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St. Xavier's College is a private,
The
The very first class had as few as 40 students. Later, in 1862, two years after its inception, the college was affiliated to the Calcutta University.
However, there was a paucity of funds for expansion work in terms of class rooms and to accommodate the Jesuits fathers. So The Rector appealed to the public of Calcutta in newspapers for generous assistance and was responded to with magnanimity by well wishers of the city in 1864. Besides Fr Depelchin and his assistant, Br. Koppes the builder went around personally collecting funds. The present imposing 5 storied building was built in an interval of 6 years, from 1934 to 1940 at a cost of Rs 9 lakhs, which was collected partly from the public of Calcutta, assistance from Belgium, and the huge rental received from the American army that occupied the building during the second war.sxccal.ed
history
etrieved on 6 February 2008 Expansion of the college has been a ceaseless effort, with a campus slated to come up in
commemorative stamp
Retrieved on 4 February 2008
The college has morning batch for boys only, that offers the
Catholic
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, autonomous higher education
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college under Calcutta University run by the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus
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in Kolkata
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, India. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1860 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who travelled to India. In 2006, it became the first autonomous college in West Bengal
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, India, and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta
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.
The National Institutional Ranking Framework
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has ranked the college 4th in India in 2021 and 8th in 2022.
History
The crest
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has remained the same, since it was undertaken in 1905.
The college was founded in 1860 by the Jesuits
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, an all-male Catholic religious order
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formed by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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. The college is named after Francis Xavier
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, the 16th century Spanish Jesuit saint. The founder of the college is Fr. Henri Depelchin. SJ. He had overseen most of the ground work, during the foundation years.
Sans Souci theatre
30 Park Street (now Mother Teresa Sarani), Kolkata-700016, was where the Sans Souci theatre was located, before 1843. A fire broke out in 1843, leaving nothing but ashes. This same address was later bought by 7 Jesuits, who had arrived from Belgium. It is here, that the present day campus stands tall.Foundation years
The present 30, Park Street address where the college is situated, is an amalgamation of numbers 10 and 11 of Park Street. Premise number 11, was bought for Rs 45,000.00, by Fr. Depelchen. These funds were made possible with the generous donations of the Anglo-Indians and with help from the home Province of Belgium. Park street is located in the heart ofKolkata
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and is a landmark street in the city, a melting pot of its diverse cultural, culinary, social and intellectual milieu.
The very first class had as few as 40 students. Later, in 1862, two years after its inception, the college was affiliated to the Calcutta University.
However, there was a paucity of funds for expansion work in terms of class rooms and to accommodate the Jesuits fathers. So The Rector appealed to the public of Calcutta in newspapers for generous assistance and was responded to with magnanimity by well wishers of the city in 1864. Besides Fr Depelchin and his assistant, Br. Koppes the builder went around personally collecting funds. The present imposing 5 storied building was built in an interval of 6 years, from 1934 to 1940 at a cost of Rs 9 lakhs, which was collected partly from the public of Calcutta, assistance from Belgium, and the huge rental received from the American army that occupied the building during the second war.sxccal.edhistory
etrieved on 6 February 2008 Expansion of the college has been a ceaseless effort, with a campus slated to come up in
Salt Lake City, Kolkata
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and a second boys' hostel not far away from the existing one.
Goethals Library
The Goethals library, which is located above the College Chapel, houses some of the oldest periodicals, journals and books. The treasures were inherited by the Jesuit Fathers in 1908, from the then Archbishop of Calcutta, Paul Goethals, S.J. Today, the treasures are well preserved and the library has become a spot of historical significance.Postal stamp
A commemorative stamp was issued by theIndian Post
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on 12 April 1985 depicting the college campus. Thus recognizing the college's contribution to society.indianpost.cocommemorative stamp
Retrieved on 4 February 2008
Courses
The college has morning batch for boys only, that offers the Bachelor of Commerce
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degree. The day section of the college houses the arts
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and science
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departments which offer undergraduate (honours) degrees in various subjects like English, Bengali
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* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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, political science
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, sociology
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, microbiology, computer science
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, animation and multimedia
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, mass communication and videography
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, mathematics, chemistry, physics
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, and economics
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. Masters programs in commerce
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(evening session), biotechnology
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(integrated five-year MSc), physics, microbiology and education are housed in the college along with the co-educational Bachelor of Commerce (evening) and Bachelor of Business Administration
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programs. The college has also introduced post-graduate programmes in english, political science and sociology since 2019.
