Writers from Kolkata

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

British novelist (1811–1863)

Indian American economist

Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894)

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic

Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the chief minister of West Bengal since 20 May 2011; she is the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress, she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister and is also the current leader of the house in West Bengal's Legislative Assembly.

Indian novelist and poet

Indian writer

Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016)

Bengali novelist and short story writer (1876-1938)

Anglo-Indian Egyptologist (1863–1963)

writer, memoirist, women's rights activist

Philosopher, academic, writer, translator, entrepreneur, social reformer and philanthropist (1820-1891)

Indian painter and writer (1871–1951)

novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

Indian actor (1935–2020)

Indian-American writer (1940-2017)

Bengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873)

Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright

Indian writer (1898–1971)

Indian novelist and epidemiologist

Indian writer (1909–1995)

Bengali poet and translator (1856–1877)

Indian film critic

Indian poet (1938-2019)

Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999)

Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932)

former president of the Universala Esperanto-Asocio

Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor (1887-1923)

Indian novelist, journalist and editor

Indian poet (1932-2021)

Bengali Poet (1899-1954)

Indian actress

Pakistani writer

Indian politician

Indian writer

Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013)

Award-winning and bestselling Bengali poet and author (1934-2012)

Indian author of children's books (1908–2007)

Irish-Scottish screenwriter

first civil servant of India

Bengali artist (1863-1915)

Indian writer

Indian writer (1809-1831)

Bengali poet and novelist (1914–1989)

British journalist (1935–2026)

French-Indian writer

Bengali scholar

Indian Dramatist and theatre personality

Indian writer

Indian revolutionary and noted sociologist (1880–1961)

Bengali poet

Indian writer and poet (1909-1982)

contemporary Indian-English novelist

Indian writer (1919–2003)

Playwright, musician, editor and painter (1849-1925)

Indian-American writer

Indian zoologist and author (1961- ) of both popular science books and sf short stories

Indian writer and poet

Indian writer and film director