She was born in a Bengali Hindu family. She was daughter of the Brahmo Samaj reformer Maharshi Keshub Chandra Sen of Calcutta. She married the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj State, Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo (1871–1912) in 1904, as his second wife, after the death of his first wife.[2] From her marriage with the Maharaja, she had one son and two daughters. Their only son, Kumar Dhrubendra Bhanj Deo (1908–1945), was a Royal Air Force pilot, who died in action during World War II.[2] She spent a major portion of her life in Mayurbhanj Palace, the royal residence of rulers of Mayurbhanj State. Her husband built a mountain retreat in Shillong, where she spent her summer time and Rabindranath Tagore visited there as guest few times. The house is popular as Mayurbhanj palace which is a part of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) campus now.
She and her sister, the Maharani of Koch Bihar, Suniti Devi, were noted for their elegant style of dressing.[3]
