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| caption = South Point High School entrance
| caption = South Point High School entrance
| motto = Courage to Know
| motto = Courage to Know
| address = Birla Building, 9/1 R. N. Mukherjee Road<ref name=Address>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/Contactus.aspx|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> (Education Society)<br />16 Mandeville Gardens (Junior School)<br />82/7A Ballygunge Place (High School)
| address = Birla Building, 9/1 R. N. Mukherjee Road<ref name=Address>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/Contactus.aspx|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> (Education Society)<br />16 Mandeville Gardens (junior school)<br />82/7A Ballygunge Place (high school)
| city = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]]
| city = [[Kolkata, West Bengal]]
| country = India
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|31|33|N|88|22|36|E|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|31|33|N|88|22|36|E|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Private school]]
| type = [[Private school]]
| established = {{Start date|1954}}
| established = {{Start date and age|1954}}
| founder = [[Satikanta Guha]]
| founder = [[Satikanta Guha]]
| principal = D.K. Chadda (Junior school)
| principal = D.K. Chadda (junior school)
| principal1 = Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee (High school)
| principal1 = Rupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee (high school)
| faculty = 120 (Junior school)<br /> 75 (High school)<ref name=Faculty>{{cite web|title=Faculty|url=http://southpoint.edu.in/Faculty.aspx|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
| faculty = 120 (sunior school)<br /> 75 (high school)<ref name=Faculty>{{cite web|title=Faculty|url=http://southpoint.edu.in/Faculty.aspx|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>
| teaching_staff = 70 (Junior school)<br /> 40 (High school)<ref name=Faculty />
| teaching_staff = 70 (junior school)<br /> 40 (high school)<ref name=Faculty />
| students = ~ 12000
| students = ~ 12000
| grades = [[Nursery school|Nursery I]] to [[Fifth grade|V]] (Junior school) <br />[[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Twelfth grade|XII]] (High school)
| grades = [[Nursery school|Nursery I]] to [[Fifth grade|V]] (junior school) <br />[[Sixth grade|VI]] to [[Twelfth grade|XII]] (high school)
| affiliation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| affiliation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| colours = Navy blue, gold and white {{Color box|Navy}}{{Color box|Gold}}{{Color box|White}}
| colours = Navy blue, gold and white {{Color box|Navy}}{{Color box|Gold}}{{Color box|White}}
| publication = ''Nursery books, Mathematics books, song books and CDs''<ref name=Publications>{{cite web|title=Nursery Books|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/Images%2fpublication%2fAB956D919_37084A904Images%252fpublication%252f9DFBEE5C2_31771F0A6listofbooks.pdf|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>(Junior school),<br /> '''''Pointer (School magazine)'''''
| publication = Nursery books, mathematics books, song books and CDs<ref name=Publications>{{cite web|title=Nursery Books|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/Images%2fpublication%2fAB956D919_37084A904Images%252fpublication%252f9DFBEE5C2_31771F0A6listofbooks.pdf|publisher=South Point School|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref>(junior school),<br /> ''Pointer'' (school magazine)
| website = {{URL|https://www.southpoint.ac.in/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.southpoint.ac.in/}}
{{URL|https://www.southpoint.edu.in/}}
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'''South Point''' is a [[Higher secondary school|higher-secondary]] [[co-educational]] [[Private schools|private school]] located in [[Kolkata, West Bengal]] and affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], consisting of three organisations – '''South Point School''' (Nursery to Class V), '''South Point High School''' (Classes VI to XII) and '''South Point Education Society''' (administrative authority).<ref name="coaching">{{cite web|url=http://www.coachingindians.com/schools-in-india/kolkata-schools.html|title=Kolkata Schools|publisher=Coaching Indians|access-date=2009-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dey|first1=Anurag|title=In twilight years, gift of love to teachers|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120204/saturday/main3.htm|access-date=31 January 2015|work=The Tribune}}</ref> The school operates in two shifts for all classes: morning and afternoon. The school opened in 1954 and was the first co-educational school in [[Kolkata]]. Higher Secondary (10+2) education was introduced in 1960.
'''South Point''' is a [[Higher secondary school|higher-secondary]] [[co-educational]] [[Private schools|private school]] located in [[Kolkata, West Bengal]] and affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], consisting of three organisations – '''South Point School''' (nursery to Class V), '''South Point High School''' (classes VI to XII) and '''South Point Education Society''' (administrative authority).<ref name="coaching">{{cite web|url=http://www.coachingindians.com/schools-in-india/kolkata-schools.html|title=Kolkata Schools|publisher=Coaching Indians|access-date=2009-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dey|first1=Anurag|title=In twilight years, gift of love to teachers|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120204/saturday/main3.htm|access-date=31 January 2015|work=The Tribune}}</ref> The school operates in two shifts for all classes: morning and afternoon. The school opened in 1954 and was the first co-educational school in [[Kolkata]]. Higher secondary (10+2) education was introduced in 1960.


