NATGHAR || LILA MAJUMDER

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Leela Majumdar, (26 February 1908[1] – 5 April 2007) was a Bengali writer. Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray (who was the younger brother of Upendra Kishor Ray Choudhuri), Leela spent her childhood days at Shillong, where she studied at the Loreto Convent.[2] Surama Devi had been adopted by Upendra Kishor Ray Choudhuri . Lila’s grandfather had left his three daughters in care of his friends after his wife died. Her maternal grandfather’s name was Ramkumar Bhattacharya who later became a sannyasi and was christened Ramananda Bharati. He was the first among Indians to visit Kailash and Mansarovar and wrote a travelogue ‘Himaranya’. In 1919, her father was transferred to Calcutta, and she joined St. John’s Diocesan School from where she completed her matriculation examination.She ranked second among the girls in the matriculation examinations in 1924. She stood first in English (literature) both in her honours (graduation) and Master of Arts examination at the University of Calcutta. The family she belonged to made a notable contribution towards children’s literature.