The college, in its first ever foreign collaboration, has entered into a tie-up with the University of Manitoba
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The college classes are spread over four floors across two buildings. There are over 50 classrooms, half a dozen audio-visual rooms and three computer laboratories, each with a capacity to seat over 70 people.
The college also has well-equipped physics, chemistry and biotechnology laboratories to support the requirements of their respective departments; the Mass Communication and Videography department has a video library to assist its film students. The Central Library, spread over two floors, houses reference books from a gamut of different subjects, in addition to numerous periodicals, again from diverse fields; scientific journals and archives are also available as are books on fiction. The auditorium, equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, has a seating capacity of over 800 people. The football, and basketball courts are located behind the main college building and are shared between the college students and the students of St. Xavier's Collegiate School, the secondary section of which is housed in an adjacent flank of the college building.
The college has a culture of festivals- inter- and intra-college that span its academic calendar; that apart, the college campus and auditorium are often chosen as venues by outsider parties, in collaboration with the college, to host discussions and events. The college has also played host to numerous celebrity guests:
* Amitabh Bachchan and 
* Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
* Fine Arts Society
* National Cadet Corps (NCC)
* National Service Scheme (NSS)
* The Sports Department
* Hindi Literary Society (HLS)
* Bengali Literary Society (BLS)
* Xavierian Theatrical Society (XTS)
* Xavier's Academy of Dance & Music (XADAM)
* Xaverian Center for Equality and Liberty (XCEL)
* Xavier's Commerce Society (XCS)
* Xavier's Management Society (XMS)
* Leadership Training Service (LTS)
* The English Academy
* The Debating Society (XDS)
* The Placement Cell
The college has facilities for playing sports like: Football, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Cricket, Table Tennis, Badminton, Carrom and Foosball. These games are played throughout the year at both intra-college and inter-college levels.
A sports day is organised, every year in December. Students of the college, compete in various track and field events, on this day, amidst huge audiences from all over the city.
St. Xavier's College has some of the best festivals at the Undergraduate level in the country.
* XAVOTSAV, the cultural festival is held annually in late January or early February. Most colleges of Kolkata are invited to participate in events like Band Performance, Neon Dance, Classical Dance, Singing etc. This festival is organized by the Students Union along with the alumni body of the college.
* PRISM is the annual corporate simulation organised by EDC for first years.
* INERTIA, the international marketing festival is held annually in February or March. The events comprises Ambush Marketing, Ad Spoof, Brand Manager, International Trade and Crisis Management to name a few. The participants of this festival are Undergraduate as well as post-graduate students from around India and its neighboring countries. This festival is organized by the students and professors of the Department of Management (Commerce).
* INSIGNIA, the management festival is held annually in mid February. The top ten commerce colleges of India are invited to fight it out in events like Human Resource Management (HRM), Best Manager, Business Quiz, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) among many other events. This festival is organized by the students of the Bachelors of Commerce department (B.Com.).
* XAVIER'S MANAGEMENT CONVENTION (XMC), the management festival is held annually in February or March. XMC is a national festival. It includes events like Stress Interview (SI), B-Quiz (BQ), Business Plans(BP) and Advertising. This festival is organized by the students of the Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) department.
* ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS CAMP (EAC), organised by the EDC is an entrepreneurial bootcamp session that spans over two to three days and features speaker sessions by eminent personalities of the startup world, and mentoring and investing sessions for startups that participate in the event from across the country.
* SPECTRUM is the festival of the Department of Physics. It comprises ''debate'', ''quiz'', ''drama'', ''lectures'' by famous ''noble laureates'' and many more. It generally spans for a period of two days.
St. Xavier's is the only English medium college to have separate festivals for Hindi and Bengali.
* VIVIDHA, the Hindi festival, comprises events like Drama Competition, Extempore, Elocution etc. The mode of communication throughout the festival is Hindi.This festival is organized by the members of the Hindi Literary Society (HLS).
* XAVULLASH, the Bengali festival, comprises events like Debate, Extempore, Elocution etc. The mode of communication throughout the festival is Bengali.This festival is organized by the members of the Bengali Literary Society (BLS).