The school entered the [[Guiness Book of World Records]], as the largest educational institute of the world in 1984 till 1992 in terms of student numbers <ref>{{cite web|title=Guiness World Records|url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/south-point-school-that-groomed-a-nobel-laureate-has-name-in-guinness-record-book|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Get Bengal]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>. Regarded by many national school surveys as one of the best schools in India, the school has educated noted academics, politicians, artists, filmmakers, and entertainers. <ref>{{cite web|title=School |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/south-point-high-school-kolkata-takes-first-steps-into-space-with-student-nano-satellite-launch/cid/1877989|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=School Performance|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/west-bengal-jee-2024-toppers-list-out-99-53-students-pass-check-complete-list-of-highest-scorers-in-wbjee/articleshow/110766370.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
The school entered the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the largest educational institute of the world in 1984 until 1992, in terms of student numbers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guiness World Records|url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/south-point-school-that-groomed-a-nobel-laureate-has-name-in-guinness-record-book|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Get Bengal]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> Regarded by many national school surveys as one of the best schools in India, the school has educated noted academics, politicians, artists, filmmakers, and entertainers.<ref>{{cite web|title=School |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/campus/south-point-high-school-kolkata-takes-first-steps-into-space-with-student-nano-satellite-launch/cid/1877989|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=School Performance|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/west-bengal-jee-2024-toppers-list-out-99-53-students-pass-check-complete-list-of-highest-scorers-in-wbjee/articleshow/110766370.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
The school has among its alumni, a [[Nobel Laureate]], several [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureates, and winners of [[National Film Awards]] <ref name="Alumni">{{cite web|title=Abhijit was a quiet boy from class of 1976 at South Point
The school has among its alumni a [[Nobel laureate]], several [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureates, and winners of [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="Alumni">{{cite web|title=Abhijit was a quiet boy from class of 1976 at South Point
|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/abhijit-was-a-quiet-boy-from-class-of-1976-at-south-point/cid/1711766|date=15 October 2019|first=Sudeshna|last=Banerjee|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/12000-south-point-students-sign-congratulatory-messages-for-abhijit-banerjee/articleshow/71593719.cms|work= The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= SOUTH POINT SCHOOL-Guinness Book |date=14 October 2019|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-abhijit-banerjee-wins-nobel-prize-for-economics-know-full-name-teachers-reaction-school-he-studied-in-and-its-guinness-book-of-records-link-112456|access-date=2019-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref>.
|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/abhijit-was-a-quiet-boy-from-class-of-1976-at-south-point/cid/1711766|date=15 October 2019|first=Sudeshna|last=Banerjee|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]]|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Alumni2|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/12000-south-point-students-sign-congratulatory-messages-for-abhijit-banerjee/articleshow/71593719.cms|work= The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= SOUTH POINT SCHOOL-Guinness Book |date=14 October 2019|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-abhijit-banerjee-wins-nobel-prize-for-economics-know-full-name-teachers-reaction-school-he-studied-in-and-its-guinness-book-of-records-link-112456|access-date=2019-10-28|language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Founded on 1 April 1954 at 16 Mandeville Gardens, [[Kolkata]], by [[Satikanta Guha]] and his wife, Pritylata Guha, the institution began as the first English medium co-educational school in Kolkata with just twenty students, and the founders’ vision was supported by a small, devoted group of teachers, with the initial faculty comprising prominent figures from Bengal’s cultural, literary, and artistic circles. Initially operational as a single unit, the school split into two buildings, with the high school shifting to Ballygunge Place in 1980.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/history.aspx|publisher=South Point Education Society|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/Boy-oh-boy-Its-an-OBrien/articleshow/29649595.cms|title=after which he took charge as assistant principal of South Point high school for seven years|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> The school initially had among its faculty, noted actor and director [[Utpal Dutt]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/lifetime-of-love-learning-at-south-point/cid/1289420}}</ref>, teaching English Literature, [[Gita Ghatak]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/health-help-launch-for-schoolmates-at-reunion-of-south-point-ex-students-association/cid/1998210}}</ref>, noted [[Rabindrasangeet]] vocalist and acclaimed actress as a teacher of music, [[Kamal Kumar Majumdar]], noted Bengali writer and critic, teaching Bengali and his younger sister, the artist [[Shanu Lahiri]] teaching arts and crafts. <ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/history/|access-date=2020-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
