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About our Chairman

Reputed as the ‘Neurosurgeon of the Millennium, Dr R P Sengupta, Founder of I-NK, is a man with a mission. An eminent neurosurgeon practising in the UK for the past 48 years, he was devastated at the lack of treatment facilities in his home town, Kolkata.

Accolades & Achievements

OBE Awarded to Prof. R. P. Sengupta (Robin) by the Queen of England for service to people with neurological disorder in the UK & India, and to the UK/India relationship

Doctorate of Medicine (Honoris Causa)Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne

Receiving ‘Vivekananda Samman’ Award from the former president APJ Abdul Kalam on 22nd December 2012

This plaque was unveiled by Sir Miles Irving chair of the trust on 11 July 2003

The BBC selected Prof Sengupta from 20,000 surgeons in the UK along with representatives of other workers in the NHS to make a documentary “A Picture of Health” shown on BBC 1 on 22nd April 2003

Neurosurgeon of the Millenium

Honour from the Chief Minister of Rajasthan

Receiving lifetime achievement award from Madras Neuro Trust on 18th January 2013

Smt. Majula Chellur, Hon’ble Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court is presenting the Loka kalyana award on 5th February 2016

Medal of honor 2017

  • Prof. Sengupta founded the Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, twinned with the Regional Neurosciences Center in Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
  • Dr Sengupta has been awarded "OBE" by the the Queen of England for service to people with neurological disorder in the UK & India, and to the UK/India relationship
  • Received Doctorate of Medicine (Honoris Causa)Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • He has been awarded ‘Vivekananda Samman’ from the former president APJ Abdul Kalam on 22nd December 2012
  • The Robin Sengupta Theatre - A tribute to his international reputation over 41 years in Neurosurgery at Newcastle General Hospital
  • Neurosurgeon of the Millennium being conferred by the chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
  • Received lifetime achievement award from Madras Neuro Trust on 18th January 2013
  • Our Chairman has been awarded Loka kalyana award by Smt. Majula Chellur, Hon’ble Chief Justice of Kolkata High Court
  • Order of the British Empire.
  • “Medal of Honour” by the world Federation of Neuro Surgical Society for his contribution to society.
  • “Vivekananda Samman” award was conferred to him by the former President of India for social service in the medical field.
  • “Lifetime Achievement” award conferred by The Madras Neuro Trust in Chennai & The Neurologists of Eastern India in Kolkata.
  • He was recently conferred with the highest honor of the Doctorate of Medicine “Honoris Causa” by the Newcastle University.