About

Debarati started her career in advertising and worked as a senior marketing and communication professional with leading MNCs like JWT, Ogilvy and Young & Rubicam in India for 6 years and with digital agency BAND in Singapore for 7 years. Following her return to India in 2012, Debarati got certified as an image consultant and soft-skill trainer with ICBI, one of the pioneering institutes in its field and has been working as a consultant for Corporate Training in Softskills, Counselling & Coaching.

Some of the corporates, Debarati has worked with in the capacity of trainer and consultant in recent past are : Tata Medical (Doctors and Nurses training; Shopper’s Stop (Retail); Goodricke Tea (Sr. executives, vendors) ; St Mary School (Kolkata) (Teachers, Students and Parents);Institute of Engineering and Management (University); Image Consulting &Business Institute(faculty at the Kolkata center).Beside corporate clients, Debarati works with NGOs like Anwesha Kolkata (an association of parents of children and persons with hearing impairments),Chalchitra Academy (association of urban, contemporary artists and art enthusiasts), as a consultant. Debarati also undertakes one-on-one training and counselling work.

Debarati holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Fergusson College Pune and MBA (Marketing), University of Pune. Debarati completed her secondary and higher secondary studies from South Point School, Kolkata.

Debarati, in her span of marketing career got the opportunity to interact with people across different cultures, origins and countries. During her stint in Singapore, her profile as a senior director, gave her extensive exposure to team building, training and development.  Debarati found her passion in guiding & helping people to tap their hidden potential! She embarked upon her new journey as a life-skill trainer pulling out learnings from her own myriad experiences, following her certification as an image consultant & soft-skill trainer. As Oscar Wilde rightly said “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Debarati strongly believes in living life to the fullest and has a “never say die” approach to life.

Creative by nature, Debarati’s areas of interests are indigenous art and culture, music, theatre. Her passion for social development as well as creative pursuit motivated her to actively work with non-profit organization focusing on art & theatre. The explorer in Debarati inspired her to travel widely to several countries, experiencing different culture, people, history; the adventurer in her experimented with white water river-rafting, trekking to the wilderness of heights and swimming in the depth of the sea during deep sea diving! She believes all these unique experiences have contributed in shaping her personality and nurtured her undaunting spirit! Balancing of body and soul is an important aspect for Debarati and she practices this balance in her life through yoga & meditation, Buddhist chanting and spiritual studies.