Founded on 1 April 1954 at 16 Mandeville Gardens, [[Kolkata]], by [[Satikanta Guha]] and his wife, Pritylata Guha, the institution began as the first English medium co-educational school in Kolkata with just twenty students, and the founders’ vision was supported by a small, devoted group of teachers, with the initial faculty comprising prominent figures from Bengal’s cultural, literary, and artistic circles.
Initially operational as a single unit, the school split into two buildings, with the high school shifting to Ballygunge Place in 1980.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/history.aspx|publisher=South Point Education Society|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/Boy-oh-boy-Its-an-OBrien/articleshow/29649595.cms|title=after which he took charge as assistant principal of South Point high school for seven years|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> The school initially had among its faculty, noted actor and director [[Utpal Dutt]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/lifetime-of-love-learning-at-south-point/cid/1289420}}</ref> teaching English Literature, [[Gita Ghatak]],<ref name="Historysp">{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/health-help-launch-for-schoolmates-at-reunion-of-south-point-ex-students-association/cid/1998210}}</ref> noted [[Rabindrasangeet]] vocalist and acclaimed actress as a teacher of music, [[Kamal Kumar Majumdar]], noted Bengali writer and critic, teaching Bengali and his younger sister, the artist [[Shanu Lahiri]] teaching arts and crafts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/history/|access-date=2020-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Emblem and objective ==
== Emblem and objective ==
The School Emblem, showing a bird (dove or paloma) in flight, symbolizes "''man's everlasting quest for knowledge and the desire to soar above the mundane.''"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/aims-and-objectives/|title=Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> The motto of the School is 'Courage to Know'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/aims-and-objectives/|access-date=2020-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
The School Emblem, showing a bird (dove or paloma) in flight, symbolizes "man's everlasting quest for knowledge and the desire to soar above the mundane."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southpoint.edu.in/aims-and-objectives/|title=Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> The motto of the School is 'Courage to Know'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/aims-and-objectives/|access-date=2020-07-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Priyamvada Birla Campus ==
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In order to address space constraints and enhance infrastructure, South Point School and South Point High School will move to a new and much larger campus named the Priyamvada Birla Campus of South Point named after the late Smt. Priyamvada Birla, philanthropist and wife of [[M.P. Birla]] Group founder Late Shri [[Madhav Prasad Birla]]. The campus is currently under construction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 date for Bypass campus|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/2022-date-for-bypass-campus/cid/1685030|access-date=2020-10-17|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The New Campus – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/the-new-campus/|access-date=2020-10-17|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
'''Academia'''<br>
'''Academia'''<br>
''Sciences''
''Sciences''
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*[[Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee]], Professor of Economics, [[MIT]], [[Nobel Laureate]] in Economics <ref name="Alumni" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Abhijit Banerjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-to-fete-abhijit-on-next-visit/articleshow/71712156.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Sumit Ranjan Das]], high energy physicist and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate <ref>{{cite web|title=[Sumit Ranjan Das|url=https://pa.as.uky.edu/users/srdas2|date=23 October 2019|work=[[NYT]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[Saurabh Bagchi]], Professor of Computer Science, [[Purdue University]], ACM,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACM Honors Distinguished Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators for Innovations|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2013/november/acm-honors-distinguished-computer-scientists-engineers-and-educators-for-innovations|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.acm.org|language=en}}</ref> IFIP,<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFIP WG10.4 Members|url=https://www.dependability.org/wg10.4/members.