ENVISAGE
by EDCIC
Envisage by EDCIC is a thought-driven annual publication capturing the ideas, trends, and narratives shaping the world of entrepreneurship and innovation. This inaugural edition marks Volume 1, Issue 1, published in April 2025.
About Envisage by EDCIC
Envisage by EDCIC is an online newsletter uploaded annually.
Envisage by EDCIC is an English language online newsletter published annually, covering the subject of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Startup Ecosystems. It is a thought-driven publication that captures the ideas, trends, and narratives shaping the world of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Designed as a space for exploration and reflection, it brings together insightful articles, startup journeys, sector deep-dives, and real-world case studies that highlight both success and failure.
At its core, it is a platform to observe, analyse, and imagine what's next.
Year - 2025
About EDCIC
At Entrepreneurship Development Cell and Incubation Centre, we believe that entrepreneurship is the key that can unlock India's latent inventive potential.
EDCIC, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata envisions a time when youth will look up to the new generation of CEOs and entrepreneurs as their modern day rock stars.
We are working to induce an entrepreneurial mindset into students and spark an innovative streak in them.
Institution's Innovation Council Certificate
Our Mission
EDCIC aims at fostering collaboration between cell members and the startup ecosystem at large. We wish to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the college, encouraging students to consider startups and entrepreneurship as a career path while simultaneously accelerating startups towards creating maximum impact for all stakeholders.
Patron
Rev. Dr. Dominic Savio, SJ
Patron
EDCIC Board 2025–26
Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra
Deputy President, EDCIC
Dr. Souvik Roy
Vice-Deputy President, EDCIC
Rev. Dr. Peter Arockiam, SJ
Advisor, EDCIC
Rev. Dr. Joseph Kulandai, SJ
Advisor, EDCIC
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Riya Jindal
Akshat Goyal
Raunak Khetan
Gourav Saria
Managing Editors
Pradyum Kothari
Niyati Agarwal
Student Editor Board
Neha Mundhra
Ribhav Parasramka
Diya Narwani
Mayank Saraf
Suhani Bhalotia
Disha Patni
Harshita Agarwal
Mayank Mundhra
Manan Arora
Vidisha Jagnani
Kirish Agarwal
Pulak Sethi
Internal Reviewers
Dr. Arup Kumar Mitra
Prof. Sanjana Ghosh
Dr. Sharadia Dey
Dr. Souvik Roy
Dr. Romit S Beed
Prof. Shaunak Roy
Dr. Sudeshna Shyam Choudhury (Bhattacharya)
Dr. Sanjib Ganguly
Dr. Koushik Sarkar
Dr. Indranath Chaudhuri
Dr. Jaydip Ghosh
Dr. Partha Pratim Ghosh
Dr. Soma Nath
Dr. Anindita Banerjee
External Reviewers
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Humboldt Senior Fellow, CSIR-NEERI
Dr. Sourabh Bhattacharya
Associate Professor, Haldia Institute of Technology
Vivaswan Bhattacharya
Startup consultant, Angel investor
Dr. Md. Aminur Rahman
Professor & Chairman, JUST