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{{about|the Bangladeshi sociologist|the Indian politician|Anupam Sen (politician)}}
{{Short description|Author}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anupam Sen
|native_name = অনুপম সেন
|native_name_lang = bn
| image = Anupam Sen Delivering Speech at Prophet's Day (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sen in 2015
|office = Vice-chancellor of the [[Premier University]]
|chancellor = [[Abdul Hamid (politician)|Abdul Hamid]]
| title =
| term_start = 1 October 2006
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|08|05}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile of Dr Anupam Sen |url=http://www.puc.ac.bd/profile_vc.html |website=Premier University |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101014305/http://www.puc.ac.bd/profile_vc.html |archive-date=1 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Patiya Upazila|Patiya]], [[Chittagong]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India
|nationality = Bangladeshi
|alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]<br />[[McMaster University]]
| residence =
| profession = Author
| awards = [[Ekushey Padak]]
| signature =
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}}
'''Anupam Sen''' (born 5 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi author, sociologist, and social activist.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/prof-anupam-sen-honoured-for-winning-ekushey-padak-24710 |title=Prof Anupam Sen honoured for winning Ekushey Padak |date=19 May 2014 |access-date=17 June 2016 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of [[Premier University, Chittagong]]. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2014 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |date=20 February 2014 |title=15 get Ekushey Padak |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/15-get-ekushey-padak-12218 |newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref>

==Birth and family background==
Anupam Sen was born to Snehalata Sen and Birendra Lal Sen on 5 August 1940 at [[Chittagong]] city in Bangladesh. His father Birendra Lal had completed his master's degree in English from [[Presidency College, Kolkata]] and Law from [[Ripon College, Calcutta|Ripon College]]. Dr. Sen's great grandfather, Sharat Chandra Das, was a scholar who, having traveled to the then forbidden land of [[Tibet]] in the 1880s, wrote the book ''My Journey to Central Tibet and Lasha'' about Tibetan life–its polity, society and culture. He also discovered the Sanskrit epic ''Bodhisotto Obodan'' written by the poet Khemendra and translated it to Bengali. [[Rabindranath Tagore]] took inspiration from this epic to write ''Shyama'', ''Pujarini'' and some of his finest dance dramas and poetry. Dr. Sen's uncle, Shashanka Mohan Sen, a critic and poet, upon invitation from [[Ashutosh Mukherjee]], joined [[Kolkata University]] in West Bengal in 1918 as a professor in the newly opened department of Bengali language and literature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mukherjee |first=Ashutosh |author-link=Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee |date=1973 |title=Subarnalekha}}</ref> Thus, Dr. Sen grew up in a vibrant cultural environment.

==Personal life==
In 1966, Sen married Uma Sengupta.

==Education==
Dr. Sen completed his Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in 1962 and master's degree in 1963 in sociology from [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name="Personal Details of Anupam Sen">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizbdnews.com/vc-profile-of-bangladesh-7220 |title=Profile of Dr. Anupam Sen |website=www.bizbdnews.com |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014152/http://www.bizbdnews.com/vc-profile-of-bangladesh-7220 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1979, he obtained his PhD in sociology from [[McMaster University]], Ontario, Canada.<ref name="Personal Details of Anupam Sen"/><ref name=puc>{{cite web |url=http://www.puc.ac.bd/Default.aspx?mod=content&page=details&content=profile-of-dr.-anupam-sen |title=Profile of Dr. Anupam Sen |website=Premier University |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref> His PhD dissertation on political economy and economic development entitled ''The State, Industrialization and Class Formations in India'' was published by Routledge and Kegan-Paul, London in 1982.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Nasir Uddin Haider |script-title=bn:ব্রিটিশ লুণ্ঠনের ক্ষত এখনও শুকায়নি |url=http://www.samakal.com/print/18031948/print |access-date=11 March 2018 |work=Samakal |pages=25 |language=bn}}</ref> The book has been reviewed in many international journals including ''World Development'' and the ''Journal of Development Studies''. It has also been included as a reference book on many courses in development studies, political science, and other social sciences in universities of Europe and North America and India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://puc.ac.bd/Default.aspx?mod=content&page=details&content=profile-of-dr.-anupam-sen |title=Higher Education |website=Premier University |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815025307/http://puc.ac.bd/Default.aspx?mod=content&page=details&content=profile-of-dr.-anupam-sen |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
In 1965, Dr. Sen started his career at the age of 25. In March 1965, he joined [[BUET]] as a lecturer, and began his four-decade career as a teacher. In 1966, he joined University of Dhaka as a lecturer and three years later, made a transition to the newly opened Sociology department at [[University of Chittagong]] as an assistant professor. He became a professor in this department in 1984 and was elected the Dean of Social Sciences in the same year. He also served on the board of directors of [[Bangladesh Bank]] from 1997 to 2001. On 1 October 2006, he became the vice chancellor of [[Premier University, Chittagong]], a position he is still occupying.