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.dependability.org}}</ref> IEEE<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Bagchi {{!}} IEEE Computer Society|url=https://www.computer.org/profiles/saurabh-bagchi|access-date=2021-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Distinguished Scientist, Humboldt Fellow<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Purdue News|title=Purdue engineer receives Humboldt Research Award|url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q2/purdue-engineer-receives-humboldt-research-award.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.purdue.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Saurabh Bagchi]], Professor of Computer Science, [[Purdue University]], ACM,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ACM Honors Distinguished Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators for Innovations|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2013/november/acm-honors-distinguished-computer-scientists-engineers-and-educators-for-innovations|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.acm.org|language=en}}</ref> IFIP,<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFIP WG10.4 Members|url=https://www.dependability.org/wg10.4/members.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.dependability.org}}</ref> IEEE<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saurabh Bagchi {{!}} IEEE Computer Society|url=https://www.computer.org/profiles/saurabh-bagchi|access-date=2021-06-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Distinguished Scientist, Humboldt Fellow<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Purdue News|title=Purdue engineer receives Humboldt Research Award|url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q2/purdue-engineer-receives-humboldt-research-award.html|access-date=2021-06-07|website=www.purdue.edu|language=en}}</ref>
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*[[Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee]], Professor of Economics, [[MIT]], [[Nobel Laureate]] in Economics<ref name="Alumni" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Abhijit Banerjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-to-fete-abhijit-on-next-visit/articleshow/71712156.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Sumit Ranjan Das]], high energy physicist and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate<ref>{{cite web|title=[Sumit Ranjan Das|url=https://pa.as.uky.edu/users/srdas2|date=23 October 2019|work=[[NYT]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[Abhik Ghosh]], chemist, professor, and winner of the Hans Fischer Career Award (2022) for lifetime contributions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines |url=http://www.icpp-spp.org/icpp10/general/awards.php |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.icpp-spp.org}}</ref>
*[[Abhik Ghosh]], chemist, professor, and winner of the Hans Fischer Career Award (2022) for lifetime contributions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines |url=http://www.icpp-spp.org/icpp10/general/awards.php |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.icpp-spp.org}}</ref>
*[[Abhijit Mukherjee (Earth Scientist)]], scientist and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate <ref name="Alumni 9">{{cite web|title=Abhijit Mukherjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bengal-scores-high-with-bhatnagar-prize/articleshow/78341243.cms|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Abhijit Mukherjee (earth scientist)|Abhijit Mukherjee]], scientist and [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate<ref name="Alumni 9">{{cite web|title=Abhijit Mukherjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bengal-scores-high-with-bhatnagar-prize/articleshow/78341243.cms|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Amitava Raychaudhuri]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate, physicist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Calcutta University (nephew of [[Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri]])
*[[Amitava Raychaudhuri]], [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] laureate, physicist, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Calcutta University (nephew of [[Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amitava Raychaudhuri|url=https://www.iacs.res.in/maincontroller.php?navid=19&subnavid=70}}</ref>
*[[Sucharit Sarkar]], mathematician <ref name="Alumni 20">{{cite web|title=Sucharit Sarkar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/for-these-champs-mathematics-is-the-mantra-of-life/articleshow/17606337.cms|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Sucharit Sarkar]], mathematician<ref name="Alumni 20">{{cite web|title=Sucharit Sarkar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/for-these-champs-mathematics-is-the-mantra-of-life/articleshow/17606337.cms|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>


