Dinesh Chandra Sen

Dinesh Chandra Sen
Born (1866-11-03)November 3, 1866
Suapur village, Dhaka district, Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh)
Died November 20, 1939(1939-11-20) (aged 73)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
Nationality British raj
Ethnicity Bengali
Alma mater Jagannath University
Dhaka College
Awards Jagattarini gold medal

Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen (Bengali: দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)[1] was a Bengali writer, educationist and researcher of Bengali folklore. He was the founding faculty member and the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow of the Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta. He died in Calcutta in 1939.

Early life and family

Sen was born in a Vaidya-Brahmin family to Ishwar Chandra Sen and Rupalata Devi, in the village of Suapur (in present-day Dhaka District, Bangladesh). His mother's family was from Bogjuri in Manikganj District.[2] Hiralal Sen was a cousin on that side. His grandson Samar Sen was a noted Bengali poet.

Education and career

In 1882, he passed his University Entrance examination from Jagannath University in Dhaka. In 1885, he passed his F.A. examination from Dhaka College. He passed his B.A. examination with Honours in English literature in 1889 as a private student. In 1891, he became the headmaster of the Victoria School in Comilla. During 1909-13, he was a Reader in the newly founded Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta. In 1913, he became the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow in the same Department. In 1921, the University of Calcutta conferred on him the Doctorate of Literature in recognition of his work. In 1931, he received the Jagattarini gold medal for his contribution to the Bengali literature. He retired from service in 1932.[1]

Works

He worked on collection and compilation of Bengal folklore. Along with Chandra Kumar De, he published Mymensingh Gitika (Ballads of Mymensingh), a collection of 21 ballads.

In Bengali

In English

References

  1. 1 2 Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208
  2. ↑ Sirajul Islam. "Sen, (Rai Bahadur) Dinesh Chandra". Banglapedia. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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