Kamini Roy, poet and social worker, was born in 12 October 1864 in the village of Basanda in Bakergonj district. She passed the Entrance examination in 1880 from Bethune Female School and F. A in 1883 and B. A (Hons) in Sanskrit in 1886 from Bethune College. The same year she started teaching at Bethune College. Kamini Roy was involved in cultural and social welfare activities, especially women's welfare. She started composing poems at an early age. Her first book of poems Alo Chhaya, was published in 1889. Her other poetical works include Nirmalya, Dharmaputra, Jibenpathey etc. In recognition of her contribution to Bengali literature she was awarded the Jagattarini Medel in 1929 by Calcutta University. She passed away on 27 September 1933 in Hazaribagh, a small town in Bihar and Orissa Province, India.