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''Humanities''<br>
*[[Supriya Chaudhuri]], a scholar of English literature, Professor Emerita of Jadavpur University <ref>{{cite web|title=Supriya Chaudhuri|url=https://shakespeareinbengal.in/supriya-chaudhuri-jadavpur-university/|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Shakespeare in Bengal]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>


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''Humanities''
'''Writers'''<br>
*[[Aroup Chatterjee]], doctor, writer and critic <ref>{{cite web|title= Aroup Chatterjee|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/world/asia/mother-teresa-critic.html?_r=0|date=23 October 2019|work=[[NYT]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[Supriya Chaudhuri]], scholar of English literature, Professor Emerita of Jadavpur University<ref>{{cite web|title=Supriya Chaudhuri|url=https://shakespeareinbengal.in/supriya-chaudhuri-jadavpur-university/|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Shakespeare in Bengal]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Shamik Ghosh]], Sahitya Akademi Youth Award-winning Bengali writer (2017; Government of India) <ref name="Alumni 12">{{cite web|title=Shamik Ghosh|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/pdf/AR-2017-18.pdf|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Anuradha Roy (novelist)]], an acclaimed author whose book 'Sleeping on Jupiter' was longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Roy|url=https://www.thejcbprize.org/author/anuradha-roy}}</ref>
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'''Art and Entertainment'''<br>
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*[[Rituparno Ghosh]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker <ref>{{cite web|title=Rituparno Ghosh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/rituparno-would-ask-me-to-shampoo-his-hair-school-friend-hiranjit-bose/articleshow/35844602.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], National Film Award-winning Bengali actor and Bengal Vibhushan (West Bengal Government) awardee <ref>{{cite web|title=Prosenjit Chatterjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bumbada-works-his-magic-on-city-educators/articleshow/73531497.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Srijit Mukherji]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter <ref>{{cite web|title=Srijit Mukherji|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]], filmmaker <ref>{{cite web|title=Aniruddha Roy Choudhury|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-alumni-shoot-7-minute-video-pay-tribute-to-nature/articleshow/75611221.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Bedabrata Pain]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker, scientist, and inventor <ref>{{cite web|title=Bedabrata Pain|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-alumni-shoot-7-minute-video-pay-tribute-to-nature/articleshow/75611221.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Sandip Ray]], renowned filmmaker (son of [[Satyajit Ray]])
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*[[Tanmoy Bose]], percussionist and tabla player <ref>{{cite web|title=Tanmoy Bose|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=936|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Swarganga]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Kamalini Mukherji]], noted [[Rabindrasangeet]] vocalist <ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamalini Mukherji|url=https://kamalinimukherji.com/bio}}</ref>
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*[[Saswata Chatterjee]], critically acclaimed Bengali actor <ref name="Alumni 10">{{cite web|title=Saswata Chatterjee|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/saswata-chatterjee-the-scenestealer-111646983453046.html|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Miss Jojo (Bengali singer)]], Bengali singer and performer <ref>{{Cite web|title=History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/health-help-launch-for-schoolmates-at-reunion-of-south-point-ex-students-association/cid/1998210}}</ref>
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*[[Swarup Dutta]], veteran Bengali actor <ref name="Alumni 11">{{cite web|title=Swaroop Dutta|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/veteran-bengali-actor-swarup-dutta-passes-away-5834133/|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Pratim D. Gupta]], film critic, journalist, filmmaker
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*[[Bauddhayan Mukherji]], filmmaker <ref>{{Cite web|title=Baudhayan Mukherji|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation}}</ref>
*[[Subrata Sen]], filmmaker
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*[[Riddhi Sen]], National Film Award-winning actor <ref>{{Cite web|title=Riddhi Sen|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Oct/10/riddhi-sen-the-man-they-call-national-award-8261.html}}</ref>
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*[[Bhaswar Chatterjee]], actor <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhaswar Chatterjee|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation}}</ref>
*Abhijit Das Gupta, filmmaker
*Rajat Ganguly, actor


