Punyalata Chakraborty (10 September 1890 – 21 November 1974) was a

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children's literature writer. Her works includes ''Chhotobelar Dinguli, Chhoto Chhoto Golpo, Gachhpalar Katha'' and others. Punyalata Chakraborty's ancestral home was in Mosua of present-day

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, Bangladesh. Her father was the famous children's author, musician, painter, and technologist Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury. Her mother, Bidhumukhi Devi, was the daughter of the social reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly of the

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. Her elder brother (eldest sibling) was the renowned children's author and pioneer of nonsense literature in Bengali,

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. She had two younger brothers, Subinoy Ray and Subimal Ray, and two sisters, Sukhalata Rao and Shantilata. In 1909, while studying for her bachelor's degree, she married Deputy Magistrate Arunnath Chakraborty. She had two daughters, both of whom were accomplished. Her elder daughter, Kalyani Karlekar, was a notable social worker, professor of English literature, and author. Her younger daughter, Nalini Das (writer), was a distinguished educator, professor, principal, and children's literature writer. The famous social reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly was her maternal grandfather.

Works

Punyalata Chakraborty wrote many stories, novels, and translated works. Her books include: * ''Chhotobelar Dinguli'' (Childhood Days) * ''Chhoto Chhoto Golpo'' (Short Stories) * ''Sadib Magic'' * ''Gachhpalar Katha'' (Tales of Plants) * ''Rajbari'' (The Palace, a novel)

References

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