* The Department of Political Science inaugurated 3 major programmes since 2016 - SUFFRAGIUM started as the department's annual event. The day starts with the launching of the departmental journal ''Politique'' and offers a Q&A session between the students and the panelists comprising esteemed political scientists and researchers. The day also includes fun activities like Poli-Rattle (Just-A-Minute), Polo-Verse and Expeditious (Political Quiz).SANSAD is a Mock Parliament wherein students engage in a support/oppose debate on any political agenda acting a as simulation of the Lok Sabha.
A list of magazines that college students publish every year. These magazines are widely appreciated in academic circles:
* XAVERIAN: includes articles by students and staff members, who share their experiences of college. It also includes interviews with famous alumni members and photos of passing out batches.
* YOUTHINK, the annual commerce journal which includes articles from students and staff members on current commerce related issues. The topics in the past volumes were The Business of Sports, Turbulent Times, Superpowers, Change and The Gamble.
* ODE TO EXPRESSIONS is the annual magazine published by the English Academy. The magazine has featured columns by personalities such as
The college has a very active alumni association known as SXCAA, whose principal is the college president. The association supports the college in several projects by extending financial and managerial assistance. SXCAA is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act. It was the first alumni association in Kolkata to be granted 80G Certification from the Income Tax Department, acknowledging SXCAA's philanthropic activities.
SXCAA has been expanding its reach to ex-students by opening chapters in several cities around the world, including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, London, Dubai, New York and Dhaka.
Project 'Lakshaya' was launched by the college to invite donations from alumni to fund a new campus. The West Bengal government allotted the college of land at Rajarhat (New Town) for the new campus. The land will cost a subsidized 64 crores.
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Infrastructure
The college classes are spread over four floors across two buildings. There are over 50 classrooms, half a dozen audio-visual rooms and three computer laboratories, each with a capacity to seat over 70 people.
The college also has well-equipped physics, chemistry and biotechnology laboratories to support the requirements of their respective departments; the Mass Communication and Videography department has a video library to assist its film students. The Central Library, spread over two floors, houses reference books from a gamut of different subjects, in addition to numerous periodicals, again from diverse fields; scientific journals and archives are also available as are books on fiction. The auditorium, equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, has a seating capacity of over 800 people. The football, and basketball courts are located behind the main college building and are shared between the college students and the students of St. Xavier's Collegiate School, the secondary section of which is housed in an adjacent flank of the college building.
Hangouts
The canteen, the "Green Benches" - a popular, wi-fi enabled, student hangout area and Fr. Joris's Corner- an in-house stationery shop, are located parallel to the sports grounds. These are very heavily buzzing places during off periods and breaks. The "Green Benches" has become the best place in the campus for hanging out and having fun. The spot has a citywide reputation, for socializing and indulging in 'intelligent talks' with classmates.Popular culture
The college has a culture of festivals- inter- and intra-college that span its academic calendar; that apart, the college campus and auditorium are often chosen as venues by outsider parties, in collaboration with the college, to host discussions and events. The college has also played host to numerous celebrity guests:
* Amitabh Bachchan and Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as “Hip Hip Hurray” (1984), '' Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand'' (1997), ''Gangaaj ...
visited the campus to promote their film Aarakshan in the year 2011;
* Former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has been a part of the college's annual Earth Summit more than once;
* Pranab Mukherjee
Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...
, former President India, has also visited the college;
* Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, visited the campus on occasion of the 150th year celebrations;
* Ranbir Kapoor
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, Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu (born 8 May 1974) is an Indian director, screenwriter, actor and producer. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002. Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and ...
and Priyanka Chopra
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, visited the college to promote their film Barfi!
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, in 2012;
* KK, Mohit Chauhan
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, Sonu Nigam
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, Mika Singh
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, Monali Thakur, among others have performed at Beyond Barriers, an alumni organized, musical show, held at the college grounds, every year.
