-form, bilingual Bengali storytelling—addressable base of 300 million consumers at home and abroad. Deep Moats: Ten strategic advantages—cultural depth, originality, social commitment, and superior mission-to-monetization economics—surpass global heavyweights. Diversified Revenue: High-margin IP licensing, merchandise (Swadeshi 2.0), branded content, and ticketed events ensure multiple profit streams. Scalable Impact: Each project is designed to create employment locally while resonating globally, aligning profit with purpose.
Capital Need & Offer We are raising strategic seed capital to build Chondimondop Studios, accelerate multi-platform distribution, and cement first-mover advantage. Serious, mission-aligned investors are invited to request our confidential deck and book a briefing. Ready to shape the next global media powerhouse rooted in Bengal’s genius? Reach out at [chondimondop@gmail.com] to start the conversation.
