Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

male, deceased (1941) (India)
Hindu revivalist, National anthem writer, calcutta, colloquial, Monotheist, Modern Indian philosopher…Visva-Bharati University, University of Calcutta alumni
(7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo Samaj philosopher, visual artist, playwright,...
Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

male, deceased (1992)
Visva-Bharati University alumni, Filmfare Awards winner, Akira Kurosawa Award winner, cannes, cannes film festival, film director…University of Calcutta alumni, Visva-Bharati University
Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker regarded as one of the greatest film directors of the twentieth century. Born in the city of Kolkata (then...
Suchitra Mitra

Suchitra Mitra

female
musician, Scottish Church College, Visva-Bharati University, University of Calcutta alumni, University of Calcutta, From Kolkata…Rabindra Bharati University, Lecturer in Rabindra Bharati University
Suchitra Mitra is a well respected exponent of Rabindra Sangeet or the songs of Bengal's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore. She studied at the...
Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar

male, deceased (1977)
from Almora, Visva-Bharati University, Narail, Kathakali, Indian dance, Radha
Uday Shankar was a world renowned classical dancer and choreographer from India. Born in Udaipur, Rajasthan to a Bengali family with origins in...
Benode Behari Mukherjee

Benode Behari Mukherjee

male
toba sojo, The Inner Eye, nepal, Behala, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
Benodebehari Mukherjee (1904 - 1980) was an Indian artist. He was born in Behala, Kolkata (then Calcutta) - now in the Indian state of West Bengal....
Henry Morley

Henry Morley

male
PhD, Moravian, editor, library, lecturer, Universal…University of London, Visva Bharati University
Morley claimed that he had a natural inclination to laziness. If he was right, he fought it off very successfully. Moving on from his evening...

Martha L. Moore-Keish

female
Harvard University, Presbyterian, Emory University, union theological seminary, presbyterian church, minister…Visva-Bharati University
Martha L. Moore-Keish , Assistant Professor of Liturgical Studies. Professor Moore-Keish has studied ritual and religion throughout her...

Kaushik Majumdar

male
Rutgers University, programme, Deputy Director, Visva-Bharati University, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Deputy Director, IPNI-India Programme…Ph.D. degree from Rutgers University
Dr. Kaushik Majumdar Deputy Director, IPNI-India Programme Dr. Kaushik Majumdar is Deputy Director of the Potash & Phosphate Institute of...