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Gameplan has been associated with Kolkata Knight Riders since the inception of IPL in 2008. In 2018, Gameplan started and introduced Tata Steel Chess India which has since become India\u2019s foremost chess event and also the first to offer equal prize money in the open and women\u2019s competition and also the first to offer equal prize money in the open and women\u2019s competition. The company has also worked with content management and digital marketing, among other verticals in sports.\r\n      <\/p>\r\n      <p>\r\n        In 2012 we diversified in arts and culture based events. The Kolkata Literary Meet is now one of India\u2019s  foremost culture events. Gameplan Foundation is responsible for organising Bengal&#8217;s first ever Biennale and the second biggest Biennale of India which took place from Nov 2024 to Jan 2025.  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