Ballygunge Government High School (BGHS) is a school in West Bengal, India. This is a boys' only school for secondary and higher secondary level students. Till class 10, its medium of instruction is Bengali, but class 11 and class 12 are taught both in Bengali and in English.
Notable alumni
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Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak (; 4 November 19256 February 1976) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright. Widely considered as one of the greatest film makers of all time, his works remained largely underrated and ignored during hi ...
– Filmmaker and script-writer
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Sukhamoy Chakraborty – Economist
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Partha Sarathi Gupta – Historian
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Rahul Dev Burman
Rahul Dev Burman (; 27 June 1939 – 4 January 1994) was an Indian music director and singer, who is considered to be one of the greatest and most successful music directors of the Hindi film music industry. From the 1960s to the 1990s, Burman ...
– music director & actor
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Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...
-director & screenwriter
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Sombhu Mitra
Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theatre, where he is considered a pioneer. ...
- film actor & director
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Rajat Kanta Ray
Rajat Kanta Ray () is a historian of South Asian history, specializing in Modern Indian history.
Background
He is the son of Kumud Kanta Ray, Indian Civil Service, ICS who was a Home Secretary of West Bengal in the 1960s. His grandfather, Kam ...
– Historian
See also
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List of schools in Kolkata
The following is a list of schools in Kolkata, in the capital city of West Bengal, in India.
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* A. K. Ghosh Memorial School
* Abhinav Bharti High School
* Adamas International School
* Adarsh Hindi High School (Govt. Aided), Bhowanipore
* Ad ...
References
External links
BGHS Alumni Association
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Boys' schools in India
Primary schools in West Bengal
High schools and secondary schools in Kolkata
Educational institutions established in 1927
1927 establishments in British India