Goutam Ghose appointed Sheriff of Kolkata on April 9 2026, honored at a ceremony hosted by The Bengal at The Taj Bengal.
Ghose announced a plan to restore the Sheriff’s office’s 250‑year‑old colonial archives, working with the Calcutta High Court archive committee and conservators.
The event featured Consul Generals of the USA, Germany and Australia, and Bengal members H M Bangur, Sundeep Bhutoria and Sirshendu Mukherjee.
Ghose also praised the Pronam initiative, a joint Bengal‑Police program serving over 20,000 senior citizens in Kolkata.