Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was born in Karnal, India. She was the first Indian-American astronaut and first Indian woman in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Chawla completed her earlier schooling at Tagore Baal Niketan Sr. Sec. School,

Suchitra Sen was the first Indian actress to receive an award at an international film festival

Suchitra Sen was born in Pabna, in the present-day Pabna District of Bangladesh, on 6 April 1931. Her father Late Karunamoy Dasgupta was the headmaster of the local school, and her mother Indira Devi was a homemaker. She was their fifth child and third daughter. She received her formal education in Pabna.

Suchitra Sen married Dibanath Sen, son of wealthy Bengali industrialist Adinath Sen, in 1947 and had one daughter, Moon Moon Sen, who is a former actress. Her father-in-law Adinath Sen was supportive of her acting 

Bengali poet Kalidas Roy

Kalidas Roy (1889–1975) was a Bengali poet. Roy was a teacher and had a significant way of writing. He was born in Bardhaman and was a descendant of the great Vaishnava poet, Lochandas. His father was Jogendranath Roy. He wrote in both Arabic and Persian.

Career:

He earned his first degree from the Berhampore College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. Later he studied for his MA examinations in philosophy from the Scottish Church College. During his teaching career, Roy taught in various institutions like Barisha High School (24 Parganas, near Kolkata) and Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore Branch, Kolkata, where he served as the Headmaster.

Loknath`s 122nd death anniversary being marked

The 122nd tirodhan festival of Saint Sri Sri Loknath Brahmachari will be observed at his Ashrams at city`s Swamibag and Barodi in Narayanganj district on Saturday.

Loknath, who achieved super spiritual attainment, passed away at Barodi in Narayanganj at the age of 160 on this day in 1890.

He was born at Barasat in Pashchimbanga of India in 1730 (1137 Bangla).

Vivekananda Center of New York-Ramakrishna

May I be born again and again,

and suffer thousands of miseries,

so that I may worship the only God that exists,

the only God I believe in,

the sum total of all souls.

And above all my God the wicked,

my God the miserable,

my God the poor of all races,

of all species,

is the especial object of my worship.