Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
April 15, 1877 –March 30, 1957
Writer, Novelist, Short story writer
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Dhaka
- Passed away in
- Kolkata
Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1957) was an Indian writer in Bengali of fairy tales and children's literature. He was born at Ulail in Dhaka district of Bengal province in British India (now Dhaka District of Bangladesh). His major contribution to Bengali literature was the collection and compilation of Bengali folk and fairy tales in four volumes – Thakurmar Jhuli (Grandmother's Bag of Tales), Thakurdadar Jhuli (Grandfather's Bag of Tales), Thandidir Thale (Maternal-Grandmother's Bag of Tales) and Dadamashayer Thale (Maternal-Grandfather's Bag of Tales).
Notable works: Kishorder Mon Education: University of Calcutta
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