==Participation in Liberation War and different movements==

Dr. Sen participated in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 as a [[freedom fighter]] while he was the General Secretary of Chittagong University Teachers Association. After the war, he involved himself in various movements against injustices done to people. In 1985–86, under his leadership as the president of Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association, teachers from different universities broke the [[martial law]] and marched the streets for the restoration of democratic rights.

==Awards==
[[File:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with the 2014 Ekushe prize winners .jpg|300px|right|Sen along with other Ekushey Padak 2014 recipients]]
* [[Ekushey Padak]], an award given by the state, for his contribution to education (2014)<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:একুশে পদক ২০১৪ পেলেন যারা |url=http://www.dailynabaraj.com/2014/02/21/50763.html |access-date=21 February 2014 |newspaper=Nabaraj |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709015156/http://www.dailynabaraj.com/2014/02/21/50763.html |archive-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:একুশে পদক পাচ্ছেন কামাল লোহানীসহ ১৫ জন |url=http://www.jugantor.com/current-news/2015/02/08/217662 |language=bn |newspaper=Jugantor |date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
* University Grant Commission Award (2007)<ref name="জয় পরাজয়"/>
* Group Theater Federation Award (2006)<ref name="জয় পরাজয়"/>
* Rahe Bhander Ennoble Award (2016)<ref>{{cite news |title=13th Universal Sufi Fest held |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/22/142837.php |work=The Daily Observer |location=Dhaka |page=11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:রাহে ভান্ডারের ১৩ তম মহাত্মা সম্মেলনে বক্তারা |url=http://www.dainikazadi.org/details2.php?news_id=2724&table=march2016&date=2016-03-24&page_id=6&view=0&instant_status |language=bn |newspaper=Daily Azadi |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510120503/http://www.dainikazadi.org/details2.php?news_id=2724&table=march2016&date=2016-03-24&page_id=6&view=0&instant_status |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:সম্মাননা |trans-title=Honours |url=http://epaper.prothom-alo.com/view/dhaka/2016-03-22/5 |language=bn |newspaper=Prothom Alo |access-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510193944/http://epaper.prothom-alo.com/view/dhaka/2016-03-22/5 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* United Nations Day Award (2002)
* Udichi Shilpi Gosthi Award (1995)
* Jahanara Imam Memorial Award (2010)
* Ekushey Mela Porishod, Chittagong Ekushey Padak (2007)<ref name="জয় পরাজয়">{{cite news |script-title=bn:একুশে পদক পাচ্ছেন ১৫ বিশিষ্ট নাগরিক |trans-title=15 eminent citizens are awarded |url=http://joyparajoy.com/bg/?p=14047 |language=bn |date=11 February 2014 |website=joyparajoy.com}}</ref>

==Published books and research==
Dr. Sen has significant number of publications and articles on sociology, literature, arts and culture. His most notable book, [[The State, Industrialization and Class Formations in India]] was published by Routledge in 1982. The book was republished in 2017 under a new series titled, ''British in India''. It has been included in the reading lists of courses on sociology, political science, development studies and other related social sciences in many universities in the US, European Union, and India.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:রাউটলেজ লাইব্রেরি এডিশনে অনুপম সেনের বই |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/home/printnews/612989/2018-03-14 |access-date=13 March 2018 |work=Kaler Kantho |publisher=Imdadul Hoque Milon |language=bn}}</ref> It has also been reviewed in international journals including ''World Development'' and ''Journal of Development Studies''. In ''World Development'', the review was by Michael Lipton, an expert on Indian economics.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lipton |first=Michael |date=May 1985 |title=Book Review |journal=World Development |volume=13 |pages=659 |doi=10.1016/0305-750x(85)90029-4}}</ref> Dr. Sen's books and articles on social sciences and literature include:

