From coal to banking, from trading to railways, he successfully set the foundation of an industrial Bengal. Prince Dwarakanath Tagore, one of the first Indian industrialists and entrepreneurs, is considered as a pioneering architect of the Renaissance in Bengal.

To commemorate the two hundred and twenty fifth birth anniversary of this great son of Bengal, Rabindra Bharati University (RBU), Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCC&I) organized a seminar on "Dwarakanath Tagore: A Retrospect on India's Pioneering Industrialist" which was held on 3rd August, 2019 at Williamson and Magor Hall, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

The programme commenced with recitation from the Upanishad by Prof. Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Rabindra Bharati University. In his welcome address Mr. G M Kapoor, Convenor, INTACH, Kolkata said that Prince Dwarakanath Tagore played a pioneering role in industrialization of Bengal and also in setting up infrastructure like railways in the Bengal.

In his address, Mr. Bruce Bucknell, British Deputy High Commissioner spoke about how Dwarakanath Tagore advocated for industrial development of Bengal and even went to London for advocacy. He said Dwarakanath was an industrialist who realized that even for the prospect of his own business it was necessary to develop Bengal altogether.

Prof. Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury, the Vice Chancellor, RBU spoke on "Dwarakanath Tagore: The Forgotten Prince." He said that it was unfortunate that much research work were not done on Dwarakanath and his contribution to business and the Bengal Renaissance.

In his well-researched lecture on "Dwarakanath Tagore and Early Colonial Money Culture" Prof. Prasanta Ray, Professor Emeritus, Presidency University emphasized on banking industry and Dwarakanath's contribution to lead Bengal as a destination for banking and financial institutions. Mr. Kamalendu Dhar, Business Historian, spoke on "Shilpo- banijjyo Uddogi Dwarakanath" where he traced the business and trading history of Bengal and the huge role played by Dwarakanath Tagore and the Tagore family.

On the occasion, a portrait of Prince Dwarakanath Tagore was presented to The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Prof. Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury, the Vice Chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University presented the portrait to Mr. Smarajit Purakayastha, Assistant Director General, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.