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Pranab Mukherjee, son of Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee and Rajlakshmi Mukherjee, was born at Mirati village near Kirnahar in Birbhum, West Bengal on December 11, 1935. His father was in the Indian National Congress who later became a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council. After finishing his education at Suri Vidyasagar College and a degree in law from the University of Calcutta, Pranab started his career as a college teacher. He later became a journalist with the Bengali newspaper Desher Dak. Pranab Mukherjee married Suvra Mukherjee on July 13, 1957 and has two sons, Abhijit and Indrajit and a daughter.Following his father's footsteps, Pranab made his foray into politics in 1969 when he was elected a member of the Rajya Sabha from the Congress party. It was the beginning of a remarkable career in politics which has now spanned almost four decades and has been privy to India's transtition from a socialist economy to the post-globalisation market economy. For more info log on to:    / abpnews   🔴Watch ABP News Live 24/7    • ABP NEWS LIVE 24*7: Sndeep Chaudhary LIVE ...