'''Politics'''<br>
'''Writers'''
*[[Ritabrata Banerjee]], politician, Member of Rajya Sabha, India <ref>{{cite web|title=Ritabrata Banerjee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/ritabrata-banerjee-formally-expelled-from-cpm-4845241/|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[Aroup Chatterjee]], doctor, writer and critic<ref>{{cite web|title= Aroup Chatterjee|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/world/asia/mother-teresa-critic.html?_r=0|date=23 October 2019|work=[[NYT]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Shamik Ghosh]], Sahitya Akademi Youth Award-winning Bengali writer (2017; Government of India)<ref name="Alumni 12">{{cite web|title=Shamik Ghosh|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/pdf/AR-2017-18.pdf|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[Papiya Adhikari]], actress and politician
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*[[Anuradha Roy (novelist)|Anuradha Roy]], author whose book ''Sleeping on Jupiter'' was longlisted for the 2015 Man Booker Prize<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Roy|url=https://www.thejcbprize.org/author/anuradha-roy}}</ref>
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'''Arts and entertainment'''
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*[[Tanmoy Bose]], percussionist and tabla player<ref>{{cite web|title=Tanmoy Bose|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=936|date=23 October 2019|work=[[Swarganga]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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*[[Bhaswar Chatterjee]], actor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhaswar Chatterjee|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation}}</ref>
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*[[Prosenjit Chatterjee]], National Film Award-winning Bengali actor and Bengal Vibhushan (West Bengal Government) awardee<ref>{{cite web|title=Prosenjit Chatterjee|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/bumbada-works-his-magic-on-city-educators/articleshow/73531497.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Saswata Chatterjee]], critically acclaimed National Film Award-winning Bengali actor<ref name="Alumni 10">{{cite web|title=Saswata Chatterjee|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/saswata-chatterjee-the-scenestealer-111646983453046.html|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Aniruddha Roy Choudhury|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-alumni-shoot-7-minute-video-pay-tribute-to-nature/articleshow/75611221.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[Sourav Das (actor)|Sourav Das]], Bengali actor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sourav Das|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/edugraph/the-telegraph-school-awards-for-excellence-2023-honoured-schools-teachers-students-and-parents/cid/1961833}}</ref>
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*[[Swarup Dutta]], veteran Bengali actor<ref name="Alumni 11">{{cite web|title=Swaroop Dutta|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/veteran-bengali-actor-swarup-dutta-passes-away-5834133/|date=27 September 2020|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
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*[[Rituparno Ghosh]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Rituparno Ghosh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/rituparno-would-ask-me-to-shampoo-his-hair-school-friend-hiranjit-bose/articleshow/35844602.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[Pratim D. Gupta]], film critic, journalist, filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pratim D. Gupta|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Oct/10/riddhi-sen-the-man-they-call-national-award-8261.html}}</ref>
*[[Miss Jojo (Bengali singer)|Miss Jojo]], Bengali singer and performer<ref name="Historysp"/>
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*[[Bauddhayan Mukherji]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baudhayan Mukherji|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation}}</ref>
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*[[Kamalini Mukherji]], [[Rabindrasangeet]] vocalist<ref>{{Cite web|title= Kamalini Mukherji|url=https://kamalinimukherji.com/bio}}</ref>
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*[[Srijit Mukherji]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=Srijit Mukherji|url=https://t2online.in/goodlife/wheels-1/exclusive:-a-special-screening-of-manikbabur-megh-was-arranged-for-retired-teachers-of-south-point-school/1050198?utm_source=recommendation&ref=recommendation|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Bedabrata Pain]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker, scientist, and inventor<ref>{{cite web|title=Bedabrata Pain|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-alumni-shoot-7-minute-video-pay-tribute-to-nature/articleshow/75611221.cms|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Sandip Ray]], National Film Award-winning filmmaker (son of [[Satyajit Ray]])
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*[[Riddhi Sen]], National Film Award-winning actor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riddhi Sen|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Oct/10/riddhi-sen-the-man-they-call-national-award-8261.html}}</ref>
*[[Subrata Sen]], filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|title=Subrata Sen|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/Oct/10/riddhi-sen-the-man-they-call-national-award-8261.html}}</ref>


