List of people from West Bengal

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This is a list of famous and notable people from West Bengal, India. It includes those who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief. What matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity. This list does not include the significant number of prominent East Bengali Refugees from East Bengal who settled in West Bengal after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947.

Contents

[edit] Literature

[edit] Founding Fathers and Major Figures

[edit] Children's story writers

[edit] Medieval Bengal Literary Scene

[edit] Other authors from Early Modern Period

[edit] Prominent Foreign Language Authors from Bengal

[edit] Other authors from early/mid twentieth century and some contemporary authors

[edit] Journalism

[edit] Language/Linguistics, Anthropology, History, and other Social Sciences

[edit] Renowned Scholars and Polymaths

[edit] Education

[edit] Pioneers

[edit] Post Independence

[edit] Others

[edit] Teachers

[edit] Philosophy

[edit] Pre Modern Period

[edit] Modern Age

[edit] Science

Physics

[edit] Religious Reformation

[edit] Pre-modern period

[edit] The Brahmo Samaj

[edit] Hindu Revival Movement

[edit] Mid-twentieth century religious figures

[edit] Social Reformation and Social Work

[edit] Major Figures

[edit] Derozians

[edit] The First Indian Women to break social barriers

  • Rani Rashmoni, Confronted with the British, First non-upper caste founder of Hindu Temple, Promoter of Ramakrishna in his initial days
  • Rassundari Dasi, first woman author from modern Bengal
  • Kadambini Ganguly, one of the first female graduates of the British Empire, and first woman physician
  • Chandramukhi Basu, one of the first female graduates of the British Empire, and the first head of an undergraduate college in South Asia (as principal of Bethune College, Calcutta)
  • Jnanadanandini Devi, first Hindu woman from respectable family to go abroad
  • Sarala Devi, first woman nationalist
  • Other Women from the Tagore family who were pioneers in many areas
  • Abala Bose, social worker
  • Amala Das, first woman from respectable Indian families to record songs on gramophone, among the foremost singers to sing in the Indian National Congress
  • Roma Chaudhuri, first Bengali woman to become a university Vice-Chancellor, of Rabindra Bharati University.
  • Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

[edit] Art

[edit] Early Modern Period

[edit] From mid-twentieth century

[edit] Photography, Publishing/Advertizing, Film Editing and other areas of Art

  • Hemendramohan Bose, Originator of swadeshi brands of various products in early twentieth century
  • Surendranath Kar, Architect, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
  • Dilip Kumar Gupta, a pioneer of Indian Advertising, who also modernized and professionalized publishing in Bengal,and helped many talented Bengali writers, poets, filmmakers and artists achieve their aspirations. First publisher of Jawarharlal Nehru's Discovery of India. A cultural icon and role model of his times.
  • Shambhu Shaha, Photojournalist of Tagore's Santiniketan
  • Dulal Dutta, Associate of Satyajit Ray
  • Subrata Mitra, Cinematographer associated with Satyajit Ray
  • Nemai Ghosh, Celebrated Photographer
  • Subroto Sengupta, Ad man of India; ex-CEO of Clarion Adv., Professor at IIM; Consultant to leading ad&mktg firms such as Contract advertising and TNS Mode; mentor to current luminaries in the field; beloved friend and colleague to radio, TV and film personalities such as Satyajit Ray; author of Brand Positioning - Strategies For Competitive Advantage - a unique text on advertising especially focusing on the theory and psychology behind advertising.
  • Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri internationally known as Indrani, award-winning iconic Photographer, director, author, and TV personality, created defining images of most important celebrities from David Bowie to Beyonce and Lady Gaga, and first photographer to star in an American TV docu-series about her work "Double Exposure" airing in over 50 countries

[edit] Music

[edit] Composers

[edit] Performers (Instrumental)

[edit] Performers (Vocal)

[edit] Classical

[edit] Songs of Tagore and his contemporaries

[edit] Recitation

[edit] Bengali Modern

[edit] Movies

[edit] Directors

[edit] Actors

[edit] Actresses

(Alphabetical) Also see List of Bengali actresses

[edit] Dance

[edit] Drama/Theatre

[edit] Sovereignty, Administration, Fight for Freedom of India, Post-Independence Rule and Politics

[edit] PreModern Bengal

[edit] Colonial Period: Indian Civil Servants and Statesmen

[edit] Colonial Period: Freedom Fighters

[edit] Early Figures

[edit] Twentienth Century

[edit] Post independence figures

[edit] Others

[edit] Donation and Social Welfare

[edit] Old Calcutta/ Bengal legends

[edit] Sports

[edit] Chess

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Football

[edit] Lawn Tennis

  • Leander Paes, Former doubles world no. one with Mahesh Bhupathi and bronze-medallist at Atlanta Olympics, 1996

[edit] Squash

[edit] Swimming

  • Arati Saha, First Asian woman to swim English Channel in 1959.
  • Bula Choudhury, First Indian woman to swim English Channel twice.
  • Mihir Sen, First Indian to swim across the English Channel in 1958.
  • Rashmi Sharma , First Indian Woman to crossed English Channel three times.
  • Richa Sharma, Indian woman crossed English Channel

[edit] Table Tennis

[edit] Others

[edit] Industry/Business

[edit] Other Areas

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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