On the occasion of the AGM, the Chamber launched a special publication entitled, “Extraordinary Personalities From Bengal: A Tribute By The Bengal Chamber”. This is a publication on twelve iconic Heroes from Bengal who formed the nuclei of the ‘Bengal Renaissance’ – the Reformers, all of whom lived and strived in British India in an era of unprecedented challenges, but strode the centrestage like a true colossus. The book features the lives and contributions of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Swami Vivekananda, Chittaranjan Das, Meghnad Saha, Satyendra Nath Bose, Subhas Chandra Bose and Kazi Nazrul Islam. all of whom lived and strived in British India in the era of abject oppression but strode the centre stage like a true colossus. The Bengal Chamber, having also birthed during this time and sharing the same history, deemed it appropriate to record its salutations to these iconic personalities by bringing out this chronicle on their lives and incredulous achievements.