Swapan Guha

Swapan Guha is an Indian entrepreneur and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Ceramics, known for his expertise in ceramic industry. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.

Biography Swapan Guha was born in 1957 in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal and, after graduation, in 2002 and later Nagarjuna Cerachem and Kalpataru Ceraware, his own ventures, collectively employing over 1200 people in the villages of Rajawas, Jetpura and Govindgarh.

Guha is a former president of the Indian Ceramic Society and is the founder chairman of its Jaipur chapter. He serves as a member of the ceramics committee of Bureau of Indian Standards. He is also an advisor to the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He lives at Vaishali Nagar in Jaipur.

Awards and recognitions Swapan Guha is a recipient of Madan Gopal Bhagat Award (1998) of the All India Potter Manufacturer's Association and Prof. Sasadhar Roy Memorial Award (1999) of the Indian Ceramic Society. In 2012, Guha was honored by the Government of India with the civilian honour of Padma Shri.