 Majumder, Mohitlal (1888-1952) poet, essayist and literary critic, was born in a Baidya family on 26 October 1888 in the village of Kanchrapara in Nadia district.He graduated in arts in 1908 from Ripon College (now Surendranath College), Kolkata.He began his career as a teacher at Calcutta High School in 1908 and continued in this profession until 1928.