List of University of Calcutta people

This is a list of notable people connected to the University of Calcutta.

Fourteen heads of state and government, and four Nobel laureatesRabindranath Tagore, C. V. Raman, Amartya Sen, and Abhijit Banerjee. have been associated with the university.

Fellows Joseph Baly, Archdeacon of Calcutta, 1872–1883 Lal Behari Dey, Bengali Indian journalist who became a Christian missionary Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith, British Indologist Thomas Holbein Hendley, British medical officer in the Indian Medical Service and Indian art connoisseur Nawab Abdul Latif, Bengali nineteenth-century educator James Wood-Mason, British zoologist, director of the Indian Museum in Calcutta

Faculty NameAffiliationNotabilityReferencesAbandindranath TagoreVice-principal of the Government College of Art and Craft, 1905–1915Artist, and one of the pioneers of the Bengal School of ArtAbdur RahimTagore Professor of LawAbdul Majed KhanIslamic history and cultureLater taught at Victoria University of WellingtonAmitava RaychaudhuriProfessor in Particle physics and Astroparticle physics, 1980Winner of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and TechnologyBasanti Dulal NagchaudhuriPalit Professor of Physics, 1953–1959B. N. MukherjeeCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, 1975–1998Historian, numismatist, epigraphist and iconographistBiswa Ranjan NagPhysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureateBhabatarak BhattacharyyaStructural biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize laureateC. V. RamanPalit Professor of Physics, 1917–1932Winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize in PhysicsChinmoy GuhaProfessor of Department of English, 2008–2023Ordre des Arts et des Lettres winner, Ordre des Palmes académiques winnerD. R. BhandarkarCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, 1917–1936Debendra Mohan BosePalit Professor of Physics, 1932–1938Dineshchandra SircarCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, 1962–1972Epigraphist, historian, numismatist and folkloristDurga Mohan BhattacharyyaProfessor of Sanskrit at the Scottish Church College Sanskrit scholar and IndologistNalinaksha DuttProfessor of Sanskrit and Pali and head of the Department of Pali Sanskrit, Pali, Buddhism George ThibautCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, 1912–1917IndologistHarinath DeLinguist, first lecturer of the Department of Linguistics, 1907Hari VasudevanProfessor of History of Europe, 1978–2017Historian Hem Chandra RaychaudhuriCarmichael Professor of Ancient Indian History and Culture, 1936–1952Jagadish Chandra BoseProfessor of physics at Presidency CollegeThe Presidency College (now known as Presidency University) was affiliated to the University of Calcutta between 1857 and 2010.Kalidas NagProfessor of history at the Scottish Church CollegeMember of ParliamentKhudiram DasRamtanu Lahiri Professor of Bengali and head of the Department of Modern Indian Languages, 1973–1981Krishna DharTaught journalismPoet and journalistMalcolm AdiseshiahLecturer at St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, 1930–1936Mahasweta DeviLecturer at Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College, 1964–1977English literatureMeghnad SahaPalit Professor of Physics 1938–1953Mukul DeyPrincipal of the Government College of Art and Craft, 1928–1943ArtistNrisingha Prasad BhaduriProfessor at Gurudas College of Department of Sanskrit 1975–2010Writer and IndologistRajendra PrasadProfessor of economics at Calcutta City College1st president of IndiaRabindranath TagoreRamtanu Lahiri Professor in 1932Winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in LiteratureSadhan BasuProfessor of Physical chemistry, 1965-1985Winner of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology Subodh SarkarProfessor at City College, Kolkata, 1984-2023English literatureSarvepalli RadhakrishnanProfessor of Philosophy occupying the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science, 1921–19322nd president of IndiaSatyendra Nath BoseLecturer of Physics, 1916–1921Physicist known for his work in the field of quantum mechanicsSuniti Kumar ChatterjiKhaira Professor of Indian Linguistics and PhoneticsLinguist, educationist, and Padma Bhushan recipientSurendranath BanerjeeProfessor at Vidyasagar College 1875-1908English literatureUpendranath BrahmachariLecturer of medicineKnighted by the British governmentVishnu Kant ShastriLecturer of HindiGovernor of Uttar Pradesh

