राम म'हन राय, डेबिड हरे, ईश्वर चन्द्र बिद्यासागर, आलेक्जेन्डार डाफ आरो विलियाम केरी बायदि सुबुंफ्रा नोगोराव गोदान मुगानि फरायसालि आरो फरायसालिमा फसंनायाव दैदेनगिरिनि बिफाव लादोंमोन।
People such as Ram Mohan Roy, David Hare, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Alexander Duff and William Carey played leading roles in setting up modern schools and colleges in the city.