Remembering British Safety Council India colleague, Anindita Sengupta

Anindita was a valued, highly respected and much loved member of the British Safety Council India team, spending seven years as operations manager within the Shared Services team. She is sadly missed and fondly remembered by her many colleagues.

She is survived by her son Priyanshu Dey, and the full team at British Safety Council India extend all our sympathies to him. A small selection of the numerous heartfelt tributes from her colleagues are reproduced below. 

I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her 
white sails to the morning breeze
and starts for the blue ocean. She 
is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until at length 
she hangs like a speck of white
cloud just where the sea and sky 
come to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says: 
“There, she is gone!”
“Gone where?”
Gone from my sight. That is all.

She is just as large in mast
and hull and spar as she was when 
she left my side and she is just
as able to bear her load of living 
freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.

And just at the moment
when someone at my side says: 
“There, she is gone!”
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready
to take up the glad shout: 
“Here she comes!”

Nisha Talwar
Head of shared services
Line manager

Her son and I are of the same generation, GEN Z. She always used to tell me that how similar I am to her son and how she feels like she is always playing a mother’s role even at the office because I never let her forget about her son. 

She loved horror movies and we used to talk about the ones to watch to get terrified. She was always welcoming to everyone, and my heart goes out to her for the contribution she made towards the voiceless animals. She was truly amazing and had sides to her that few people knew. She always kept smiling and sharing her stories despite whatever she was facing in life. Her spirit was even brighter and more positive than ME as a young person who have much to face in life ahead. She will be missed and we all learnt something or other from her which will always be with us in our heart.

Numaan Shaikh
Operations coordinator
Team member

Anindita,

You were such a warm person, once of the very first people at BSC who made me feel truly welcome when I joined, and that warmth continued throughout.

I still remember we both sharing the same feedback about each other when we first met “it didn’t feel like we are meeting for the first time!”. You are deeply missed. Thank you for always looking after me. You were and will always be a truly an integral part of the BSC India.

Diana Sara Titus
Account manager
North India

You were always kind, approachable, and greeted everyone with a warmth that made a lasting impression.

That gentle smile of yours had a way of making even the toughest days a little easier. 

It is incredibly hard to come to terms with the fact that you are no longer with us. You have left us far too soon, and the space you leave behind cannot be filled.

You will be deeply missed – every single day. Your warmth, your presence, and your quiet kindness will always stay with us.

Anupriya Dewoolkar
Working team leader, EO 

For Anindita.

Warmth in her voice,
a heart that never rests,
any day, any hour,
she’d answer – through her own tests.
When trouble came knocking,
she was the first name we’d call,
following every detail,
with care that caught us all.

Through health struggles she walked,
yet gave her strength to others.
A beautiful soul, a guide,
a sister to us all.
British Safety Council misses you,
your kindness, your light.
Anindita, you’ll be remembered – 
forever in our sight.

Daniel Johnson
Associate health and safety auditor 

Anindita, 

For over seven years you supported me whenever I was in India – thoughtful, warm, and always smiling.

Your courage, strength, and kindness is something I will never forget – you were a truly inspirational person. 

You will be deeply missed… fondly remembered… and it was a privilege to know you.

Rest in peace.

Mike Robinson
Chief executive

What can I say that hasn’t already been dais about this amazing lady?

All I can add is this: within every company there’s that one go-to person – the person you can turn to for anything, at any time. For so many of us, that person was Anindita.

She encompassed everything this organisation stands for. No matter how bust she was, no matter what was on her own plate, she would stop, take the time, and make sure she truly listened – supporting you and helping you navigate whatever you were facing. That was simply who she was. 

During my time based in Dubai, Anindita always checked in on me. She knew that for much of my time here I’ve been far from family and friends, and throughout the current conflict she understood, without me having to say a word, that I’d be struggling. Her warm smile and her infectious zest for life never once failed to lift me and give me a boost when I needed it most.

To say she will be missed by the BSC family is a profound understatement. She leaves a space that simply cannot be filled – but she also leaves us so much; her kindness, her warmth, and the countless small movements of care she gave so freely. She will live long in our memories and forever in our hearts.

Anindita, you truly were one in a million. 

Thank you for everything. xxx 

Stephen Loynton
Regional strategic account manager
Middle East