Alumni

Arts NameClass yearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAbanindranath TagoreGovernment College of Art & CraftArtistAbhishek Chatterjee Seth Anandram Jaipuria College ActorAnjan ChattopadhyaySitaristAnup GhoshalAsutosh CollegePlayback singerAbir Chatterjee1998Seth Anandram Jaipuria CollegeActorAnanya ChatterjeeJogamaya Devi CollegeActressArjun Chakrabarty2008St. Xavier's College, KolkataActor, anchorBadal SircarScottish Church College, Bengal Engineering CollegeDramatistBasdeo BissoondoyalPioneering educator, fighter for the right to vote in British MauritiusBiman Bihari DasGovernment College of Art & CraftSculptorBirendra Krishna BhadraScottish Church CollegePlaywright, actor, narrator and theatre directorBhaswar Chatterjee1993Asutosh CollegeActor, writer, social activistBhupen HazarikaIACottonThe Cotton College (now known as Cotton University) was affiliated to the University of Calcutta between 1901 and 1948.Playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and film-maker Bickram GhoshSt. Xavier's College, KolkataMusicianBuddhadeb Dasgupta Scottish Church CollegeFilm directorBulbul Chowdhury Scottish Church CollegeArtistClarence BarlowComposerDebaki BoseVidyasagar CollegeFilm directorDebshankar HaldarScottish Church CollegeTheatre ActorDiptendu PramanickScottish Church CollegeFirst Secretary of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association; former secretary of Film Federation of India (1953–54)Goutam GhoseBanga Bibhushan Award winner, film directorJeet Gannguli Score composer, music director, singerJeetBhawanipur Education Society CollegeIndian actorJisshu SenguptaHeramba Chandra CollegeIndian actorKumar SanuSingerKoel Mallick2000Gokhale Memorial Girls' CollegeActressMadhav SharmaScottish Church CollegeComedian and actor based in the UKManna DeyScottish Church College, Vidyasagar CollegeSingerManoj MitraScottish Church CollegeActor, director and playwrightMithun ChakrabortyScottish Church CollegeActorMrinal Sen1941Scottish Church CollegePadma Bhushan winner, film directorNandalal BoseGovernment College of Art & CraftArtistP. C. Sorcar, Jr.MagicianPankaj MullickScottish Church CollegeMusic director and composerPrabhat RoyMaharaja Manindra Chandra CollegeFilm directorPritamPresidencyMusic directorRabi GhoshAsutosh CollegeActorRituparna SenguptaLady Brabourne CollegeActressRaima Sen1997Rani Birla Girls' CollegeActressRajatava DuttaNetaji Nagar Day CollegeActorRudraprasad SenguptaScottish Church CollegeDirector of Nandikar theatre groupRupam IslamAsutosh CollegeIndian singer, songwriter, music composer, and writerSachin Dev BurmanComilla Victoria Government CollegeSingerSalil ChowdhuryBangabasi CollegeSinger, music director, lyricistSatyajit RayBAPresidencyOscar-winning film directorSomnath HoreGovernment College of Art & CraftArtistSoumitra ChatterjeeBachelor of ArtsCity CollegeActorSohini SarkarActressSuchitra MitraScottish Church CollegeSingerSrijit MukherjiB.ComPresidencyIndian filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist, playwriter, theater artistSunil Das1959Government College of Art & CraftArtistTarun MajumdarScottish Church CollegePadma Shri Award winner, film directorTripti MitraAsutosh CollegePadma Shri winner, Indian actress and theatre personalityUttam KumarGoenka College of Commerce and Business AdministrationActor, director, producer, composer, singerUtpal DuttSt. Xavier's College, KolkataActor

Business NameClass yearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesHarsh GoenkaChairman, RPG GroupJagmohan DalmiyaScottish Church CollegeChairman of M.L.Dalmiya and Co.Lakshmi Niwas MittalBComSt. Xavier'sBillionaire, steel tycoon, entrepreneurMani Lal BhaumikScottish Church CollegeInventor of the Excimer LaserPrafulla Chandra Royfounder of Bengal ChemicalsRama Prasad GoenkaPresidencyChairman, RPG GroupSanjiv GoenkaChairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka GroupVinay MalooChairman of Enso GroupDilip ShanghviBhawanipur Education SocietyBillionaire businessman, founder of Sun Pharmaceuticals

Humanities and social sciences NameClass yearDegreeCollegeNotabilityReferencesAbhijit Banerjee1981B.Sc. (Economics)PresidencyWinner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in EconomicsAtri Kar2011BA (English Literature)Second transgender person in India to take part in a civil services exam after a long legal battle, primary school teacher at Kuntighat.Atiquzzaman Khan1943MA (History)PresidencyFounder-Chairman of the Department of Journalism at the University of Dhaka in 1962.Amartya SenBA (Economics)PresidencyWinner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in EconomicsBashabi FraserBA (English Literature)Lady Brabourne CollegeIndian-born Scottish academic, editor, translator, and writer; professor emerita of English and Creative Writing at Edinburgh Napier University; honorary fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Edinburgh; appointed CBE in 2021Benoy Kumar Sarkar1905EconomistD. N. JhaBA (History)PresidencyProfessor of history, Delhi UniversityGayatri Chakravorty Spivak1959BA (English)PresidencyPhilosopher, literary theoristKhudiram DasMA (Bengali)LinguistNirad C. ChaudhuriScottish Church CollegeHistorian and commentator on cultureR. D. Banerji1907; 1911BA; MAPresidencyDiscoverer of Mohenjodaro, the principal site of the Harappa cultureRajat Kanta RayBA (History)PresidencyHistorianRamaprasad ChandaScottish Church CollegeHistorian, anthropologist and archaeologistSamita SenBA; MAHistorianSatyabrata Rai ChowdhuriPolitical scientist; fellow of the University of LondonShomie DasFormer headmaster of Mayo College and The Doon SchoolSumit SarkarPresidencyProfessor of history, Delhi UniversitySuniti Kumar ChatterjeeScottish Church CollegeLinguistSurajit Chandra SinhaPresidencyAnthropologistSusobhan SarkarPresidencyProfessor and head of Department of History, Presidency College, CalcuttaTapan RaychaudhuriBA (History); DPhil (History)PresidencyProfessor of Indian History and Civilisation, University of Oxford

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