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Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee (Hindi: निखिल रंजन बैनर्जी) (14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar Gharana who played the stringed instrument sitar. Nikhil Banerjee was born on October 14, 1931 in Kolkata into a Brahmin family. His father, Jitendranath Banerjee, was an amateur sitarist and Banerjee was fascinated by his father's playing. Although he wanted to try his hand at an instrument as early as the age of four, he was discouraged by his father and

Sir Surendranath Banerjee (Bengali: সুরেন্দ্রনাথ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (10 November 1848 – 6 August 1925) was one of the earliest Indian political leaders during the British Raj. He founded the Indian National Association, one of the earliest Indian political organizations, and later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He was also known by the sobriquet, Rashtraguru (the teacher of the nation). Surendranath Banerjee was born in ban, in the province of Bengal to a Bengali Brahmin

Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (Bengali: তারাশঙ্কর বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (24 July 1898 14 September 1971) was one of the leading Bengali novelists. He wrote 65 novels, 53 story books, 12 plays, 4 essay books, 4 autobiographies and 2 travel stories. A notable man of wisdom, he was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi award, Jnanpith Award, and Padma Bhushan. Bandyopadhyay was born at his ancestral home at Labhpur village in Birbhum district, Bengal Province, British India (now Paschimbanga, India)

Victor Banerjee (Bengali: ভিক্টর ব্যানার্জী, Hindi: विक्टर बनर्जी) (born 15 October 1946) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi, Bengali and English language films. He has also appeared on a number of TV series on Indian television. He has worked for prominent directors like Jerry London, Shyam Benegal, Satyajit Ray, Ram Gopal Varma, Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Mrinal Sen and David Lean. Banerjee was born to a of Bengali Hindu family and is a descendant of Womesh Chandra Banerjee, a leading