Dinesh Chandra Sen
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Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939) was an India
n writer in Bengali
, educationist and researcher of Bengali
folklore. He was a founding faculty member and the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow of the Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta
.
of Bangladesh
. In 1882, he passed his University Entrance examination from Jagannath School 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
. From 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. He died in Calcutta in 1939.
He is mostly known for collecting and compiling the folklore of Bengal. Along with Chandra Kumar De, he published Mymensingh Gitika, or the Ballads of Mymensingh
, a collection of 21 ballad
s.
His grandson Samar Sen
was a noted Bengali
poet.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n writer in Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
, educationist and researcher of Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
folklore. He was a founding faculty member and the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow of the Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
.
Life
Sen was born to Ishwar Chandra Sen in the village of Bakjuri in the present-day Manikganj DistrictManikganj District
The district of Manikganj consists 3575 mosques, 160 temples, 10 churches, five Buddhist temples and a pagoda.-Literacy and education:Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 26.9%; male 33.7%, female 20.1%...
of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. In 1882, he passed his University Entrance examination from Jagannath School in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. 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
Comilla
Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....
. From 1909-13, he was a reader in the newly founded Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
. 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. He died in Calcutta in 1939.
He is mostly known for collecting and compiling the folklore of Bengal. Along with Chandra Kumar De, he published Mymensingh Gitika, or the Ballads of Mymensingh
Mymensingh District
Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state of India and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail...
, a collection of 21 ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
s.
His grandson Samar Sen
Samar Sen
Samar Sen was a Bengali poet and journalist. He hailed from an illustrious family, many of whose scions have enriched the intellectual world of Bengal. His grandfather, Dinesh Chandra Sen, was a well-known writer and a doyen of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad...
was a noted Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
poet.
In Bengali
- Banga Bhasa O Sahitya (1896)
- Tin Bandhu (Three Friends) (1904)
- Ramayani Katha (Tales of Ramayana) (1904)
- Behula (a folk tale) (1907)
- Sati (1907)
- Phullara (1907)
- Jada Bharat (1908)
- Sukatha (a collection of essays) (1912)
- Grihashri (1916)
- Nilmanik (1918)
- Mukta Churi (1920)
- Saral Bangla Sahitya (1922)
- Vaidik Bharat (Vedic India: based on stories from the Vedas) (1922)
- Gharer Katha O Yugasahitya (autobiographical work) (1922)
- Aloke Andhare (1925)
- Chaukir Vidambana (1926)
- Oparer Alo (1927)
- Pauraniki (Tales from the Puranas) (1934)
- Brihat Banga (Greater Bengal: a social historySocial historySocial history, often called the new social history, is a branch of History that includes history of ordinary people and their strategies of coping with life. In its "golden age" it was a major growth field in the 1960s and 1970s among scholars, and still is well represented in history departments...
) in two volumes (1935) - Ashutosh Smriti Katha (1936)
- Shyamal O Kajjal (1936)
- Padavali Madhurya (1937)
- Puratani (1939)
- Banglar Puranari (1939)
- Prachin Bangla Sahitye Musalmaner Avadan (1940)
In English
- History of Bengali Language and Literature (1911)
- Sati (1916)
- The Vaishnava Literature of Medieval Bengal (1917)
- Chaitanya and His Companions (1917)
- The Folk Literature of Bengal (1920)
- The Bengali Ramayana (1920)
- Bengali Prose Style, 1800-1857 (1921)
- Chaitanya and His Age (1922)
- Eastern Bengal Ballads in four volumes (1923-1932)
- Glimpses of Bengal Life (1925)