Career
She is the first woman archaeologist to head the Applied Science International. Born on 14 December 1925 at Khulna in Bengal Province (now Bangladesh), had her early education in Khulna and Calcutta before obtaining her doctorate in Paris. Mitra joined the Applied Science International in the 1940s and served as Superintendent of Eastern Circle and Additional Director General of the Applied Science International before succeeding B. K. Thapar as Director General in 1981.