Sri Baban Gorai

Founder’s Profile

Sri Baban Gorai is the Founder and Director of Burnpur Panthers, a youth-focused social welfare and adventure organization dedicated to physical training, mountaineering, athletics, leadership development, and community service. A respected Athletics and Boxing Coach at SAIL–ISP, he has spent years mentoring young athletes, adventure enthusiasts, and government job aspirants.

An Arts Graduate from The University of Burdwan and a Post Graduate in Master of Social Work (MSW) from Netaji Subhas Open University, Sri Gorai combines academic grounding with practical excellence in sports and social service.

He has successfully completed both the Basic Mountaineering Course (2002) and the Advanced Mountaineering Course (2010) from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling, along with Civil Defence Basic, Advanced, and Rescue Training. His expedition profile includes Satopanth Trek, Mount Bhanoti Expedition, Mount Jogin I & III Expedition, Unnamed Peak Expedition, Everest Base Camp Trek, and Sandakphu Trek. He has also served as an Instructor of the National Adventure Foundation and completed the “Train the Trainer” Course at the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi.

A State, National, and International Medalist, Sri Baban Gorai has achieved distinction in the 800 Metres Run, including an International Gold Medal at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, along with medals in Swimming and Boxing at major championships. In 2025, he represented the All India Steel Plant Sports Board as the Under-17 Boys’ and Girls’ National Coach at Rohtak, Haryana.

His life and work continue to inspire Burnpur Panthers’ mission of building disciplined, capable, socially responsible, and self-reliant youth through adventure, sports, service, and mentorship.

Sri Baban Gorai is the visionary behind Burnpur Panthers — a dedicated mentor, mountaineer, athletics coach, boxing trainer, and social worker whose life has been shaped by discipline, adventure, service, and the pursuit of excellence. Through his leadership, Burnpur Panthers has grown into a platform that empowers youth through physical training, mountaineering, sports development, social awareness, and community welfare.

He serves as an Athletics and Boxing Coach at SAIL–ISP and has consistently worked towards nurturing young talent, guiding government job aspirants, and promoting a healthy, disciplined, and purposeful lifestyle among the younger generation.