Full biography
From Sonitpur to a bamboo-building mission
Anjal Goswami is a Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Construction & Office Management (NIBM Global) and a trained machine-tool designer who spent 12 years in Chennai's industrial sector before an international bamboo-technology training redirected his career toward sustainable construction across North-East India.
Born in Sonitpur, Assam 1968
Born on 1 January 1968 in Ghahigaon, Gohapur (Kalangpur Mouza), Sonitpur District, Assam.
Early schooling Barangabari
Primary education at Rati Medhi Primary School; secondary schooling at M.C.D. Higher Secondary School, both in Barangabari, Sonitpur District.
Higher secondary — Science stream Biswanath College
Completed 10+2 in the Science stream at Biswanath College, Sonitpur District.
Technical diplomas West Bengal & Chennai
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME) from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India), and a Diploma in Civil Engineering in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
12 years in Chennai's industrial sector Career
Joined International Tools and Diesets, Porur, Chennai as Production Supervisor, training machine operators and press-tool design; promoted to Planning Engineer, then specialised as a Machine Tool Designer for major industrial names including L&T, Ashok Leyland, TVS, Brakes India and Wheels India.
MBA — Construction & Office Management NIBM Global
Completed an MBA specialisation in Construction Management and Office Management from NIBM Global (National Institute of Business Management), an ISO 9001:2015 certified institution.
National Expert, Bamboo Building Construction 2000, Philippines
Trained in Bamboo Manufacturing Technology at the Cottage Industry Technology Centre, Department of Trade and Industry, Republic of the Philippines (8–22 Dec 2000), under a UNIDO project promoting livelihoods in North-East India — later serving as National Expert (Consultant, Bamboo Building Construction and Training) for the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC).
Landmark trainings & exhibitions 2001–2009
Led bamboo-construction training and builds across the region: earthquake-resistant bamboo housing with Colombian architects at Aizawl, Mizoram (2001); a national workshop at CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee; a bamboo cafeteria for the Nagaland Tourism Department at Kohima (2004); stalls for the International Flower Festival in Gangtok, Sikkim (2007–08); and an exhibition stall at Raj Bhavan, Arunachal Pradesh during a visit by the President of India (2009).
Published writer on bamboo construction Ongoing
Regular contributor to the CBTC quarterly magazine and the Architecture Association of Assam (AAA) publication, with construction features in Assamese and national newspapers including Khabor, Assam Tribune and Dainik Janambhumi.
