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List Of People From Vidyasagar College Kolkata
Vidyasagar College has produced a large number of notable people, who has kept a remark on the society, since the foundation. The institute was previously a public school named "Metropolitan Institution", before upgrading to College. In 1871, the institute was upgraded to college and in 1917, the institute was named Vidyasagar College. Notable alumni before upgradation to college (before 1871) The notable alumnus of Metropolitan Institution before 1971, which was then a notable school, include: *Swami Vivekananda, philosopher and Hindu monk *Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, philosopher and Hindu monk *Brahmabandhav Upadhyay, theologian, journalist and Indian freedom fighter *Charu Chandra Bhattacharya, Bengali writer on scientific articles mainly for children * Priyanath Bose, circus performer and entrepreneur Notable alumni after upgradation to college (after 1871) The following list consists notable alumnus passed from or associated with Vidyasagar College after upgrading to College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Vivekananda-1893-09-signed
Swami ( ; sometimes abbreviated sw.) in Hinduism is an honorific title given to a male or female ascetic who has chosen the path of renunciation (''sanyāsa''), or has been initiated into a religious monastic order of Vaishnavas. It is used either before or after the subject's name (usually an adopted religious name). The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word ''swami'' is "e who isone with his self" ( stands for "self"), and can roughly be translated as "he/she who knows and is master of himself/herself". The term is often attributed to someone who has achieved mastery of a particular yogic system or demonstrated profound devotion (''bhakti'') to one or more Hindu gods. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' gives the etymology as: As a direct form of address, or as a stand-in for a swami's name, it is often rendered ''Swamiji'' (also ''Swami-ji'' or ''Swami Ji''). In modern Gaudiya Vaishnavism, ''Swami'' is also one of the 108 names for a sannyasi given in Bhaktisiddhanta Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda Chandra Agarwala
Ananda Chandra Agarwala (1874–1940) was a writer, poet, historian, translator and administrative officer from Sonitpur district of Assam. He is known as Bhangoni Kunwor (ভাঙনি কোঁৱৰ) for his translation of several English poems into Assamese. He was elected as a president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha in 1934 held at Mangaldoi. He was honoured with the title of ''Raibahadur'' by the ruling British Government. Ananda Chandra Agarwala was the brother of noted Assamese poet Chandra Kumar Agarwala and uncle of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a poet, playwright, composer, lyricist, writer and first Assamese Filmmaker. Literary works and life Growing up in a cultural and intellectual environment, the mother’s influence on the life of Anand Chandra Agarwal was immense. Ananda Chandra Agarwala’s devout mother is his original guru.Ananda Chandra Agarwal’sfirst published collection of poems was called 'Jilikani'. Anand Chandra Agarwal, who continued to beautify the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhabi Biswas
Chhabi Biswas (''Chabi Biśbās'') (13 July 1900 – 11 June 1962) was an Indian actor, primarily known for his performances in Tapan Sinha's '' Kabuliwala'' and Satyajit Ray's films '' Jalshaghar'' (''The Music Room'', 1958), '' Devi'' (''The Goddess'', 1960) and ''Kanchenjungha'' (1962). He is best remembered for his numerous roles as the quintessential aristocratic patriarch, and was himself the scion of a rich and cultured North Kolkata family. He was born on 12 July 1900. His father, Bhupatinath Biswas, was well known for his charitable works. His first name was Sachindranath, but his mother nicknamed her handsome son Chhabi (a beautiful picture!) and the name stuck throughout his life and career. His portrayal of the formidable father figure, though often typecast, yet was powerful and convincing enough to earn both popular and critical accolades. That portrayal was culturally significant, too as in the British Raj, enlightened Bengali used to combined both the hoary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Churn Law
Satya Churn Law (also transcribed as Satya Charan Law or in Bengali Satyacharan Laha) (1888 – 11 December 1984) was a wealthy naturalist, amateur ornithologist, educationist and intellectual in Calcutta.Edward Shils, Joseph Epstein (1997) Portraits: A Gallery of Intellectuals. University of Chicago Press, 1997 . p.78-79Law was born to Ambikacharan Laha and Kiranbala Devi at their home on Kailash Bose Street in Calcutta. He was educated at Vidyasagar College, Metropolitan College, and at Presidency College, obtaining a master's degree in history. He then obtained a law degree. He had an interest in bird from an early age and began to keep them and observe them in captivity. He was for a while a treasurer of the Indian Statistical Institute. He established an aviary at this home in Agarpada, near Calcutta in 1926. He was elected Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and Member of the British Ornithologists' Union. In 1937, Nirad C. Chaudhuri became his literary assistant. He wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
