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| | studied English honours at Visva Bharati, became a Bengali writer and social activist, won Jnanpith Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Padma Vibhushan and other honours | [23] |
| Shivani | | well known Hindi writer and Padma Shri award winner, went to Santiniketan in 1936, when she was 12-years old and remained till her graduation. | [24] |
| | younger brother of Santidev Ghosh, attended school at Santiniketan. He subsequently became assistant editor of the literary magazine Desh in 1933 and its editor in 1976. He made Desh an institution amongst Bengalis. He was conferred Desikottama. | [25] [26] |
| | noted Assamese poet, novelist and dramatist, completed his undergraduate education at Santiniketan. He later received the Sahitya Akademi Award and was conferred the Padma Bhusan. | [27] |
| | Greek-American journalist-entrepreneur, was a student of comparative religion at Visva Bharati. | [28] |
| | a researcher and writer, did his PhD from Cheena Bhavana and joined McMaster University in Canada. | [29] |
| Bhuwan Dhungana | 1971 | Nepali poet and storywriter. She received a Diploma in Manipuri dance and Bengali literature. | [30] |
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| | master printmaker at Atelier 17 and sculptor, studied at Kala Bhavana. | [31] |
| | pioneering printmaker and graphic artist; first Indian principal of Government School of Art & Craft, Kolkata went to school at Santiniketan in its earlier days. | [32] |
| | an artist staying and working in Paris, graduated from Kala Bhavana. | [33] |
| | an artist based in Berlin, studied at Santiniketan. | [34] |
| | was a student of Kala Bhavana and is credited with having developed the adaptation of the national emblem and designed other pages of the Constitution of India. | [35] |
| | one of the illustrators of the Indian constitution, was a student of Kala Bhavana. | [36] |
| | painter, studied at Kala Bhavana. He was later conferred Padma Shri. | [37] |
| | came to Santiniketan at a young age and went on to become a legendary sculptor and artist. He was one of the ‘greats’, who made Santiniketan, a notable centre of modern art. He was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Academy and conferred Padma Bhushan, Desikottama by Visva Bharati and D Litt by Rabindra Bharati University. | [38] [39] |
| | was a student of Kala Bhavana and later joined the faculty. A brilliant artist, he was elected a Fellow of the Lalit Kala Academy and conferred Padma Vibhushan and Desikottama. | [40] |
| | noted painter and Padma Vibhushan award winner, was a student of Kala Bhavana and later came back to teach at Santiniketan. | [41] |
| | the renowned artist and illustrator of the Indian constitution, was a student at Kala Bhavana and later also associated actively. | [42] [43] |
| | was a noted painter who had studied at Kala Bhavana and later as principal reshaped it for contemporary art practices. | [44] |
| | who was student at Santiniketan and was later actively associated with it. He was conferred with Desikottama and Padma Shri. | [45] |
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| Name | data-sort-type="isoDate" | Class year | Notability | |
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| | the Rabindra Sangeet exponent was a student of Sangit Bhavana. | [46] |
| | noted painter and Padma Bhusan award winner, was a student of Kala Bhavana. | [47] |
| | came to Santiniketan to study Chemistry and became a renowned singer specialising in Rabindrasangeet. | [48] |
| | exponent of both Carnatic and Hindusthani classical music. After learning Carnatic classical music as a child from her mother, she came to Santiniketan to study philosophy and got attracted towards Hindusthani classical music. | [49] |
| | a prominent Rabindra Sangeet singer, was born and educated at Santiniketan. | [50] |
| | joined as a student in the ashrama and later became a teacher and Principal of Sangit Bhavana. An exponent of music and dance, he was elected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, conferred Desikottama by Visva Bharati and honorary D Litt by Burdwan University. | [51] |
| | was trained at Sangit Bhavana, and later joined the institution as a teacher and went on to become its principal. She was conferred Desikottama. She had over 300 gramophone discs to her credit and sang regularly in numerous programmes in India and abroad. | [52] |
| | was a student and later a teacher at Santiniketan. | [53] |
| | Rabindra Sangeet exponent, was a student at Santiniketan and later joined the faculty at Sangit Bhavana. | [54] |
| | Bangladeshi singer, was a topper at Sangit Bhavana. | [55] |
| | Bangladeshi musician, singer and composer, spent 17 years at Santiniketan. | [56] |
| | composer and musician, who had composed the Sri Lankan national anthem, had studied at Santiniketan for a short spell. | [57] |
| | the Bangladeshi exponent of Rabindra Sangeet, was trained at Santiniketan. She was conferred the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh in 2016. | [58] |
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| | who was born at Santiniketan and studied at Patha Bhavana, later won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. | [60] |
| | a molecular biologist, who did his Ph D from Visva Bharati University, was the chief scientist at the Institute of Microbial Technology. He is an elected fellow of all three Science Academies in India - the National Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy. | [61] [62] |
| | scientist and coordinator, Bio Informatics Centre, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, had studied physics at Santiniketan. | [63] |
