Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; 1 Sir Asutosh Mookerjee (1864-1924); 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Childhood, Family History and Education; 1.3 Teaching and Research; 1.4 Early Science Movement and Institution Building (The School of Physics); References; 2 Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888-1970); 2.1 Family History and Education; 2.2 Raman in Calcutta and His Golden Era of Research; 2.3 Discovery of the Raman Effect and Winning the Nobel Prize; 2.4 Visits and Lectures at Home and Abroad; 2.5 Departure from Calcutta; References

3 Professor Debendra Mohan Bose (1885-1975)3.1 Early Life, Family History and Education; 3.2 Research and Teaching; 3.3 Service Profile and Awards; References; 4 Professor Meghnad Saha (1893-1956); 4.1 Family History, Early Life and Education; 4.2 Teaching and Research; 4.3 Departure from Calcutta; 4.4 Visits Abroad; 4.5 Back to Calcutta, Scientific and Societal Contributions; 5 Professor Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974); 5.1 Early Life, Family History and Education; 5.2 Teaching and Research; 5.3 Leaves Calcutta; 5.4 Visits Abroad; 5.5 Back to Calcutta, Service Profile and Awards

6 Sir Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan (1898-1961)6.1 Childhood, Early Life and Education; 6.2 Teaching and Research; 6.3 To Calcutta's School of Physics; 6.4 Research Career and Service Profile; References; 7 Professor Sisir Kumar Mitra (1890-1963); 7.1 Early Life, Family History and Education; 7.2 Teaching and Research; 7.3 Pioneer Author; 7.4 Contributions to Science and Society, Awards; References; Epilogue: Comparisons and Reflections; Bibliography