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[[File:Triguna Sen 2010 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Triguna Sen on a 2010 stamp of India]]
 
'''Triguna Sen''' (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was Union Minister for education in [[Government of India]]. He got [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1965.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> He was first Vice-Chancellor of [[Jadavpur University]] (from 1956 to 1966) and [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1967 to 1974.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tripuraassembly.nic.in/rajyasabha.html | title=List of members of Rajya Sabha elected from Tripura 1952–2010 | publisher=Tripura Legislative Assembly | access-date=7 November 2018 }}</ref>
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1            = [[Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University]]
| predecessor1        = [[Natwarlal H. Bhagwati]]
| successor1          = [[A C Joshi]]
| appointer1          = [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
| termstart1          = 9 October 1966
| termend1            = 15 March 1967
| image              = Triguna Sen 2010 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size          = 150px
| name                = Triguna Kumar Sen
| native_name        = ত্রিগুণা কুমার সেন
| birth_date          = 24 December 1905
| birth_place        = [[Zakiganj Upazila|Zakiganj]], [[Assam Province|Assam]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date          = 11 January 1998 (aged 92)
| death_place        = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| nationality        = [[India]]n
| occupation          = Academics, Professor,  Educators, politician, activists
| alma_mater          = [[Jadavpur University]], [[Munich University]], [[Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College]]
| parents            = Golok Chandra Sen (Father), Sushilasundari Debi (Mother)
| awards              = [[File:Padma Bhushan Ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Padma Bhushan]] (1965)
| office              = [[Ministry of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]]
| term_start          = 16 March 1967
| term_end            = 14 February 1969
| preceded            = [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
| succeeded          = [[V. K. R. V. Rao]]
| primeminister      = [[Indira Gandhi]]
}}
 
'''Triguna Sen''' (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was the 6th [[Ministry of Education (India)|Union Minister for Education]] for the [[Government of India]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1965.&lt;ref name="Padma Awards"&gt;{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; He was first Vice-Chancellor of [[Jadavpur University]] (from 1956 to 1966) and 11th Vice-Chancellor of [[Banaras Hindu University]]. He was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from 1967 to 1974.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://tripuraassembly.nic.in/rajyasabha.html | title=List of members of Rajya Sabha elected from Tripura 1952–2010 | publisher=Tripura Legislative Assembly | access-date=7 November 2018 }}&lt;/ref&gt; He was a member of Governing Body as a Guest lecturer for [[Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College]] ( Jadavpur).


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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
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[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
[[Category:Politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature &amp; education]]
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[[Category:Academic staff of Jadavpur University]]
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[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Tripura]]
[[Category:Education Ministers of India]]
[[Category:Ministers of education of India]]
[[Category:Scientists from Tripura]]
[[Category:Educators from West Bengal]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian educators]]
[[Category:Vice-chancellors of Banaras Hindu University]]

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Triguna Kumar Sen
ত্রিগুণা কুমার সেন
Union Minister of Education
In office
16 March 1967 – 14 February 1969
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Succeeded byV. K. R. V. Rao
Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office
9 October 1966 – 15 March 1967
Appointed bySarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded byNatwarlal H. Bhagwati
Succeeded byA C Joshi
Personal details
Born24 December 1905
Zakiganj, Assam, British India
Died11 January 1998 (aged 92)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Parent(s)Golok Chandra Sen (Father), Sushilasundari Debi (Mother)
Alma materJadavpur University, Munich University, Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College
OccupationAcademics, Professor, Educators, politician, activists
Awards Padma Bhushan (1965)

Triguna Sen (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was the 6th Union Minister for Education for the Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1965.<ref name="Padma Awards">"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.</ref> He was first Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University (from 1956 to 1966) and 11th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1967 to 1974.<ref>"List of members of Rajya Sabha elected from Tripura 1952–2010". Tripura Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 7 November 2018.</ref> He was a member of Governing Body as a Guest lecturer for Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College ( Jadavpur).

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