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{{short description| | {{short description|Brahmo Samaj missionary and translator (1835–1910)}} | ||
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| name | | name = Girish Chandra Sen | ||
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| image | | birth_date = 1835 | ||
| caption | | birth_place = [[Narsingdi District|Panchdona]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| birth_date | | death_date = {{death date|1910|8|15|df=y}} (aged 74–75) | ||
| birth_place = | | death_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date | | occupation = [[Scholar]], [[Missionary]] | ||
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'''Girish Chandra Sen''' ({{circa|1835}} – 15 August 1910) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] religious scholar and translator. He was a [[Brahmo Samaj]] missionary and known for being the first publisher of the ''[[Qur’an]]'' into [[Bengali language]] in 1886.<ref>{{cite book |author=U. A. B. Razia Akter Banu |year=1992 |title=Islam in Bangladesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyzqATEDPSgC&pg=PA52 |publisher=BRILL |page=52 |isbn=90-04-09497-0}}</ref> | |||
'''Girish Chandra Sen''' ({{circa|1835}} – 15 August 1910) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] religious scholar and translator. He was a [[Brahmo Samaj]] missionary and known for being the first | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Sen was born in a [[Baidya]] family in the village of Panchdona in [[Narayanganj District]] in [[Bengal]] (now part of [[Narsingdi District]] in Bangladesh).<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Mohanta |first=Sambaru Chandra |year=2012 |chapter=Sen, Girish Chandra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sen,_Girish_Chandra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> He studied in [[Pogose School]] in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=M H Haider |date=21 August 2015 |title=And Shadows Flee Away |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/and-shadows-flee-away-129868 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> | Sen was born in a [[Baidya]] family<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1996 |title=Sri Ramakrishna Touched Them: Girish Chandra Sen |url=https://ia601304.us.archive.org/11/items/PrabuddhaBharata-July1896-Dec2001/05PB-May1996.pdf |journal=[[Prabuddha Bharata]] |publisher=Swami Smaranananda |volume=101 |pages=322}}</ref> in the village of Panchdona in [[Narayanganj District]] in [[Bengal]] (now part of [[Narsingdi District]] in Bangladesh).<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Mohanta |first=Sambaru Chandra |year=2012 |chapter=Sen, Girish Chandra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sen,_Girish_Chandra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> He studied in [[Pogose School]] in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=M H Haider |date=21 August 2015 |title=And Shadows Flee Away |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/heritage/and-shadows-flee-away-129868 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> | ||
In 1869, Keshub Chunder Sen chose from amongst his missionaries, four persons and ordained them as professors of four old religions of the world. He was selected to study Islam. Others selected to study different religions were [[Gour Govinda Ray]] for Hinduism, [[Protap Chandra Mozoomdar]] for Christianity, and [[Aghore Nath Gupta]] for Buddhism. A firm believer in the basic unity of all religions, he immersed himself in his studies and later went to [[Lucknow]] in 1876 to study [[Arabic]], [[Islamic literature]] and the [[Islamic]] religious texts.<ref name=bpedia/> After five years ( | In 1869, [[Keshub Chunder Sen]] chose from amongst his missionaries, four persons and ordained them as professors of four old religions of the world. He was selected to study Islam. Others selected to study different religions were [[Gour Govinda Ray]] for Hinduism, [[Protap Chandra Mozoomdar]] for Christianity, and [[Aghore Nath Gupta]] for Buddhism. A firm believer in the basic unity of all religions, he immersed himself in his studies and later went to [[Lucknow]] in 1876 to study [[Arabic]], [[Islamic literature]] and the [[Islamic]] religious texts.<ref name=bpedia/> After five years (1881–1886) of studies, he produced the first Bengali translation of the Quran.<ref name=bpedia/> | ||
==Works== | |||
On completion of his studies, he returned to [[Kolkata]] and engaged in the translation of Islamic scriptures. After about five years (1881–1886) of studies, he produced an annotated Bengali version of the [[Qur’an]] via [[Persian language|Persian]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Mustafa Zaman |date=18 February 2005 |title=Reading in Translation : A Journey Through History |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/02/03/cover.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=3 June 2016 |archive-date=5 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605095923/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/02/03/cover.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
