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List Of People From Kolkata
List of notable people from Kolkata. The city of Kolkata has been regarded as the cultural capital of India. Writers, including poets Philosophers and religious teachers The most famous religious figure of Kolkata is Mother Teresa. Others are (in order of surname): * Bhakti Hridaya Bon (1901–1982) * Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami (1898–1968) *Rajendra Pillai (born 1968) * A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896–1977), founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) *Ramakrishna (1836–1886) * Ram Mohan Roy (1772–1833) *Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati (1874–1837), founder of Gaudiya Math * Keshab Chandra Sen (1838–1884) * Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) * Bhaktivinoda Thakur (1838–1914) *Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) * Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952) Engineers and scientists List in order of surname. * James Atkinson (1780–1852), surgeon, artist and Persian scholar * R. D. Banerji, archeologist * Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.————— The three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishnu Dey
Bishnu Dey (July 18, 1909 – December 3, 1982) was a leading Bengali poet, writer, essayist, academician, art appreciator, and connoisseur in the era of modernism and post-modernism. Modern Bengali poetry originated between the two World Wars. This period was also marked by the escalation of the Indian independence movement. The poverty of villagers and laborers and the unseemly affluence of some opportunists made the young generation hopelessly depressed. Young poets started writing in protest, in a new style. This literary crusade was championed by Bishnu Dey, Jibanananda Das, Buddhadeb Basu, Sudhindranath Dutta, Amiya Chakravarty, and others. These pioneers created and structured contemporary Bengali poetry in the post- Rabindranath era. Bishnu Dey was steeped in his country’s lore; he was in tune with India’s traditions even as he wrote what might be called revolutionary poetry, both in form and content. Unquestionably, his poetry dealt with fundamental events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinabandhu Mitra
Dinabandhu Mitra, also known as Denobhandhoo Mithra, (10 April 1829 – 1 November 1873) was a Bengali-language writer and dramatist. He is notable for his play '' Nil Darpan'' (1860). Early life Dinabandhu Mitra was born at Chowberia village in Gopalnagar P.S., North 24 Parganas and was the son of Kalachand Mitra. His given name was Gandharva Narayan, but he changed it to Dinabandhu Mitra. His education started at a village pathshala. His father arranged a job for him on a zamindar's estate in 1840. But the small boy fled to Kolkata, where he started working in the house of his uncle, Nilmani Mitra. Around 1846, he was admitted to the free school run by James Long. Dinabandhu was a bright student and won a number of scholarships. In 1850, he enrolled in Hindu College and was awarded scholarships for academic excellence. However, he did not appear in his last examination, and, instead, started working as a postmaster in Patna in 1855. He served in various posts in the Postal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun Mitra
Arun Mitra (2 November 1909 – 22 August 2000) was an Indian poet of Bengali, who also translated French literature. Selected bibliography English translations of titles are literal in most instances. Transcription of Bengali titles try to represent, as much as possible, the Bengali vernacular and not Sanskrit pronunciation of words. Poetry * ''Prantorekha'' orizon LineArani Publication, Kolkata. 1943 * ''Utser Dikey'' oward the SourceDipankar Publication, Kolkata. 1955 * ''Ghonishto Taap'' ntimate WarmthTribeni Publishers, Kolkata. 1963 * ''Mancher Bairey Matitey'' eyond the Stage on the EarthSaraswat Publication, Kolkata. 1970 * ''Shudhu Raater Shabdo Noi'' ot Just the Rustle of the NightNabopatro Publication, Kolkata. 1978 (Winner, Rabindranath Tagore Award) * ''Prathom Poli Shesh Pathor'' irst Silt Last StoneKaruna Publication, Kolkata. 1981 * ''Khunjtey Khunjtey Eto Door'' o Far After Searching So LongPratikhshan Publication, Kolkata. 1986 (Winner, Sahitya Ak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaresh Majumdar
Samaresh Majumdar (10 March 1944 – 8 May 2023) was an Indian Bengali language writer from West Bengal. Early life and education Majumdar was born on 10 March 1944 in Gairkata, Jalpaiguri district in the then British India. He spent his childhood years in the tea gardens of Dooars, Gairkata in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. He was a student of the Jalpaiguri Zilla School, Jalpaiguri. He completed his bachelor's degree in Bengali literature from Scottish Church College in Kolkata and his master's degree in Bengali Literature from University of Calcutta. His first story appeared in '' Desh'' literary magazine in 1967. ''Dour'' ("Run") was his first novel, which was published in ''Desh'' in 1976. He was associated with the Ananda Publishers. Genre Majumdar was best known for his Animesh series of novels, the second of which (''Kalbela'') won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984. He was also known for creating the detective character Arjun, who is the central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohitolal Majumdar
Mohitlal Majumdar (Bengali: মোহিতলাল মজুমদার; 26 October 1888 – 26 July 1952) was an Indian poet and essayist in the Bengali-language. He began his journey as a poet, but later became literary critic. Life Majumder was born in a Baidya family on 26 October 1888 in the village of Kanchrapara in Nadia district, India at his maternal uncle's house(Kanchrapara is now in North 24 Parganas district). His native village was Balagarh in Hooghly District of present-day West Bengal. He graduated in arts in 1908 from Ripon College (now Surendranath College), Kolkata. He began his career as a teacher at Calcutta High School in 1908 and continued in this profession until 1928. He also worked briefly as a kanungo (1914-1917) in the Settlement Department. He joined University of Dhaka, now in Bangladesh as a lecturer in the Bengali and Sanskrit Department in 1928 and retired from there in 1944. His present house is in a state of ruin at Chongarbon. Writing car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binoy Majumdar
