The death of former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who was son-in-law of Narail, has cast a shadow of mourning over the district.
Pranab Mukherjee’s relatives said that they are mourned over death of Pranab Mukherjee, a close relative of the people of Narail and Bangladesh.
He last visited his father-in-law’s house at Bhadrabila village in Narail Sadar Upazila with his wife Shuvra Mukherjee on March 5 in 2013 when he was the President of India. The family members of the father-in-law's house welcomed son-in-law Pranab Mukherjee at the house of Bhadrabila's with Hindu religious rituals. Today is just a memory.
Kanai Lal Ghosh, a resident of Bhadrabila village and younger brother of Pranab’s wife Shuvra Mukherjee, said, “In 1995, Shuvra Didi came to our house with her daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee Munni.
However, our son-in-law was not with Shuvra Mukherjee at that time. Later, on March 5 in 2013, Didi came here with Pranab Mukherjee. Following our Hindu religious rituals, we accepted my son-in-law that day. Although there was official protocol with the son-in-law that day he entered his father-in-law's house as a normal person.
On that day, our family members greeted the son-in-law Pranab Mukherjee by playing conch, lighting lamps and making uludhvani. The son-in-law was entertained as much as possible. He was impressed by our hospitality. The son-in-law’s that day is just a memory today. In his (Pranab Mukherjee) death, I truly lost a guardian.”
Shuvra Mukherjee's cousin Kartik Ghosh of Tularampur village in Narail Sadar upazila said, “When we visited Pranab’s house in India, he listened to the people of Narail and Bangladesh with interest.”
Advocate Subash Chandra Bose, President of Narail District Awami League, said, “We lost a good. I have visited Pranab Mukherjee's house many times. His hospitality is never forgotten. The people of Narail are mourning for his death.”
Former First Lady Shuvra Mukherjee was born on 17 September 1943 in the village of Bhadrabila, 8 km south-east of Narail town. Shuvra's father's name is Amarendra Ghosh and mother's name is Mira Rani Ghosh.
After the birth, she was named Gita. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Bhadrabila and cousin’s house Tularampur village. There are many memories of Shuvra Mukherjee in these two villages. There are many relatives of these two villages.
After her marriage to Pranab Mukherjee, Narail's daughter Geeta Ghosh became known as Shuvra Mukherjee. She died on August 18 in 2015.
Shuvra Mukherjee studied up to class two at Chasra Government Primary School in Narail. Then she moved to Calcutta.
Meanwhile, a five-storey India-Bangladesh Friendship Student Hostel at Narail Government Victoria College, two temples at Tularampur and a building for Tularampur Secondary Girls' School were built in remembrance of former President Pranab Mukherjee and his wife Shuvra Mukherjee.
