News Stardom : Kolkata, 17th. April, 2025: Reinforcing its long-standing commitment to community development, Merlin I Am Kolkata — the CSR arm of Merlin Group — has extended educational support to over 150 students of Jai Hind Aboitonic Vidyalaya, a charitable school run by Jai Hind Club in Tollygunge. As part of this year’s initiative, Merlin Group has donated school bags, educational stationery, and textbooks to the children.
This marks the 15th consecutive year of Merlin Group’s support to the institution, which provides free primary education to underprivileged children residing in nearby slum and red-light areas. The school follows the West Bengal Government’s education department curriculum, covering classes from Lower Nursery to Class IV. After successfully completing their final examinations in Class IV, students typically gain admission to nearby mainstream schools, where they continue to perform with distinction. Employees from the Merlin Group recently visited the school and presented the books and stationary to the children of the school.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Saket Mohta, Managing Director, Merlin Group, said,
“At Merlin I Am Kolkata, we believe that education is the most powerful tool for transformation. We are proud to support Jai Hind Aboitonic Vidyalaya for the past 15 years and remain committed to empowering these children to become confident, self-reliant citizens of tomorrow.”
Merlin Group has been engaged in community development across education, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and skill-building for over four decades. Under Merlin I Am Kolkata, the Group actively contributes to schools and communities near its real estate projects.
Notable initiatives include:
A waste management project in collaboration with Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage, which has received recognition from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) mission.
Tree plantation drives across the city.
A digital skill training centre for slum children at Dhapa.
A vocational tailoring centre for underprivileged women, developed in partnership with DRCSC and Terre des Hommes Suisse.
Merlin Group’s impactful CSR work has been acknowledged by The Times of India, The Millennium Post, and various other media platforms.
About Merlin Group:
Emanated in 1984, Merlin Group is now one of the pre-eminent conglomerates in the real estate industry in India, having a plenitude of prestigious residential and commercial complexes, office buildings and townships to its credit over the past four decades. Its presence spans across Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Pune, Chennai as well as Colombo. Merlin has developed over 20+million sq.ft of prime commercial, residential and retail space in India along with international operations in Colombo, Srilanka. Currently, It has 40 million sq.ft under construction. The group has delivered over 100 projects and possesses over 500-acre land bank. Our motto is to build quality products and to provide the unique experience to our esteemed customers. With the shifting epoch, Merlin Group has now extended its movement to contemporary shopping malls, resort, industrial estate, clubs etc. Merlin Group is your go-to place where you will find it all under one roof. With a fleet of prestigious residential and commercial complexes spanning across India, Merlin Group has innovated with various formats and core projects including premium housing, essential housing, country homes and bungalows, specialty malls, office towers, I.T. buildings, hotels, new generation clubs, and resorts, serviced apartments, stadium and townships
Merlin’s portfolio of real estate developments spans the commercial, residential, retail and hospitality segments of the real estate industry. Merlin’s residential projects are also designed to obtain IGBC Green Homes certification as part of the efforts towards creating sustainable developments. The group has launched a mega sports city project in Kolkata where international sports icons like Ronalidin Ho and Yuvraj Singh have set up their academies. Global swimming icon Michael Phelps and Actor Tiger Shroff will also set up a world class swimming academy and MMA academy as well at Merlin Rise. Among commercial projects, the group has Acropolis Mall and South City Mall in Kolkata. The group also owns Ibiza the fern resort and spa, Kolkata and Princeton Club in Kolkata. The group has recently launched its prestigious project “Altair”,a Hi end residential project designed by architect Moshe Sabdi. Merlin Group is also is setting up West Bengal’s first World Trade Center at Setor V .
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