Pranab Mukherjee was born on 11th December, 1935, in Mirati in the Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, into a Brahmin family. His parents Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, and Rajlakshmi were freedom fighters.
He attended the Suri Vidyasagar College, and then affiliated to the University of Calcutta. He earned an MA degree in political science and history. He then furthered his education, and received an LL.B degree from the department of law of the University of Calcutta.
He was an upper-division clerk in the Office of the Deputy Accountant-General (Post and Telegraph) in Calcutta. Pranab Mukherjee embarked on a professional career as a college teacher when he began teaching political science at the Vidyanagar College in 1963. He also worked as a journalist for some time with the ‘Desher Dak’ (Call of Motherland). He ventured into politics and later became a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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