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Put AI to work in your business. No coding.

I'm Akhil. I run a third-generation business in Kolkata and use AI in it every day. I teach small groups how to do the same in one Sunday morning, and I build AI systems for businesses that would rather have it done for them.

  • ₹2,500per person
  • 2 hourshands-on
  • Max 8in the room
  • Sector VSalt Lake, Kolkata
Akhil Sonthalia at his desk

You type

Write a 50-word website description for a maroon Banarasi silk saree with a gold zari border. Warm tone, mention one occasion, no exaggeration.

AI drafts

A deep maroon Banarasi silk, finished with a hand-woven gold zari border that catches the light without shouting. Soft enough to drape easily, rich enough for a wedding reception or a milestone puja. Comes with a matching unstitched blouse piece.

Then reuse the same brief for the next 19 products. Illustrative example

Workshops

Learn to use it yourself

Two hours, eight people, your own laptop or phone. You leave able to write, plan, summarise and reply with AI, and you get two weeks of WhatsApp support afterwards.

Consulting

Have it built for you

Tell me what is slow, repetitive or annoying in your business. I scope it with you, quote before any work starts, build it, and hand it over working.

Two workshops. Pick the pace that suits you.

Both run on Sundays, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at ERGO Tower in Sector V. Dates go to the interest list first, then to everyone else.

The AI Starter Session

For business owners, managers and working professionals.

Dates to be announced
  • ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini: which to use for what
  • Emails, SOPs and business documents in minutes
  • Marketing, sales and customer replies with AI
  • A first look at AI agents and automation
Price
₹2,500
Group size
Max 8
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AI for Everyday Life & New Beginnings

For complete beginners. Gentle pace, plain language, everyone welcome.

Dates to be announced
  • Your first conversations with AI, step by step
  • Meal plans, budgets, messages and letters
  • Ideas for a side income or a fresh start
  • Spotting scams, deepfakes and voice cloning
Price
₹2,500
Group size
Max 7
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What happens in the two hours

Mostly doing, very little lecturing. I adapt the examples to whoever is in the room.

A live demo first

Within the first few minutes you watch AI do a real piece of work, start to finish.

The plain-language basics

What these tools are, where they go wrong, and how to brief them like a new employee.

Your own tasks, hands-on

You try it on your own emails, documents and customer messages while I help at your seat.

Take it home

A prompt cheat sheet, the slides, two weeks of WhatsApp support and a month of email support.

Glimpses from our workshops

ERGO Tower, Sector V, Kolkata. Real sessions, real laptops, real questions.

What people said after the session

In just two hours, he clearly demonstrated how AI can simplify everyday work and significantly improve productivity.

Rishi

Founding Director, Kouzina Hospitality Pvt Ltd

I left with a much better understanding of AI and a strong foundation for using it in the future. Akhil was very approachable, and the interactive nature of the session and examples cited made even new and complex topics easy to understand.

Kanupriya

Finance Professional

The workshop was an eye opener regarding the various AI apps available other than ChatGPT. I also got to know which app is suitable for which type of work.

Aditya

Owner, Electronics Retail Store Chain

Already know what you want AI to do? I'll build it.

A workshop teaches you to do it yourself. Sometimes you just need it working by Friday. I take on a small number of AI consulting projects for businesses in and around Kolkata.

A working automation

Customer messages drafted, replied to or routed, with you approving what needs approving.

A custom tool or dashboard

Built around your own data, documents and way of working.

A connected system

AI linked to the email, spreadsheets and files you already use.

Strategy and a build plan

A clear plan your own team can carry out, when that is the better answer.

How booking a seat works

Rooms are small, so seats go to the interest list before anyone else.

Register your interest

Free, takes a minute. No payment yet.

A date is announced

You hear before it goes public.

Pay to confirm

Your seat is confirmed the moment you pay. Payment is non-refundable.

Remaining seats open

Only then do leftover seats go to the public.

Akhil at the front of the room before a session begins

Not a techie. Not a slide deck.

I didn't come to AI from a tech background. I came to it from spreadsheets, supplier calls and paperwork at Jal Pravahika, my family's water infrastructure company.

In 2022 I started handing AI the boring parts: documentation, reports, day-to-day admin. I kept finding one more thing to hand over, until it became part of how I work. That is the version of AI I teach and build: the practical kind, the part that is useful when you are busy running something real.

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One Sunday morning. Then AI is part of how you work.

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