•
Birendranath Sasmal, one of the greatest freedom fighters, nationalist
barrister, popularly known as
Deshapran •
Madhusudan Jana,
Doctor, social worker, Founder and first headmaster of the
Contai Model Institution, founder of
Nihar Press, popularly called
Iswar by the people of
Contai •
Basanta Kumar Das, independence activist, politician, member of the
Constituent Assembly of India •
Nikunja Behari Maiti, independence activist, politician, first Education Minister of
West Bengal •
Rai Saheb Bipin Bihari Sasmal, politician,
Zamindar,
Chairman of the
Contai Municipal Board, elder brother of
Deshapran ==References==