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ѕαυяαν ¢нαη∂ι∂αѕ gαηgυℓу made his entry into this world on July 08, 1973 in Calcutta, the ‘City of Joy’, now Kolkata. He was born into a sports loving family and was the second of two sons born to Chandidas and Nirupa Ganguly. He was born into immense wealth, unlike many Indian cricketers, with the exception of royalty. His parents gave him the nickname of ‘Maharaj’ meaning ‘Prince’. Perhaps, they knew that their son was born to lead



∂α∂α'ѕ father, Chandidas Ganguly runs a flourishing printing business, the 3rd largest in Asia, that has helped make the Gangulys among the 5 richest in Kolkata. Even today, ∂α∂α'ѕ father is one of the major barons in the printing business in Kolkata. His palatial, joint-family home which has nearly 30 members in the Kolkata suburb of Behala has more than 45 rooms. There is suggestion of affluence everything in the Ganaguly household, from the palatial 4-storey building itself to the beautifully decorated rooms. The annual turnover of ∂α∂α'ѕ family is nearly 80 crores, with just a profit of 40 crores!

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For someone who is one of the best cricketers of contemporary times, it would come as a surprise to many of ∂α∂α'ѕ fans that cricket was not his first love. Like all people who dwell in the city of Kolkata, ∂α∂α'ѕ first sporting passion was football. But like most Indian kids, he had to make the difficult choice between academics and sport and his mother wasn’t very supportive of ∂α∂α taking up cricket or any sport as a career. But Snehashish, who was an established cricketer for Bengal only strengthened his brother’s resolve to be a cricketer and he asked his father to get ∂α∂α enrolled in a cricket coaching camp during ∂α∂α'ѕ class ten holidays.
For a young man who used his brother's cricket gear during practice, it was indeed ironical that he replaced his brother in the Bengal cricket team and consequently, Snehashish was dropped. And thus, ∂α∂α began a glorious cricketing career.