Jogamaya Devi College
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Jogamaya Devi College is a women's college in Kolkata
, India. The college offers undergraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta
. It was established in 1932.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India. The college offers undergraduate degrees and is affiliated to the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
. It was established in 1932.
Notable alumnae
- Maitreyi DeviMaitreyi DeviMaitreyi Devi was a Bengali-born Indian poetess and novelist, the daughter of philosopher Surendranath Dasgupta and protegée of poet Rabindranath Tagore. She was the basis for the main character in Romanian-born writer Mircea Eliade's 1933 novel Bengal Nights...
- Bijoya RayBijoya RayBijoya Ray , born in the year 1918, is the widow of the famous film director Satyajit Ray. Her son Sandip Ray is also a film director. Bijoya and Satyajit happened to be first cousins. After a long courtship, they were married in 1949...
- Uma DasguptaUma DasguptaUma Dasgupta is an Indian actor who played the young Durga in Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali.She graduated from the Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated undergraduate women's college of the historic University of Calcutta, in Kolkata.-External links:...
- Amala Shankar
- Shatabdi RoyShatabdi RoyShatabdi Roy , became a Member of Parliament in 2009, having won in the Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket from the Birbhum constituency of West Bengal....
- Indrani HaldarIndrani HaldarIndrani Haldar is a Bengali actress. Indrani, also known as Mamoni, was born in Kolkata on January 6, 1971. Her father is Sanjoy Haldar. She finished her schooling from the Multipurpose Girl’s School and graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated women's college of the prestigious...
- Ananya ChatterjeeAnanya ChatterjeeAnanya Chatterjee is a Bengali film actress known for her National Award-winning role in Abahoman. She started her career as a TV actress. She acted in several TV serials and films, including three directed by Anjan Dutt...
- Kaushiki ChakrabartyKaushiki ChakrabartyKaushiki Desikan is a prominent Indian classical vocalist.Chakrabarty was born 1980 in Kolkata, India. She is the daughter of Chandana Chakraborty and the renowned Indian classical singer Ajoy Chakraborty...
- Rupa GangulyRupa GangulyRupa Ganguly or Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress in the Hindi and Bengali language film industry, as well as television She became popular after playing Draupadi in the hit Television series Mahabharat , and in film is most known for her roles in films like Padma Nadir Majhi by Gautam Ghose,...
- Suchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra BhattacharyaSuchitra Bhattacharya is an Indian novelist.-Early life and education:Suchitra Bhattacharya was interested in writing from her childhood....
- Mamata BanerjeeMamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee is the 11th and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal. She is the first woman to hold the office. Banerjee founded All India Trinamool Congress in 1997 and became chairperson, after separating from the Indian National Congress...