Mr. Speaker, this is nearly a century in a minute. I rise today with a heavy yet grateful heart to honour my didu, Mrs. Sati Rani Kaur, who passed away peacefully at 94 on January 11 in Kolkata. Predeceased by my dadu, Mr. S. C. Kaur, she leaves behind three daughters; three sons-in-law; three grandchildren, including me; and three great-grandchildren. She was my last surviving grandparent, now with my father's parents, Hirenda Lal Majumdar and Sobhya Majumdar.
Didu's life was a tapestry woven through 94 years across British India and through decades of partition, liberation and decolonization. Raised in Bangladesh, she carried the resilience of a land shaped by struggle and independence. A Sanskrit scholar and educator, she taught students, including my father, in Rangoon before the turbulence of Burma's military junta, in Delhi amid India's fight for freedom and later in Kolkata, a city pulsing with a cultural rebirth.
Her strong will and Hindu heart defined her. She lived life on her own terms.
Om Shanti.