Historical figures in Kolkata
The atlas holds 27 people and 84 moments here, from 1811 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
1 moment here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
in 1999
1 moment here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Asha Bhosle
in 2018
1 moment here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Chulalongkorn
in 1872
1 moment here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
Corazon Aquino
in 1997
1 moment here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
C. V. Raman
from 1907 to 1928
5 moments here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1992
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Diego Maradona
in 2008
1 moment here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Ghalib
in 1828
3 moments here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1934
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1946 to 1947
3 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Mother Teresa
from 1937 to 1997
5 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Paramahansa Yogananda
in 1935
1 moment here
Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Rabindranath Tagore
from 1861 to 1941
4 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Rajendra Prasad
from 1902 to 1915
6 moments here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Ramakrishna
from 1852 to 1886
12 moments here
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1934
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Ronald Ross
from 1898 to 1927
2 moments here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1906
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
in 1921
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Satyajit Ray
from 1921 to 1992
5 moments here
Indian film director, screenwriter, author, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray was born and died in Calcutta (now Kolkata), made his career…
Satyendra Nath Bose
from 1894 to 1974
7 moments here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sri Aurobindo
from 1872 to 1909
7 moments here
Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Swami Vivekananda
from 1863 to 1902
10 moments here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Moments
- 1811 Birth in Calcutta William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1828 Arrival in Calcutta Ghalib
- 1828 Call on Andrew Stirling Ghalib
- 1828 Mushairah in Calcutta Ghalib
- 1852 Move to Calcutta Ramakrishna
- 1855 Dakshineswar Kali Temple dedication Ramakrishna
- 1861 Born at Jorasanko mansion Rabindranath Tagore
- 1863 Birth at ancestral home Swami Vivekananda
- 1868 Pilgrimage departure with Mathur Ramakrishna
- 1868 Return to Dakshineswar from pilgrimage Ramakrishna
- 1871 Metropolitan Institution schooling Swami Vivekananda
- 1872 Administrative tour of Calcutta Chulalongkorn
- 1872 Countryside stay at Panihati Rabindranath Tagore
- 1872 Birth in Calcutta Sri Aurobindo
- 1875 Visit to Keshab Sen at Belgharia Ramakrishna
- 1879 Meeting Lord Lytton Ulysses S. Grant
- 1879 Kirtan at Keshab Sen's house Ramakrishna
- 1881 First meeting with Ramakrishna Swami Vivekananda
- 1881 Visit to Dakshineswar Swami Vivekananda
- 1881 Portrait at Bengal Photographers' Studio Ramakrishna
- 1882 Meeting Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ramakrishna
- 1885 Care for Ramakrishna at Cossipore Swami Vivekananda
- 1885 Residence for treatment at Shyampukur Ramakrishna
- 1885 Transfer to Cossipore Garden House Ramakrishna
- 1886 Blessing devotees at Cossipore Ramakrishna
- 1886 Early Ramakrishna Math Swami Vivekananda
- 1886 Death at Cossipore Garden House Ramakrishna
- 1888 Beginning of wandering pilgrimage Swami Vivekananda
- 1894 Birth in Calcutta Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1897 Founding Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda
- 1898 Arrival at Presidency General Hospital Ronald Ross
- 1900 Return to Calcutta Swami Vivekananda
- 1901 Marriage in Calcutta Sri Aurobindo
- 1902 Presidency College student Rajendra Prasad
- 1902 Death at Belur Math Swami Vivekananda
- 1906 Congress volunteer in Calcutta Rajendra Prasad
- 1906 Congress and Social Conference address Sarojini Naidu
- 1906 Move to Calcutta and Bengal National College Sri Aurobindo
- 1907 Finance-service posting in Calcutta C. V. Raman
- 1907 Residence at Eden Hindu Hostel Rajendra Prasad
- 1908 Arrest at Grey Street office Sri Aurobindo
- 1908 Undertrial confinement at Alipore Jail Sri Aurobindo
- 1909 Professor at Calcutta City College Rajendra Prasad
- 1909 Entered Presidency College Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1909 Uttarpara Speech Sri Aurobindo
- 1909 Right of Association speech Sri Aurobindo
- 1911 Return posting to Calcutta C. V. Raman
- 1911 Joins Congress in Calcutta Rajendra Prasad
- 1915 Master's law examination Rajendra Prasad
- 1915 MSc achievement at Calcutta University Satyendra Nath Bose