 Lokenath was married to France Bhattacharya who in her turn spread Bengali Literature in France.France Bhattacharya, holder of a doctorat d’état in Indian Studies, is emeritus professor, Inalco, member of the Centre for the study on India and South Asia, CEIAS, and was till recently director of the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme programme for India and South Asia.She works on Bengali pre-colonial literature mainly from a perspective of religious and social history.