Convocation – keynote speakers
*M. K. Narayanan
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, Governor of West Bengal
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* Former Home Minister and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram
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* West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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Community and clubs
Apart from doing service to the community in the educational sphere, St. Xavier's is also involved in the environmental issues, youth welfare, women's welfare and poverty reduction. The college has an elected non-political student body called St. Xavier's College Student Council (SXCSC) which co-ordinates all the cultural activities on the campus. The college also has many active clubs, which are aimed at building leadership, creativity and managerial qualities in students. A list of clubs and societies are mentioned below:
* Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
* Fine Arts Society
* National Cadet Corps (NCC)
* National Service Scheme (NSS)
* The Sports Department
* Hindi Literary Society (HLS)
* Bengali Literary Society (BLS)
* Xavierian Theatrical Society (XTS)
* Xavier's Academy of Dance & Music (XADAM)
* Xaverian Center for Equality and Liberty (XCEL)
* Xavier's Commerce Society (XCS)
* Xavier's Management Society (XMS)
* Leadership Training Service (LTS)
* The English Academy
* The Debating Society (XDS)
* The Placement Cell
Sports and festivals
The college has facilities for playing sports like: Football, Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, Cricket, Table Tennis, Badminton, Carrom and Foosball. These games are played throughout the year at both intra-college and inter-college levels.
A sports day is organised, every year in December. Students of the college, compete in various track and field events, on this day, amidst huge audiences from all over the city.
St. Xavier's College has some of the best festivals at the Undergraduate level in the country.
* XAVOTSAV, the cultural festival is held annually in late January or early February. Most colleges of Kolkata are invited to participate in events like Band Performance, Neon Dance, Classical Dance, Singing etc. This festival is organized by the Students Union along with the alumni body of the college.
* PRISM is the annual corporate simulation organised by EDC for first years.
* INERTIA, the international marketing festival is held annually in February or March. The events comprises Ambush Marketing, Ad Spoof, Brand Manager, International Trade and Crisis Management to name a few. The participants of this festival are Undergraduate as well as post-graduate students from around India and its neighboring countries. This festival is organized by the students and professors of the Department of Management (Commerce).
* INSIGNIA, the management festival is held annually in mid February. The top ten commerce colleges of India are invited to fight it out in events like Human Resource Management (HRM), Best Manager, Business Quiz, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) among many other events. This festival is organized by the students of the Bachelors of Commerce department (B.Com.).
* XAVIER'S MANAGEMENT CONVENTION (XMC), the management festival is held annually in February or March. XMC is a national festival. It includes events like Stress Interview (SI), B-Quiz (BQ), Business Plans(BP) and Advertising. This festival is organized by the students of the Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) department.
* ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS CAMP (EAC), organised by the EDC is an entrepreneurial bootcamp session that spans over two to three days and features speaker sessions by eminent personalities of the startup world, and mentoring and investing sessions for startups that participate in the event from across the country.
* SPECTRUM is the festival of the Department of Physics. It comprises ''debate'', ''quiz'', ''drama'', ''lectures'' by famous ''noble laureates'' and many more. It generally spans for a period of two days.
St. Xavier's is the only English medium college to have separate festivals for Hindi and Bengali.
* VIVIDHA, the Hindi festival, comprises events like Drama Competition, Extempore, Elocution etc. The mode of communication throughout the festival is Hindi.This festival is organized by the members of the Hindi Literary Society (HLS).
* XAVULLASH, the Bengali festival, comprises events like Debate, Extempore, Elocution etc. The mode of communication throughout the festival is Bengali.This festival is organized by the members of the Bengali Literary Society (BLS).
* The Department of Political Science inaugurated 3 major programmes since 2016 - SUFFRAGIUM started as the department's annual event. The day starts with the launching of the departmental journal ''Politique'' and offers a Q&A session between the students and the panelists comprising esteemed political scientists and researchers. The day also includes fun activities like Poli-Rattle (Just-A-Minute), Polo-Verse and Expeditious (Political Quiz).SANSAD is a Mock Parliament wherein students engage in a support/oppose debate on any political agenda acting a as simulation of the Lok Sabha.
Publications
A list of magazines that college students publish every year. These magazines are widely appreciated in academic circles:
* XAVERIAN: includes articles by students and staff members, who share their experiences of college. It also includes interviews with famous alumni members and photos of passing out batches.
* YOUTHINK, the annual commerce journal which includes articles from students and staff members on current commerce related issues. The topics in the past volumes were The Business of Sports, Turbulent Times, Superpowers, Change and The Gamble.
* ODE TO EXPRESSIONS is the annual magazine published by the English Academy. The magazine has featured columns by personalities such as Shashi Tharoor
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and Devdutt Pattanaik
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, among others.
* ECO ECHOES is the annual economics journal published by the Economics Department.
* HORIZON is the annual physics journal published by the Department of Physics.It highlights the technological advancements of the world.
