Missionær og lærer Ellen Laursen (1917-82). Udsendt af Dansk Santalmission til Nordindien, 1947-1982. Arbejdssteder: Eklakhi kostskole 1947, og herefter Narainpur Pigekostskole, som blev hendes livsopgave – og hvor hun som leder fra 1951-75 udbyggede stedet til en stor og anerkendt mønsterinstitution med en højt kvalificeret indisk lærerstab. Samtidig var Ellen Laursen involveret i områdets mange sociale problemer samt i Bengalkirkens arbejde, hvor der i 1971 blev indviet en ny kirke. Også efter sin pensionering opholdt Ellen Laursen sig en del af året i Indien. Hun døde i Danmark 1982.

Missionary and teacher Ellen Laursen (1917-82). Sent by Danish Santal Mission to North India, 1947-1982. Working areas: Eklakhi Boarding School 1947, and then Narainpur Girl's Boarding School. This became her main 'mission of life'- here she served as the principal from 1951-75, and developed the place to a large and widely recognized model institution with a well qualified Indian teaching staff. Beside this, Ellen Laursen was involved in the several social problems of the area as well as in the ministry of the Bengal church. Here a new church was inauguated in 1971. Also following her retirement the commitment continued, part of the year she stayed on in India. Ellen Laursen died in Denmark 1982