Uma Dasgupta

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Background

Uma Dasgupta graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliate of the University of Calcutta[2] She was a school teacher by profession from 1984 to 2000 in nursery and primary section of Jadavpur Vidyapith,[3] Kolkata.

Sen died on 18 November 2024, at the age of 84 in her Kolkata's house. She was cremated at the Keoratala crematorium, Kolkata on the same day. Her daughter is Srimayee Sen Ram.[4]

Pather Panchali

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