Background
Majumdar was the son of Prafullachandra Majumdar and Renukamoyee Majumdar.
Majumdar was the son of Prafullachandra Majumdar and Renukamoyee Majumdar.
Foreign sometime, he studied Sanskrit in a Tol and learned sitar from a local maestro.
The novel Antarjali Jatra is considered his most notable work. Prafullachandra used to serve in the police department. Renukamoyee had keen literary interest and thus Kamalkumar was exposed to modern literary thoughts and trends from his childhood.
Kamalkumar spent his childhood and adolescence in Kolkata, India.
He started his studies in a school called “Shiksha Sangha” in Bishnupur but dropped formal studies before completing high school. In 1937 he established a magazine called “Ushnish” where he used to write under his real name as well as a number of pen names.
But during 1944-1945 he devoted himself mostly to painting. During 1937-1938 he got numerous offers for going abroad which he refused.
Their younger sister Shanu Lahiri (1928 – 2013) was also a noted painter and art educator.
The movies such as Neem Annapurna directed by Buddhadev Dasgupta, Antarjali Jatra by Gautam Ghosh, Sati by Aparna Senator and Tahader Katha by Buddhadev Dasgupta were based on the novels and stories written by Majumdar. Gautam Ghosh made a Hindi movie named Mahayatra based on Majumdar"s novel Antarjali Jatra.
