She was born to Mr. Rama Prasad Kanjilal and Mrs. Jayasree Kanjilal in Barrackpore on 6th May 1953. She finished her Masters from Calcutta University. She married Dr. Ravindra Nath Mukerjee on 26th Feb 1977. She has been working as a primary school teacher in various schools in Ranchi, Varanasi, Bangalore, and Kolkata in different roles which included helping in setting up a new school. Her specialty has always been with primary school students as she says teaching the kids is like building the foundation. She left us for heavenly abode on 6th September 2020