La Martiniere Calcutta

Notable alumni

• Ann Lumsden, Arjuna Award winner in ‘62.
• Mausam Noor Ex-Member of Parliament from Maldaha Uttar
• Chhanda Gain, first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest
• Leander Paes
• Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, author, journalist and former editor of The Statesman
• C. K. Birla, Hindustan Motors
• Rajiv Mehrotra, award-winning documentary film maker. iconic 'voice' and television anchor. Managing Trustee, Public Service Broadcasting Trust.
• Jug Suraiya, humourist and journalist
• Pritish Nandy, poet, journalist and film producer.
• Swapan Dasgupta, journalist, political commentator and Member of Parliament.
• Chandan Mitra, Ex-Member of Parliament, owner of The Pioneer newspaper; author of "Constant Glory", an authorized history of La Martinière.
• Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, journalist, Editor of EPW.
• Prannoy Roy, television broadcaster.
• S. Guha Thakurta. Cricket and Rugby
• Suhel Seth, advertising professional and TV personality.
• Catchick Paul Chater, Father of modern Hong Kong, benefactor to the College. Chater was a Foundation Scholar.
• Vijay Mallya, Chairman of the United Breweries Group and ex Rajya Sabha member
• Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman and CEO, Bengal Ambuja
• Pramod Bhasin, founder and first CEO of Genpact.
• Hemant Kanoria, founder and Chairman of SREI Infrastructure Finance
• John Mason, educationist. Mason was a Foundation Scholar and later teacher.
• Nirmalya Kumar, business writer, Professor and Director for Aditya V. Birla India Centre at London Business School.
• Ashok Malik, official press spokesman for the President of India
• Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
• Nafisa Ali, actress/ model, Miss India in 1975, also a National Swimming champion
• Bickram Ghosh, tabla pandit
• Merle Oberon,, Hollywood actress
• Kiran Rao, film producer
• Kumar Mukherjee
• Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo, Union Cabinet minister in the 1980s
• Anuvab Pal , comedian, author and scriptwriter
• Ramit Tandon, Asian Games'18 squash bronze medalist
• Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance