Dr. Pradip K. Ghosh hailed from a small town, Khardah, near Kolkata in West Bengal, and moved to the United States for his graduate studies in 1968. Dr. Ghosh received his doctorate with major focus in Economics and Engineering
from State University of New Yc a diploma in International Law from London and graduated in Leadership Studies from Harvard University. He taught at major Universities for twenty-two years. He worked with the private sector
as the President of a Washington Think-Tank, and also as Consultant to several International Agencies .
He served as Commissioner of the Howard County Human Rights Commission. He has more than twenty-two books and numerous Research Papers on International Trade and Development of Third World Countries to his name. Most of the
books have been used by major Universities as textbooks. Dr. Ghosh was awarded the Outstanding Scholar in Third World Development Award by the Global Development Conference in collaboration with USAID. He is also the recipient
of the First Prize in the Eisaku Sato Memorial Essay Contest, a worldwide event organized by the United Nations and the Japanese government.
An eminent scholar, reputed educator, visionary entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Dr. Ghosh is the Chairman of World Congress of Religions. He has received many awards from various reputation academic, research and social
organizations across the globe. Dr. Ghosh has initiated, financed and developed the Washington Kali Temple c 9-acre pristine land near Washington DC white has become an open platform serving all religious faiths.
Dr. Ghosh's current vision is to mobilize more than 100 eminent scientists to find the cure fc infectious diseases that plague India and othE nations of the developing world. International Institute of Innovation & Technology
Kolkata (I3TK) is committed towards that goal under his visionary leadership.
Kumkum Ghosh received her BS in economics from Jadavpur University and completed her master's from the State University of New York at Buffalo.She has been involved in numerous charitable activities since 1986 with orphanages, charitable hospitals, and various religious organizations. She is currently the Vice President of the Pradip and Kumkum Ghosh Family Foundation.