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In the run up to the Durga Puja, CNN-IBN looks at the changing face of Bengal and searches for the greatest living Bengali.

MOST FAVOURITE BENGALI: Cricketer Sourav Ganguly has won the poll by 59 per cent.

MOST FAVOURITE BENGALI: Cricketer Sourav Ganguly has won the poll by 59 per cent.

Ganguly voted Bengali No. 1 | 30 Minutes: Oh Calcutta! Video

The Bengali No 1 poll on CNN-IBN has come to an end. The number one spot in the list is Cricketer Sourav Ganguly. At the bottom of the list, at number five are Ganesh Pyne and Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri. Sarod Maestro Ali Akbar is at number four. It's a crowd at number three. Economist Mohammad Yunus, Sitar maestro, Ravi Shankar, Physicist Ashoke Sen, Chess Champion Dibyendu Barua and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen have all made to number three position. Bollywood actor Rani Mukherjee has made to number two. 

02-10-2008

PASSIONATE FANS: It is said every Kolkatan's heart beats for football.

Cricket gaining ground but football still rules Kolkata

Kolkata has its own cricket team in the Indian Premier League.

29-09-2008

MUSICAL JOURNEY: Kolkata is a city where kids are brought up on a diet of Rabindra sangeet.

Musical note , Bengalis make it big in reality shows Video

There are more than 2000 bands in West Bengal.

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