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{{Short description|Indian folklorist (1866–1939)}}
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| birth_place  = Suapur village, [[Dhaka district]], [[Bengal Presidency]] (now in [[Bangladesh]])
| birth_place  = Bagjuri village, [[Manikganj]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India
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| awards        = Jagattarini gold medal
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[[Rai Bahadur]] '''Dinesh Chandra Sen''' ({{lang-bn|দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন}}) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)<ref name=sansad>Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208</ref> was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] writer, educationist and researcher of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] folklore from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. 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.
[[Rai Bahadur]] '''Dinesh Chandra Sen''' ({{langx|bn|দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন}}) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)<ref name=sansad>{{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:দীনেশচন্দ্র সেন |trans-title=Dineshchandra 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/২০৮/mode/1up |language=bn |volume=1 |edition=2nd |location=Kolkata |publisher=Sahitya Samsad |page=208}}</ref> was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] writer, educationist and researcher of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] folklore from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. 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==
==Early life and family==
Sen was born in a Baidya 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]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Huq |first=Syed Azizul |year=2012 |chapter=Sen, Raibahadur Dineshchandra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sen,_Raibahadur_Dineshchandra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> [[Hiralal Sen]] was a cousin on that side. His grandson [[Samar Sen]] was a noted Bengali poet.
Sen was born 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]].<ref name=bpedia>{{cite book |last=Huq |first=Syed Azizul |year=2012 |chapter=Sen, Raibahadur Dineshchandra |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sen,_Raibahadur_Dineshchandra |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> [[Hiralal Sen]] was a cousin on that side. His grandson [[Samar Sen (poet)|Samar Sen]] was a noted Bengali poet.


==Education and career==
==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.<ref name=sansad/>
In 1882, he passed his university entrance examination from [[Jagannath College]] 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. In 1891, he became the headmaster of the Victoria School (which was later uplifted to [[Comilla Victoria College|Victoria College]]) 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.<ref name=sansad/>


==Works==
==Works==
He worked on collection and compilation of Bengal folklore. Along with [[Chandra Kumar De]], he published ''[[Mymensingh Gitika]]'' (Ballads of [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]]), a collection of 21 [[ballad]]s.
He worked on collection and compilation of Bengal folklore. Along with [[Chandra Kumar De]], he published ''[[Mymensingh Gitika]]'' (Ballads of [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh]]), a collection of 21 [[ballad]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা/ভূমিকা - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার |url=https://bn.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B9_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=bn.wikisource.org |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Dineshchandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KklFAQAAIAAJ |title=History of Bengali Language and Literature: A Series of Lectures Delivered as Reader to the Calcutta University |date=1911 |publisher=The University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Basak |first1=Sila |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NohZPgAACAAJ |title=Eastern Bengal Ballads (Vol. 4) |last2=Bahadur |first2=Dineshchandra Sen Rai |date=July 2006 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-212-0906-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Luhar |first=Sahdev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPGxEAAAQBAJ |title=Folklore Studies in India: Critical Regional Responses |date=2023-02-25 |publisher=N. S. Patel (Autonomous) Arts College, Anand |isbn=978-81-955008-4-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dasgupta |first=Biplab |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRRnRK8lEYEC |title=European Trade and Colonial Conquest |date=2005 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=978-1-84331-029-7 |language=en}}</ref>


===In Bengali===
===In Bengali===
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Dinesh Chandra Sen
Born(1866-11-03)3 November 1866
Bagjuri village, Manikganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 November 1939(1939-11-20) (aged 73)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Alma materJagannath University
Dhaka College
AwardsJagattarini gold medal

Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)[1] was a Bengali writer, educationist and researcher of Bengali folklore from the Indian subcontinent. 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[edit | edit source]

Sen was born 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[edit | edit source]

In 1882, he passed his university entrance examination from Jagannath College 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. In 1891, he became the headmaster of the Victoria School (which was later uplifted to Victoria College) 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[edit | edit source]

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.[3][4][5][6][7]

In Bengali[edit | edit source]

  • Bangla 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 history) 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)
  • Rakhaler Rajgi

In English[edit | edit source]

  • 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)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sengupta, Subodh Chandra; Basu, Anjali, eds. (1988) [First published 1976]. দীনেশচন্দ্র সেন [Dineshchandra Sen]. Saṃsada bāṅāli caritābhidhāna (in Bengali). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. p. 208. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |script-encyclopedia= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |trans-encyclopedia= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Huq, Syed Azizul (2012). "Sen, Raibahadur Dineshchandra". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ↑ "মৈমনসিংহ গীতিকা/ভূমিকা - উইকিসংকলন একটি মুক্ত পাঠাগার". bn.wikisource.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Sen, Dineshchandra (1911). History of Bengali Language and Literature: A Series of Lectures Delivered as Reader to the Calcutta University. The University.
  5. ↑ Basak, Sila; Bahadur, Dineshchandra Sen Rai (July 2006). Eastern Bengal Ballads (Vol. 4). Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-212-0906-9.
  6. ↑ Luhar, Sahdev (25 February 2023). Folklore Studies in India: Critical Regional Responses. N. S. Patel (Autonomous) Arts College, Anand. ISBN 978-81-955008-4-0.
  7. ↑ Dasgupta, Biplab (2005). European Trade and Colonial Conquest. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-84331-029-7.
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