List of people from Kolkata

List of notable people from Kolkata. The city of Kolkata has been regarded as the cultural capital of India.[1]

Writers, including poets

Philosophers and religious teachers

The most famous religious figure of Kolkata is Mother Teresa. Others are (in order of surname):

Engineers and scientists

List in order of surname.

Gallantry Awards winners

Ashoka Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

Bankers and business people

Freedom fighters

Performing arts

Artists

Directors

Cinema actors

Theatre figures

Photographers

Composers

Hindustani classical singers/maestros

Hindustani classical instrumentalists

Other singers

Contemporary Bollywood musicians

Dancers

Prominent dancers of the city include:

Magicians

Kolkata is the magic capital of India and has produced internationally famous magicians and performers, including:

Sports

Nobel laureates

Six Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Kolkata:

Ramon Magsaysay Award winners

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, sometimes called "Asia's Nobel Prize", is given "to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society." Kolkata winners include:

  • Mother Teresa (1910–1997) – Peace and International Understanding, 1962
  • Satyajit Ray (1921–1992) – Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1967
  • Gour Kishore Ghosh (1923–2000) – Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1981
  • Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016) – Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1997

Others

References

  1. ^ naiya, Arijit; Anita Desai (2003). Calcutta: a cultural and literary history. Signal Books. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-902669-59-5.
  2. ^ "Shanu Lahiri dead". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ^ "A Tale Of Two Women: In search of their own songs". The Telegraph. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Katha Kavya Abhinaya". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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