Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
Born(1877-04-15)15 April 1877
Ulail, Savar, Dhaka, British India
Died30 March 1957(1957-03-30) (aged 79)
Calcutta, India
OccupationWriter, editor, collector of folk literature, Zamindar
LanguageBengali
NationalityIndian
GenreFolk Literature, Children's Literature
Notable worksThakurmar Jhuli (1907)
SpouseGiribala Debi
Relatives
  • Ramadaranjan Mitra Majumdar (father)
  • Kusumkumari Debi (mother)
  • Rajlakkhi Debi (paternal aunt)

Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar (15 April 1877 – 30 March 1956) 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).[1]

  1. ^ Chakravarti, Barun Kumar. "Mitra Majumder, Dakshinaranjan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 25 July 2015.