* PEBBLE is the annual journal published by the St Xavier's College Science Association (SXCSA).
* POLITIQUE is the annual political journal published by the Department of Political Science that includes students' articles based on current affairs and global issues.
Philanthropy and social activities
Prayas, a 3-day boot camp aimed at making underprivileged kids aware of the need of higher education was started in 2006 by the then principal of the college, Rev. Felix Raj, S.J. In the boot-camp, underprivileged children are brought to the college campus from nearby villages and slums for a fun filled day of activity and entertainment. The children are provided with free meals and gifts. This festival is organized by the social work department (under theNational Service Scheme
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) of the university.
Alumni association
The college has a very active alumni association known as SXCAA, whose principal is the college president. The association supports the college in several projects by extending financial and managerial assistance. SXCAA is registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act. It was the first alumni association in Kolkata to be granted 80G Certification from the Income Tax Department, acknowledging SXCAA's philanthropic activities.
SXCAA has been expanding its reach to ex-students by opening chapters in several cities around the world, including Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, London, Dubai, New York and Dhaka.
Project 'Lakshaya' was launched by the college to invite donations from alumni to fund a new campus. The West Bengal government allotted the college of land at Rajarhat (New Town) for the new campus. The land will cost a subsidized 64 crores.
Rankings
As of 2022, the college is ranked eighth in India by theNational Institutional Ranking Framework
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.
Notable alumni
*Aditya Vikram Birla
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– Former Chairman of Aditya Birla Group
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* Amar Singh – Indian Politician
* Chandrajit Banerjee – Director General of Confederation of Indian Industry
* Chinmoy Guha
Chinmoy Guha (born in September 1958 in Kolkata, India) is a professor and former Head of the department of English at the University of Calcutta, a Bengali essayist and translator, and a scholar of French language and literature. He has serve ...
– Former Head of the English Department, University of Calcutta
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, Sahitya Akademi Award
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winner (2019)
* Hamoodur Rahman
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Educated in law ...
– 7th Chief Justice of Pakistan
* Jeremy Bujakowski - Polish–Indian alpine skier
* Kamal Nath
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– Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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and Union Minister Govt of India, 9 time Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
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* Kazi Nuruzzaman – Soldier in Bangladesh Liberation War, awarded Bir Uttom
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Since the independence of Bang ...
* Lagnajita Chakraborty
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– playback singer
* Pramatha Chaudhuri – Writer during the Bengal Renaissance
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* R. Gopalakrishnan – Executive Director of Tata Sons
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* Ramananda Chatterjee
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– Journalist
* Shashi Tharoor
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– Politician, Member of Parliament
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, Diplomat at the UN, Author.
* Siddhartha Shankar Ray
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– Former Chief Minister of West Bengal
* Sombhu Mitra – Indian film actor, received the Padma Bhushan
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and Ramon Magsaysay Award
* Sourav Ganguly
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– Former Captain of Indian Cricket Team
* Syed Manzur Elahi – Former adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
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* Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
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– Novelist, awarded Padma Bhushan
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* Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutta () (29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little Th ...
– Actor, awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and National Film Award for Best Actor
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, 1970
Lakshmi Mittal
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Chairman & CEO,
ArcelorMittal
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Vice Chairman,
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Chairman,
Enso Group
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Dual Silver Medalist,
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Leander Paes
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Bronze Medalist,
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Preeminent Scientist,
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Vice-President
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, India File:Kamal Nath - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg,
Kamal Nath
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Dinesh Trivedi
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Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri
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Prosenjit Chatterjee
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National Film Award,
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Buddhadeb Guha
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Career
Born in Calcutta, Guha studied at St. Xavier's College of the Universi ...
Recipient of,
Ananda Puraskar
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History
The award can be traced to a comment by Annada Shankar Ray ruing the absence of lit ...
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Fifth,
Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Physicist, Mathematician,
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Kaji Manik Lal Rajbhandari
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See also
* St. Xavier's Collegiate School *List of Jesuit sites
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Nearly all these sites have bee ...
* List of schools named after Francis Xavier
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References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Xavier's College, Kolkata St. Xavier's College, Kolkata Schools in Colonial India Jesuit universities and colleges in India Educational institutions established in 1860 University of Calcutta affiliates Commerce colleges in India 1860 establishments in India