Binoy Majumdar (; 17 September 1934 – 11 December 2006) was a Bengali poet who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005. Biography Binoy Majumdar was born in Myanmar (then Burma) on 17 September 1934. His family later moved to what is now Thakurnagar, West Bengal in India. Binoy loved mathematics from his early youth. He completed his 'Intermediate' (pre-University) studies at Presidency College, University of Calcutta. Although he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Bengal Engineering College ( now Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology IIEST, Shibpur), in 1957, Binoy turned to poetry later in life. He translated a number of science texts from the Russian to Bengali. When Binoy took to writing, the scientific training of systematic observation and enquiry of objects found a place, quite naturally, in his poetry. His first book of verse was ''Nakshatrer Aloy'' (''In the Light of the Stars''). However, Binoy Majumdar's most famous work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisir Kumar Maitra
Sisir Kumar Maitra (born 19 January 1887, Calcutta, India, died 1963) was Head of the Department of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University. His writings compared Eastern and Western philosophy, and the teachings of Sri Aurobindo in comparison with Western philosophers. Life Maitra was born into a Brahmin family, and as his father - who served as a Professor of English literature at the Dacca, Presidency and Ravenshaw Colleges - was very liberal in his views on social and religious matters, young Sisir was brought up free from social and religious orthodoxy. Maitra snr was also a great admirer of Rabindranath Tagore, and this was part of the intellectual atmosphere in which Sisir and his siblings lived. In his college days he was for a short time a great admirer of Hegel. His faith in the supremacy of reason was shaken by the philosophy of Henri Bergson, to which he devoted several years of study. Later he discovered Sri Aurobindo, and in a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazi Nazrul Islam
Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengalis, Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist and musician. He is the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a List of works by Kazi Nazrul Islam, large body of poetry, music, messages, novels, and stories with themes, that included equality, justice, anti-imperialism, humanity, rebellion against oppression and religious devotion. Nazrul Islam's activism for political and social justice as well as writing a poem titled as "Bidrohī", meaning "the rebel" in Bengali, earned him the title of "Bidrohī Kôbi" (''Rebel Poet''). His compositions form the avant-garde music genre of Nazrul Geeti, Nazrul Gīti (''Music of Nazrul''). Born into a Bengali Muslim Qadi, Kazi family from Churulia in Bardhaman district, Burdwan district in Bengal Presidency (now in West Bengal, India), Nazrul Islam received religious education and as a young man worked as a muezzin at a local mosque. He learned about poetry, dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Horne
Amelia Horne also known as Amy Haines and Amelia Bennett (1839–1921) was a British memoir writer. She is known for her memoirs describing her experiences as a survivor of the Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, having been taken captive by a sowar during the Satichaura Ghat massacre, thereby avoiding the Bibighar massacre. Life Amelia Horne was born in Calcutta as the daughter of the British master mariner Frederick Horne and Emma Horne. When her mother remarried, she became the stepdaughter of John Hampden Cook. She experienced the Siege of Cawnpore with her mother and stepfather. During the Satichaura Ghat massacre, she was abducted by a sowar, who took her as his captive wife. Being the private captive of the Sowar, she avoided the Bibighar massacre. She was eventually released by the sowar, who allowed her to return to her family in Calcutta. She married the railway official William Bennett (d. 1877). In 1872, she testified in court in Lucknow in favor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Goswami
Joy Goswami ( ; born November 10, 1954) is an Indian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Goswami writes in Bengali and is widely considered as one of the most important poets in the post- Jibanananda Das era of Bengali poetry. His work addresses ordinary lives, marriage struggles, relationships with women, and the act of writing. He is lauded for his linguistically inventive poetry, its semi-abstract imagery, and strong lyrical appeal. Goswami’s work is acclaimed in Bengal and India but remains obscure abroad, despite some translations by 1981 Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann. His poetry collections, short stories and novels have won several awards, including two Ananda Puraskar, the 1997 Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Award for ''Bajra Bidyut Bharti Khata (Journal of Thunder and Lightning)'', the 2000 Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection '' Pagali Tomar Sange (Crazy girl, with you)'', the 2012 Banga Bibhushan, the 2017 Moortidevi Award for '' Du Dondo Phowara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-grade poetry magazine ''Krittibas (magazine), Krittibas''. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific Bengali writers since Rabindranath Tagore, he has been called "the man who carried the modern consciousness of Bengal." His debut novel, ''Atmaprakash (novel), Atmaprakash'' (1964), established him as a novelist and was followed by ''Aranyer Din Ratri (novel), Aranyer Din Ratri.'' Both were fictionalized account of real-life events. Those Days (novel), ''Sei Somoy'', a work of historical fiction, marked a major departure from his earlier semi-autobiographical style and was later followed by its sequel, ''First Light (Ganguly novel), Pratham Alo'' (1996). His magnum opus, ''Purba Paschim (novel), Purba Paschim,'' dealt with the partition of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