| | plant molecular biologist, biochemist, inventor and a senior scientist at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi. He is known for his studies on the molecular and biochemical basis of seed vigor, longevity and seedling establishment. He completed his post graduation in botany at Santiniketan. | [64] [65] |
| | neurobiologist, senior scientist at National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, Gurgaon, completed his pre-doctoral studies in life sciences at Visva Bharati University. | [66] |
| | who studied history of art at Kala Bhavana, later joined as faculty and became its principal, is a leading art historian and has curated numerous art exhibitions. | [67] |
| | did his Ph D from Visva Bharati University and went on hold important academic positions as a Chinese scholar. He was conferred with Desikottama, Padma Bhusan and other awards. | |
| | was one of the earliest students of Visva Bharati and later became a professor of Islamic history and culture. He also taught the German language at Visva Bharati. He was a Bengali author, academic and linguist. | [68] |
| | stayed after his graduation at Santiniketan, where he studied Buddhism and Bengali and taught Italian, Chinese and Tibetan. | |
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| Name | data-sort-type="isoDate" | Tenure | Notability | |
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| 1903–1910 | taught at Santiniketan and translated Tagore's works into English. | [74] |
| | Austrian, first instructor in sculpture at Kala Bhavana, later spy for the Nazis in Vienna. | [75] [76] |
| | was a scholar and Nizam professor of Iranian Art at Visva Bharati. He later migrated to Pakistan and settled in Karachi. | [77] [78] |
| | taught in Santiniketan from 1937 to 1944. He was a prolific writer and was conferred the Desikottama. | [79] |
| | was a Hungarian orientalist, Islamologist and writer. In 1928, Tagore invited him to organise the Islamic history department at Visva Bharati. | [80] |
| | was a Chinese scholar and effective founder of Santiniketan's Cheena Bhavana, the oldest centre of Chinese studies in India. He devoted his life to the cause of Sino-Indian cultural friendship. He was conferred with Desikottama. | [81] |
| | taught at Santiniketan and translated Tagore's books into English. | [82] |
| | Austrian art historian, taught at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan in 1922–24. A skilled dancer she taught "musical drill" to the children of Santiniketan ashrama. She was conferred Desikottama and Padma Bhusan. | [83] |
| | Czech Indologist and translator, taught at Santiniketan and has translated Tagore into Czech. | [84] |
| | one of the pioneers of Chinese modern art, was visiting professor of Chinese fine arts at Santiniketan in 1939. | |
| | from Columbia University came as visiting professor of Sinology at Santiniketan in 1953–54. | |
| | was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art. Many critics consider his paintings among India's most important modern paintings. A Padma Vibhushan awardee he has trained a generation of artists at Santiniketan. | [85] [86] [87] [88] |
| | was an artist and architect known for developing an Indian style of architecture. He taught at Kala Bhavana and designed many buildings at Santiniketan | [89] |
| | was the first Kathakali teacher at Santiniketan from 1937 to 1941. | [90] |
| | sculptor and printmaker, taught at Kala Bhavana. He was recipient of the Padma Bhusan award. | [91] |
| | eminent painter and parliamentarian, teaches at Kala Bhavana. | [92] |
| | the Hungry generation poet, was a visiting professor at Visva Bharati after his retirement from Ananda Bazar Patrika | [93] |
| | journalist, writer, parliamentarian and Padma Bhusan award winner played an active role in the setting up and construction of the Hindi Bhavana at Santiniketan in 1939. | [94] |
| | taught Hindi at Visva Bharati and helped in establishing Hindi Bhavana, He was its head for many years. A noted Hindi writer and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, he was conferred Padma Bhusan. | [95] |
| | was a scholar best known for his 5-volume Bangiya Sabdakosh (Bengali dictionary), worked at Santiniketan all his life. He was conferred the Desikottama. | [96] |
| | Computer Scientist, Fellow of IEEE, USA was a faculty in Computer Science at Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. | [97] |
| | came to Santiniketan to teach chemistry and went on to be principal of Sangit Bhavana. A distinguished exponent and teacher of Rabindra Sangeet, he was conferred Desikottama. | [98] |
| | was visiting professor at Santiniketan. He was a leading Orientalist. | [99] |
| | was originating from Austria, he was Jewish. He was an Oriental scholar who was visiting professor at Santniketan in 1923–24. | [100] |
| | German Indologist, Sinlogist and Buddhist scholar, was visiting professor and fellow before becoming director of the Sino-Indian Institute in 1955–1960 at Santiniketan. | [101] |
| | was one of the first five students of Brahmavidyalaya at Santiniketan and was associated with Santiniketan most of his later life. | [102] [103] |
| | was associated with Santiniketan almost all his working life, He is best known as the biographer of Rabindranath. He was honoured with Desikottama and Padma Bhusan. | [104] [105] |
| | literary critic, academic and Bengali poet, was associated with Visva Bharati from 1924 to 1933. Thereafter, he earned a D Phil from Oxford university and worked in various academic positions in India and abroad. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award and was conferred the Desikottama and Padma Bhusan. | [106] |
| | was principal of Vidya Bhavana and vice chancellor for some time. He was a scholar and researcher. | [107] |
| 1957-1960 | was a Coventry born scholar who came to India as a lecturer of English literature at Visva Bharati. He is famous for his pioneering work on the terracotta temples of Bengal. | [108] |
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