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Majumdar was born in the Madaripur village, Faridpur district, East Bengal in 1930. She was one of six sisters and two brothers. Her father, Jatindra Kumar Majumdar, was a deputy magistrate and her mother was a housewife. From a young age her interest in engineering was recognised. The family
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