 Ranu (1907- 2000), was one of the exquisite beauties of her time, one of Rabindranath Tagore's closest associates since her childhood days, and later became a great connoisseur of art and culture.Lady Mookerjee as she became after her husband was knighted, was (and still is) popularly referred to as 'Lady Ranu' although this is not strictly correct since her father did not hold the rank of an Earl or higher in the British peerage system.She established the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata in 1933.