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Pages in category "People from Kolkata" The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Kolkata, India, is largely inhabited by the ethnic community of the native Bengalis (both Ghoti and Bangal origin) respectively. According to a report by the Indian Statistical Institute owned by the Government of India, the Kolkata city had a population of 4.5 million as of 2011 out of which the population of native Bengalis in Kolkata is almost 62% which comprised the majority of the city's ...
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, sometimes called "Asia's Nobel Prize", is given "to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society." Kolkata winners include: Mother Teresa (1910—1997) — Peace and International Understanding, 1962
In 1999, UNESCO declared 21 February as International Mother Language Day, in tribute to the Language Movement and the ethnolinguistic rights of people around the world. [177] Kolkata Book Fair is the world's largest non-trade and the most attended book fair, where people from different countries gather together. [178]
Going by the more strict definition, the Ghotis are those people whose ancestry is connected to the Western Bengal plains of Burdwan, Nadia, and Rarh region. The term began to be used since 1905 when Bengal was partitioned. The historic homeland of the Ghoti people remained at the presidency, and the eastern part became Eastern Bengal and Assam.
People from Kolkata (10 C, 124 P) Pages in category "People from Kolkata district" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Kolkata is known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage; as the former capital of India, it was the birthplace of modern Indian literary and artistic thought. [251] Kolkata has been called the "City of Furious, Creative Energy" [252] as well as the "cultural [or literary] capital of India".
Mass media people from Kolkata (2 C, 8 P) Medical doctors from Kolkata (52 P) Military personnel from Kolkata (2 C, 44 P) Models from Kolkata (1 C, 1 P)