My great-grandmother / Badi Dadi
My mother, Shobhana Bhattacharji, posted this on Facebook yesterday (5 Aug 2025). It is about my great-grandmother or Badi Dadi as we called her.
My paternal grandmother Mary Chandulal Mukarji (1889-1984), in her home in Dalhousie. She was married to Satyanand Mukarji who was principal, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. A feisty lady. Great singer. Great cook. Great housekeeper. Phenomenal grandmother. Career woman when she was widowed in her 50s. She had no daughters to whom she could pass on her considerable knowledge but never daunted by circumstances, she taught her five sons – all of whom except my 5’11 & 3/4“ dad ( Nirmal Kumar Mukarji, ICS) were over 6’ tall – lo cook, embroider, knit, pack crockery etc while encouraging their cricket and studies.
5 Aug 2025
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