Parama banerjee biography definition

Indian politician

Purnima Banerjee (née Ganguly, 1911-1951^[1]) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India from 1946 to 1950.^[2][3]

Early life and career

She was the younger sister of independence activist and educator Aruna Asaf Ali.^[4] Their father Upendranath Ganguly was a restaurant owner who hailed from Barisal district of Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh) but settled in United Provinces.^[5] Her mother Ambalika Devi was the daughter of Brahmo scholar Trailokyanath Sanyal who wrote many Brahmo hymns.^[6] Upendranath Ganguly's younger brother Dhirendranath Ganguly (DG) was one of the earliest film directors.^[7] Another brother, Nagendranath, was a university professor who married Rabindranath Tagore's only surviving daughter Mira Devi.^[8]

As secretary of the Indian National Congress committee in Allahabad, she was responsible for Parama Chakraborty Banerjee | IEEE Xplore Author Details GISIS