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He studied at the [[Scottish Church College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]] and subsequently at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>Sen, Asit. ''Glimpses of College History: The Students and the Teachers'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 233.</ref> Sen joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in [[Bengal]] in 1922.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32763/pages/7802 London Gazette, 3 November 1922]</ref> His work as director general of food for all India (1943–1946), for which he was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1944,<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36309/supplements/7 London Gazette, 1 January 1944]</ref> convinced him that [[hunger]] and [[malnutrition]] were crucial issues in the modern world. | He studied at the [[Scottish Church College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]] and subsequently at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>Sen, Asit. ''Glimpses of College History: The Students and the Teachers'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 233.</ref> Sen joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in [[Bengal]] in 1922.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32763/pages/7802 London Gazette, 3 November 1922]</ref> His work as director general of food for all India (1943–1946), for which he was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1944,<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36309/supplements/7 London Gazette, 1 January 1944]</ref> convinced him that [[hunger]] and [[malnutrition]] were crucial issues in the modern world. | ||
He took his concerns to the international stage as a member of India's first delegation to the [[UN]] (1947), as [[Indian Ambassador to the United States]], and several other countries including [[Italy]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Japan]], and [[Mexico]]. He worked on a variety of FAO projects before being named [[Director General]] in 1956. While he was the Relief Commissioner(1942-43)in Bengal during Bengal famine,his mission of preventing hunger was set. In 1960, saying half the world's population was malnourished,Sen announced the Freedom from Hunger campaign. "Hunger is neither inevitable nor irremediable," he added, "it is within our power to bring this old affliction under control."<ref> | He took his concerns to the international stage as a member of India's first delegation to the [[UN]] (1947), as [[Indian Ambassador to the United States]], and several other countries including [[Italy]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Japan]], and [[Mexico]]. He worked on a variety of FAO projects before being named [[Director General]] in 1956. While he was the Relief Commissioner(1942-43)in Bengal during Bengal famine,his mission of preventing hunger was set. In 1960, saying half the world's population was malnourished,Sen announced the Freedom from Hunger campaign. "Hunger is neither inevitable nor irremediable," he added, "it is within our power to bring this old affliction under control."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/obituaries/binay-ranjan-sen-is-dead-at-94-led-un-drive-against-hunger.html|title=Binay Ranjan Sen is Dead at 94; Led U.N. Drive Against Hunger|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 June 1993|last1=Lambert|first1=Bruce}}</ref> This led to the 1963 World Food Congress in [[Washington, D.C.]], attended by representatives from more than 100 countries.{{fact|date=October 2018}} | ||
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