Chutzpah
Chutzpah is the motto of my life. I am from a low-income family, a child abuse survivor and the first person in my immediate family to get a university education. In 2017, my wife Chelsea and I got disillusioned by traditional academia and left our academic jobs to start Heritage Walk Calcutta. The exciting journey of making history and cultural accessible in an immersive way continues through Immersive Trails.
Work Experience
2022-Present
Co-Founder & CXO | Immersive Trails
Dr Tathagata Neogi is the Co-Founder and CXO of Immersive Trails, a purpose-driven company based out of Kolkata, India that converts ethical, in-depth research into immersive experiences. Tathagata is a vocal advocate of empathic, ethical, community focused business practices.
2017-2021
Co-Founder | Heritage Walk Calcutta
Heritage Walk Calcutta was a Kolkata-based, expert run in-person walking tour company which helped visitors and locals to discover and connect with the city of Kolkata and its historu and culture.
2016-2017
Research Associate | Pattanam Archaeological Research
I worked as a faculty and a research associate at Pattanam Archaeological Research in Kerala, India. Apart from excavating and analyzing the finds from the archaeological site connected to the Indo-Roman trade network, I also taught courses in archaeological methods, theory and material culture at the institute.
Education
2012 - 2017
PhD in Archaeology | University of Exeter
In my PhD thesis, I did an ethnoarchaeological study of the pre-industrial iron and steel making technology and communities in Telangana, India. My PhD thesis is available for download here: Technology and Identity: an ethnoarchaeological study of the social context of traditional iron-working in northern Telangana, India (exeter.ac.uk)
2008 - 2010