[[File:girish chandra quran.png|thumb|Quran translation of Girish Chandra Sen]] | |||
Sen is also the first known translator of [[Shakespeare| | Sen is also the first known translator of the [[List of works by William Shakespeare|works of Shakespeare]] in Bengali.<ref>{{cite news |author=Md. Shafiqul Islam |date= 28 May 2011 |title=Hamlet and Ophelia in Dhaka |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-187481 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> His autobiography, ''Atmajivani'', was published in 1906. Initially, Sen worked at the ''Dhaka Prakash'' and later as an assistant editor at the ''[[Sulava Samachar]]'' and ''Bangabandhu'' and as editor and publisher of the monthly ''Mahila''. While still at school he wrote a book, ''Banitabinodan'', on the importance of women's education and ''Ramakrishna Paramhangser Ukti O Jivani''. For his great contributions in translating Islamic literature into [[Bengali language]], Muslims of Bengal often referred to him as ''Bhai Girish Chandra''.<ref name=bpedia /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* | * {{cite encyclopedia |editor1-last=Sengupta |editor1-first=Subodh Chandra |editor2-last=Basu |editor2-first=Anjali |year=1988 |orig-year=First published 1976 |script-title=bn:গিরিশচন্দ্র সেন |trans-title=Girishchandra Sen |script-encyclopedia=bn:সংসদ বাঙালি চরিতাভিধান |encyclopedia=Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna |trans-encyclopedia=Parliament Bengali Biographical Dictionary |url=https://archive.org/details/Samsad-Bangali-Charitabhidhan-Ed2/page/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%A8/mode/1up |language=bn |volume=1 |edition=2nd |location=Kolkata |publisher=Sahitya Samsad |page=132}} | ||
* ''History of Brahmo Samaj'' by Pandit Sivanath Sastri | * ''History of Brahmo Samaj'' by Pandit Sivanath Sastri | ||
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Girish Chandra Sen (c. 1835 – 15 August 1910) was a Bengali religious scholar and translator. He was a Brahmo Samaj missionary and known for being the first publisher of the Qur’an into Bengali language in 1886.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Sen was born in a Baidya family[2] in the village of Panchdona in Narayanganj District in Bengal (now part of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh).[3] He studied in Pogose School in Dhaka.[4]
In 1869, Keshub Chunder Sen chose from amongst his missionaries, four persons and ordained them as professors of four old religions of the world. He was selected to study Islam. Others selected to study different religions were Gour Govinda Ray for Hinduism, Protap Chandra Mozoomdar for Christianity, and Aghore Nath Gupta for Buddhism. A firm believer in the basic unity of all religions, he immersed himself in his studies and later went to Lucknow in 1876 to study Arabic, Islamic literature and the Islamic religious texts.[3] After five years (1881–1886) of studies, he produced the first Bengali translation of the Quran.[3]
Works[edit | edit source]
On completion of his studies, he returned to Kolkata and engaged in the translation of Islamic scriptures. After about five years (1881–1886) of studies, he produced an annotated Bengali version of the Qur’an via Persian.[5]
Sen is also the first known translator of the works of Shakespeare in Bengali.[6] His autobiography, Atmajivani, was published in 1906. Initially, Sen worked at the Dhaka Prakash and later as an assistant editor at the Sulava Samachar and Bangabandhu and as editor and publisher of the monthly Mahila. While still at school he wrote a book, Banitabinodan, on the importance of women's education and Ramakrishna Paramhangser Ukti O Jivani. For his great contributions in translating Islamic literature into Bengali language, Muslims of Bengal often referred to him as Bhai Girish Chandra.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ U. A. B. Razia Akter Banu (1992). Islam in Bangladesh. BRILL. p. 52. ISBN 90-04-09497-0.
- ↑ "Sri Ramakrishna Touched Them: Girish Chandra Sen" (PDF). Prabuddha Bharata. 101. Swami Smaranananda: 322. 1996.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mohanta, Sambaru Chandra (2012). "Sen, Girish Chandra". In Islam, Sirajul (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ M H Haider (21 August 2015). "And Shadows Flee Away". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ Mustafa Zaman (18 February 2005). "Reading in Translation : A Journey Through History". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ Md. Shafiqul Islam (28 May 2011). "Hamlet and Ophelia in Dhaka". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1988) [First published 1976]. গিরিশচন্দ্র সেন [Girishchandra Sen]. Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna (in Bengali). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 132.
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