Marriage, Children and Grandchildren
He had married Probha, daughter of Braja Kumar and Chanchala Niyogi of Hazaribagh in 1920. She was actively involved in social welfare activities, was a commissioner of Allahabad municipality and was a woman magistrate, who held court at home.
His elder son Kalyan Banerji died prematurely on 4 June 1975 when he was deputy managing director of State Bank of India.
His daughter, Arati, was married to N.R.Dutt, a successful business manager in the steel industry. She died on 9 July 2010.
Milon Banerji, Attorney General of India, was his younger son who died on 16 July 2010.
His grandson, Pradeep Banerji - son of Kalyan Banerji - graduated from Columbia University, New York, and is presently based in London as a successful professional in the IT industry.
His grandson, Debal Banerji - son of Milon Banerji - is a senior lawyer practising in Calcutta High Court and the Supreme Court.
His grandson, Gourav Banerji - the younger son of Milon Banerji - is the Additional Solicitor General of India.
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