'''Politics'''
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== The Priyamvada Birla Campus ==
*[[Papiya Adhikari]], actress and politician<ref>{{Cite web|title=Papiya Adhikari|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/south-point-alumni-shoot-7-minute-video-pay-tribute-to-nature/articleshow/75611221.cms}}</ref>
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In order to address space constraints and enhance infrastructure, South Point School and South Point High School will move to a new and much larger campus named the Priyamvada Birla Campus of South Point named after Late Smt. Priyamvada Birla, philanthropist and wife of [[M.P. Birla]] Group founder Late Shri [[Madhav Prasad Birla]]. The campus is currently under construction.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 date for Bypass campus|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/2022-date-for-bypass-campus/cid/1685030|access-date=2020-10-17|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The New Campus – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL|url=https://www.southpoint.edu.in/the-new-campus/|access-date=2020-10-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Ritabrata Banerjee]], politician, Member of Rajya Sabha, India<ref>{{cite web|title=Ritabrata Banerjee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/ritabrata-banerjee-formally-expelled-from-cpm-4845241/|date=23 October 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:32, 2 January 2025

For other schools using this name, see South Point High School.

South Point School and South Point High School, Kolkata
South Point High School entrance
Address
Map
Birla Building, 9/1 R. N. Mukherjee Road[1] (Education Society)
16 Mandeville Gardens (junior school)
82/7A Ballygunge Place (high school)

Kolkata, West Bengal

India
Coordinates22°31′33″N 88°22′36″E / 22.52583°N 88.37667°E / 22.52583; 88.37667
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoCourage to Know
Established1954; 71 years ago (1954)
FounderSatikanta Guha
PrincipalD.K. Chadda (junior school)
PrincipalRupa Sanyal Bhattacharjee (high school)
Faculty120 (sunior school)
75 (high school)[2]
Teaching staff70 (junior school)
40 (high school)[2]
GradesNursery I to V (junior school)
VI to XII (high school)
Number of students~ 12000
Colour(s)Navy blue, gold and white    
PublicationNursery books, mathematics books, song books and CDs[3](junior school),
Pointer (school magazine)
AffiliationCentral Board of Secondary Education
Websitewww.southpoint.ac.in www.southpoint.edu.in

South Point is a higher-secondary co-educational private school located in Kolkata, West Bengal and affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, consisting of three organisations – South Point School (nursery to Class V), South Point High School (classes VI to XII) and South Point Education Society (administrative authority).[4][5] The school operates in two shifts for all classes: morning and afternoon. The school opened in 1954 and was the first co-educational school in Kolkata. Higher secondary (10+2) education was introduced in 1960.

The school entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest educational institute of the world in 1984 until 1992, in terms of student numbers.[6] Regarded by many national school surveys as one of the best schools in India, the school has educated noted academics, politicians, artists, filmmakers, and entertainers.[7][8] The school has among its alumni a Nobel laureate, several Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology laureates, and winners of National Film Awards.[9][10][11]

History

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Founded on 1 April 1954 at 16 Mandeville Gardens, Kolkata, by Satikanta Guha and his wife, Pritylata Guha, the institution began as the first English medium co-educational school in Kolkata with just twenty students, and the founders’ vision was supported by a small, devoted group of teachers, with the initial faculty comprising prominent figures from Bengal’s cultural, literary, and artistic circles.

