16 Notable alumni of
Rabindra Bharati University
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Rabindra Bharati University is 2185th in the world, 525th in Asia, and 58th in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 16 notable alumni from Rabindra Bharati University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Suvendu Adhikari
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Suvendu Adhikari is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party who is the current Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly since 2021 and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Nandigram Assembly constituency since 2021 and from Contai South (Vidhan Sabha constituency) from 2006 to 2009.
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Madhushree
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Madhushree is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical and western styles music. Her father wanted her to be a classical singer, she joined the Rabindra Bharati University and completed her master's degree, but her desire was always to be a playback singer.
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Methil Devika
- Occupations
- dancer
- Biography
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Methil Devika is an Indian classical dancer and research supervisor. She was a Senior Research Associate at ISRO's Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, in 2023 working on an arts-integrated-advance-science project ideated by her.
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Ajoy Chakrabarty
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is a Hindustani classical vocalist, composer, lyricist and an exponent of the Patiala-Kasur gharana. He was awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in India in 2020 and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2011.
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Tathagata Mukherjee
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- film directoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Tathagata Mukherjee is a Kolkata-based Indian writer, Director and actor. He is best known for his experimentation in Bengali Cinema. and his acting performances as lead in various television shows.
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Deepa Dasmunsi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Deepa Dasmunsi is an Indian politician. She served as the member of parliament for Raiganj in the 15th Lok Sabha. She was the Minister of State for Urban Development from October 2012 until May 2014. She was the wife of Indian National Congress politician Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, until his death in 2017.
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Neena Prasad
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India - Enrolled in Rabindra Bharati University
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- dancer
- Biography
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Neena Prasad is an Indian dancer. She is an exponent in the field of Mohiniyattam. She is the founder and principal of Bharthanjali Academy of Indian Dances in Thiruvananthapuram and Sougandika Centre for Mohinyattam in Chennai.
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Sunil Kothari
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- 1933-2020 (aged 87)
- Occupations
- art criticart historian
- Biography
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Sunil Kothari was a noted Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. He was also former Uday Shankar Professor at Ravindra Bharti University, Kolkata.
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Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
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- painter
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Subhaprasanna Bhattacharjee is an Indian artist, born in Kolkata in 1947. He graduated from the Indian College of Arts in 1969. He was an active member of the Calcutta Painters group. He married to artist Shipra Bhattacharya. Subhaprasanna was the student of the famous painter Debdoot Sheet.
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Chitresh Das
- Occupations
- choreographerdancer
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Chitresh Das was a classical dancer of the North Indian style of Kathak. Born in Calcutta, Das was a performer, choreographer, composer and educator. He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US and is credited with having established Kathak amongst the Indian diaspora in America. In 1979, Das established the Chhandam School of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company in California. In 2002, he founded Chhandam Nritya Bharati in India. There were ten branches of Chhandam worldwide. Until his death in 2015, Das taught dance as a way of life, a path for attaining self-knowledge and as a service to society.
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Moinul Hassan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Moinul Hassan is a writer and politician from All India Trinamool Congress and was a member of CPIM State Committee. He was a Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
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John Felix Raj
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Biography
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John Felix Raj is the a professor of economics at St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, India. He is a Jesuit priest of the Calcutta province of the Society of Jesus. He was the Rector from 1996 to 2002 and Principal from 2009 to 2017 of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
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Kherwal Saren
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- writerpolitician
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Kherwal Soren or Kalipada Soren is a Santhali playwright, author and editor.
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Niranjan Goswami
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Bangladesh - Occupations
- mime artistactor
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Niranjan Goswami is an Indian mime artist and stage director, credited by many with pioneering the art form of mime in India. He is the founder of Indian Mime Theatre, a group promoting the art of Mukhabhinaya.
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Moniruddin Khan
- Occupations
- historianwriter
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Moniruddin Khan is a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in the village Chaitpur in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal.
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Benazir Salam
- Occupations
- dancer
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Benazir Salam is an Indian classical dancer from Bangladesh.
