Punyalata Chakraborty

Punyalata Chakraborty
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Born	(1890-09-10)10 September 1890 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	21 November 1974(1974-11-21) (aged 84) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Children's Literature Writer
Notable work	Chotobelar Dinguli, Choto Choto Golpo
Parent(s)	Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (Father), Bidhumukhi Devi (Mother)
Relatives	Sukumar Ray(Elder Brother), Subinay Ray (Younger Brother), Shukhalata Rao (Sister)

Punyalata Chakraborty (10 September 1890 – 21 November 1974) was a Bengali 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 Kishoreganj, 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 Brahmo Samaj. Her elder brother (eldest sibling) was the renowned children's author and pioneer of nonsense literature in Bengali, Sukumar Ray. 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)