Tag: West Bengal

  Calm and Composed well-known politician Pranab Mukherjee served as the 13th President of India from 2012-2017. His political journey has been quite long. For...

  Who does not know about the Great Rabindranath Tagore in India? The person whom we remember every time we utter the lyrics of India’s...

  Quick Facts Name: Ramananda Chatterjee Also Known As: Father of Indian Journalism Famous As: Editor, Journalist Birth Date: 29 May 1865 Birth Place: Village Pathakpara, Bankura District, West Bengal, British India Died On:...

  Quick Facts Name: Satyajit Ray Also Fondly Known As: Manik Da Famous As: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Lyricist, Music Composer, Calligrapher, Illustrator, Writer Birth Date: 2 May 1921 (Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On:...

  Quick Facts Name: Prabodh Chandra Dey Popularly Known As: Manna Dey Famous As: Playback Singer Birth Date: 1 May 1919 (Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On: 24 October 2013 Nationality: Indian Parents: Purna Chandra Dey (Father), Mahamaya (Mother) Spouse: Sulochana Kumaran Children: Daughters...

  Quick Facts Name: Subroto Mukerjee Also Known As: Father of the Indian Air Force Famous As: First Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force Birth Date: 5 March...

  Quick Facts Name: Subhash Mukhopadhyay Also Known As: Podatik Kobi Famous As: Poet Nationality: Indian Birth Date: 12 February 1919 (Krishnanagar, West Bengal) Died On: 8 July 2003 Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award (1964), Jnanpith Award (1991), Padma...

  Quick Facts Name: Benode Behari Mukherjee Famous As: Artist Nationality: Indian Birth Date: 7 February 1904 (Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On: 11 November 1980 Awards: Padma Vibhushan (1974), Rabindra Puraskar (1980)   Benode (also Binod) Behari...

  Quick Facts Name: Nirmal Kumar Bose Famous As: Anthropologist, Educationist, Sociologist, Social Worker Nationality: Indian Birth Date: 22 January 1901 (Kolkata, West Bengal) Died On: 15 October 1972 Awards: Annandale Gold Medal (1948),...

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  Quick Facts Name: Indra Lal Roy Also Known As: Laddie Famous As: First Flying Ace of India Birth Date: 2 December 1898 Died On: 22 July 1918 in Carvin, France Nationality: Indian Birth Place:...

  Quick Facts Name: Alokesh Bappi Lahiri Famous As: Singer, Music Composer, Music Director Birth Date: 27 November 1952 Nationality: Indian Birth Place: Jalpaiguri, West Bengal Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (1985),...