Historical figures in Darjeeling
The atlas holds 6 people and 11 moments here, from 1877 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Tenzing Norgay, Mother Teresa and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Mother Teresa
from 1929 to 1946
3 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1882
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Satyajit Ray
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian film director, screenwriter, author, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray was born and died in Calcutta (now Kolkata), made his career…
Sri Aurobindo
in 1877
1 moment here
Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Tenzing Norgay
from 1935 to 1986
4 moments here
Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, born Namgyal Wangdi, who with Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.…
Vivien Leigh
in 1913
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
Moments
- 1877 Loreto schooling in Darjeeling Sri Aurobindo
- 1882 First journey to Darjeeling Rabindranath Tagore
- 1913 Birth in Darjeeling Vivien Leigh
- 1929 Begins novitiate in Darjeeling Mother Teresa
- 1931 First religious vows Mother Teresa
- 1935 Recruited for Everest reconnaissance Tenzing Norgay
- 1946 Train journey for annual retreat Mother Teresa
- 1947 Return to Darjeeling during Partition Tenzing Norgay
- 1954 Director of Field Training at HMI Tenzing Norgay
- 1962 Kanchenjungha filming in Darjeeling Satyajit Ray
- 1986 Death in Darjeeling Tenzing Norgay