By Amitava Basu: Born in 1914, the people’s leader, Jyoti Basu, passed away at 11.47 a.m. on January 17th 2010. Schooled in Loreto and Saint Xaviers at Kolkata, he studied in Presidency College, one of the most prestigious colleges in the country. After graduating in English, on advice of his father, Jyoti Basu went to England, at the age of 22, to study law.