* [[The State, Industrialization and Class Formations in India]], London: Routledge and Kegan-Paul (1982, 2017)<ref>{{Cite book |title=The state, industrialization, and class formations in India: A neo-Marxist perspective on colonialism, underdevelopment, and development |last=Sen |first=Anupam |year=1982 |isbn=0710008880 }}</ref>
* The Political Elites of Pakistan: Their Role in Pakistan's Disintegration (1982)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ma8FqSwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao |title=Anupam Sen |website=Google Scholar}}</ref>
* Bangladesh: Rashtra O Samaj, Dhaka: Abosar (1988/1999)
* Byakti O Rashtro, Samaj- Binyas O Samaj-Darshaner Aloke. Dhaka: Abosar (2007/2008)
* Adi-Anto Bangali: Bangali Satthar Bhut-Bhabishyat. Dhaka: Abosar (2011)
* Bangladesh: Bhabadarshagata Bhitti O Muktir Swapna. Dhaka: Abosar (2011)
* Kobi-Somalochok Shashanka Mohan Sen. Dhaka: Abosar, (2013)
* Bilosito Shabdoguchho (A Collection of Poems of East & West: translated in Bengali), Dhaka: Abosar (2002)
* Jibaner Pothe Prantare. Chittagong: Balaka (2011)
* Sundarer Bichar Savate. Dhaka: Abosar (2008)
* Itihase Abinasvar, Chittagong: Balaka (2016)
* Bangladesh O Bangali:Renaissance, Sadhinata-Chinta O Atmanusandhan. Dhaka: Abosar (2002, 2011)
* Bangali-Manon, Bangali Sanskriti: Satti Baktrita. Dhaka: Protik (2014)
* Bichito Bhabna, Chittagong: Balaka (2007, 2017)

'''Major Articles'''

* The Social Background of Bangladesh Movement, Quest (Bombay), September–October 1971.
* The Bureaucracy and Socio-Economic Development in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Sociology, August 1983.
* Social Change in South Asia, Presidential Address, Third National Conference and International Seminar on Social Change in South Asia, Dhaka: Bangladesh Sociology Association, 18–20 March 1987.
* Modes of Production and Social Formation in India, 2nd article of the book entitled, "Class, State and Development in India" Edited by Berch Berberoglu (Professor, University of Nevada, U.S.A) New Delhi /London – Sage Publications, 1992.

==Relation with organizations==
Dr. Sen has held important positions in various university committees and organizations:
* Ex-General Secretary, Chittagong University Teachers' Association, January 1971 to March 1972.<ref name="relation with different organization">{{cite web |title=relation with different organization |url=http://www.puc.ac.bd/Default.aspx?mod=content&page=details&content=profile-of-dr.-anupam-sen |website=Premier University}}</ref>
* President, Chittagong University Teachers' Association, January 1985 to December 1986.<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* President, Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association, February 1985 to March 1986.<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* President, Bangladesh Sociology Association, 1987–1992.<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* President, Odissi & Tagore Dance Movement Centre, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
* Senior Fellow (Honorary), Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS),<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Director, board of directors, Institute of Bangladesh Studies, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Director, board of directors, Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka (Central Bank of Bangladesh)<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Member, Academic Council, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Member, Academic Council, East West University, Dhaka<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Life Member, Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta<ref name="relation with different organization"/>
* Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong<ref name="relation with different organization"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150101014305/http://www.puc.ac.bd/profile_vc.html Profile of Anupam Sen in PUC Website]
*{{facebook|Anyoopam}}
* The Crisis of Indian Planning (Economy Policy in the 1960s), Edited by Paul Streeten & Michael Lipton.

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