Initially operational as a single unit, the school split into two buildings, with the high school shifting to Ballygunge Place in 1980.[12][13] The school initially had among its faculty, noted actor and director Utpal Dutt,[14] teaching English Literature, Gita Ghatak,[15] noted Rabindrasangeet vocalist and acclaimed actress as a teacher of music, Kamal Kumar Majumdar, noted Bengali writer and critic, teaching Bengali and his younger sister, the artist Shanu Lahiri teaching arts and crafts.[16]

Emblem and objective

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The School Emblem, showing a bird (dove or paloma) in flight, symbolizes "man's everlasting quest for knowledge and the desire to soar above the mundane."[17] The motto of the School is 'Courage to Know'.[18]

Priyamvada Birla Campus

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In order to address space constraints and enhance infrastructure, South Point School and South Point High School will move to a new and much larger campus named the Priyamvada Birla Campus of South Point named after the late Smt. Priyamvada Birla, philanthropist and wife of M.P. Birla Group founder Late Shri Madhav Prasad Birla. The campus is currently under construction.[19][20]

Notable alumni

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Academia
Sciences


Humanities

Writers

Arts and entertainment

Politics

References

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  2. ^ a b "Faculty". South Point School. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Nursery Books" (PDF). South Point School. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Kolkata Schools". Coaching Indians. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  5. ^ Dey, Anurag. "In twilight years, gift of love to teachers". The Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Guiness World Records". Get Bengal. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. ^ "School". The Times of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  8. ^ "School Performance". The Times of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b Banerjee, Sudeshna (15 October 2019). "Abhijit was a quiet boy from class of 1976 at South Point". The Telegraph (Kolkata). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Alumni2". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "SOUTH POINT SCHOOL-Guinness Book". 14 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. ^ "History". South Point Education Society. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  13. ^ "after which he took charge as assistant principal of South Point high school for seven years". Times of India.
  14. ^ "History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL".
  15. ^ a b "History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL".
  16. ^ "History – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL". Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Aims and Objectives – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  19. ^ "2022 date for Bypass campus". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  20. ^ "The New Campus – SOUTH POINT SCHOOL". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  21. ^ "ACM Honors Distinguished Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators for Innovations". www.acm.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  22. ^ "IFIP WG10.4 Members". www.dependability.org. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Saurabh Bagchi | IEEE Computer Society". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  24. ^ Service, Purdue News. "Purdue engineer receives Humboldt Research Award". www.purdue.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Abhijit Banerjee". The Times of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  26. ^ "[Sumit Ranjan Das". NYT. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  27. ^ "Society of Porphyrins & Phthalocyanines". www.icpp-spp.org. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Abhijit Mukherjee". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Amitava Raychaudhuri".
  30. ^ "Sucharit Sarkar". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Supriya Chaudhuri". Shakespeare in Bengal. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  32. ^ "Aroup Chatterjee". NYT. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  33. ^ "Shamik Ghosh" (PDF). The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  34. ^ "Anuradha Roy".
  35. ^ "Tanmoy Bose". Swarganga. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  36. ^ "Bhaswar Chatterjee".
  37. ^ "Prosenjit Chatterjee". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  38. ^ "Saswata Chatterjee". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  39. ^ "Aniruddha Roy Choudhury". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  40. ^ "Sourav Das".
  41. ^ "Swaroop Dutta". The Times of India. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  42. ^ "Rituparno Ghosh". The Times of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  43. ^ "Pratim D. Gupta".
  44. ^ "Baudhayan Mukherji".
  45. ^ "Kamalini Mukherji".
  46. ^ "Srijit Mukherji". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  47. ^ "Bedabrata Pain". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  48. ^ "Riddhi Sen".
  49. ^ "Subrata Sen".
  50. ^ "Papiya Adhikari".
  51. ^ "Ritabrata Banerjee". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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