16 Notable alumni of
Rabindra Bharati University
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Rabindra Bharati University is 2238th in the world, 546th 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 who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party since May 2021. Adhikari previously worked in the state ministry for the West Bengal government from 2016 to 2020. He was elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nandigram in 2016 and 2021, previously for South Contai in 2005, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamluk in 2009, and 2014.
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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. She joined the Rabindra Bharati University and completed her master's degree.
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Methil Devika
- Occupations
- dancer
- Biography
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Methil Devika is an Indian classical dancer, research supervisor and actress. 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 an Indian 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
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorfilm director
- 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
- Born in
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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
- Biography
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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 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
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- politician
- Biography
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Moinul Hassan is a writer and politician from TMC and was a member of CPI 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
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- 1954-.. (age 72)
- Biography
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John Felix Raj is 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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Niranjan Goswami
- Born in
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Bangladesh - Occupations
- mime artistactor
- Biography
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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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Kherwal Soren
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- writerpolitician
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Kalipada Soren or Kherwal Soren is an Indian Santali playwright, author, editor and politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Jhargram in West Bengal.
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Moniruddin Khan
- Occupations
- historianwriter
- Biography
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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.
