Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar was born on 15 April 1877 in Ulail, near Savar, in the district of Dhaka. He lost his mother at the age of nine and was raised by his paternal aunt in Mymensingh; it was she who later sent him to travel through the villages of the family estate. He wrote in the magazines, published a collection of poems at the age of twenty-five, then devoted his work to the tales told in the countryside, from which he drew four collections. He drew, and illustrated his books himself. He died in Calcutta on 30 March 1957.

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• TaleTales from Thakurmar Jhuliঠাকুরমার ঝুলিDakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar · 1907Literature