Sen (surname)
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Sen (Bengali: সেন) (pronounced Shen) is a surname derived from "Sena", the Sanskrit word for "army".
The sequence of using this surname is first found among the kings of a Brahmin dynasty named as Vakataka[1][2][3] (Vidarbha). This surname is also used by Raja Dahir Sen, the last king of Brahman dynasty of Sindh (Southeast Pakistan) and then followed by Sena Dynasty (East India and Bangladesh).
Presently, it is found in the east of the Indian Subcontinent; namely Bangladesh & West Bengal, India mainly among Baidya and Kayastha[4] communities. The Sena kings claim that they are Brahmakshatriya or Kshatriya in their own inscriptions.[5]
Notables[]
A[]
- Amarendra Nath Sen, jurist
- Amartya Sen (born 1933), Indian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize winner
- Amiya Sen (cricketer) (1925–2000), Indian cricketer
- Amiya Prosad Sen (born 1952), historian and religious scholar
- Anil Kumar Sen, jurist
- Antara Dev Sen (born 1963), British–Indian journalist
- Anupam Sen(born August 5, 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic and social scientist.[6]
- Anushka Sen (born 2002), Indian model and television actress
- Aparna Sen (born 1945), an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress
- Asit Sen (actor) (1917–1993), prolific Indian film actor and comedian in the Hindi film industry
- Ashoke Sen, theoretical physicist
- Ashoke Kumar Sen former law minister, lawyer, and parliamentarian
B[]
- Basiswar Sen also known as "Boshi" Sen (1887 – 31 August 1971), Indian agricultural scientist.
- Binay Ranjan Sen, former Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Binayak Sen, human rights activist
D[]
- Dahir Sen, last ruler of the Brahman dynasty of Sindh
- Dinesh Chandra Sen, researcher of Bengali folklore
E[]
- Erroll Chunder Sen (c. 1899 – after 1941), First World War Indian pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
G[]
- Girish Chandra Sen(c. 1835 – 15 August 1910), Bengali religious scholar and translator[7]
- Gertrude Emerson Sen (6 May 1890[8]–1982), early 20th-century expert on Asia and a founding member of the Society of Woman Geographers
J[]
- Jogendra Nath Sen, First Bengali soldier to die in the First World War
K[]
- Kaushik Sen (or Koushik Sen), Indian actor of film, television and theater based in Kolkata
- Keshab Chandra Sen, social reformer of India
- Konkona Sen (born 1979), Indian actress, writer, and director
L[]
- Lakshya Sen (born 2001), Indian badminton player
M[]
- Mihir Sen (born 1930), a famous Indian long distance swimmer
- Moon Moon Sen (born 1954), an Indian film actress working in Bengali, Hindi and other regional films
- Mrinal Sen, Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning film director
N[]
- Nabinchandra Sen, poet and writer
- Nandana Sen (born 1967), daughter of Amartya Sen, actress in Hindi cinema, screenwriter
P[]
- Pabitra Kumar Sen, scientist and social reformer
- Palash Sen, Band member of Euphoria (Indian band)
- Probir Sen, wicket keeper, the only wicket keeper to have stumped out Sir Donald Bradman
- Prafulla Kumar Sen (died 1942),also known as "Swami Satyananda Puri" Indian revolutionary and philosopher
- Prafulla Chandra Sen (1897–1990), Bengali freedom fighter and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.[9][10]
- P. K. Sen (surgeon) (1915–1982), Indian surgeon
R[]
- Ramesh Chandra Sen (born 30 April 1940),[11] Bangladeshi politician
- Ramprasad Sen, singer and lyricist
- Raima Sen (born 1979), Indian actress
- Raja Sen (born 10 November 1955), Indian film & television director and the winner of three National Film Awards[12]
- Reema Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and model primarily working in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films
- Rii Sen, actress
- Rimi Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and film producer who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Bengali films
- Riya Sen (born 1981), Indian film actress and model
S[]
- Samar Sen, (Bengali: সমর সেন;)(10 October 1916 – 23 August 1987), Indian poet and journalist[13]
- Samar Sen (diplomat) (10 August 1914 – 16 February 2003), Indian diplomat[14]
- Samita Sen, historian and professor
- Sandipta Sen (born 1987), Bengali television actress
- Shobha Sen (1923–2017), also known as Sova Sen, Bengali theatre and film actress
- Shyamal Kumar Sen, jurist and former governor of West Bengal
- Srabani Sen (also spelt as Sraboni Sen), singer of Rabindra Sangeet and other genres of Bengali songs
- Surya Sen (1894–1934), revolutionary and Bengali freedom fighter
- Suchitra Sen (born as Roma Dasgupta, 1931), Indian actress
- Sudeep Sen, poet
- Sukumar Sen, first Chief Election Commissioner of India
- Sukumar Sen, Bengali linguist
- Susmit Sen, member of the band Indian Ocean
- Sushmita Sen (born 1975), Indian actress, model and beauty queen; former Miss Universe
- Samar Sen (c. 1916-2004), Indian agricultural economist
V[]
- Vishwak Sen (born 1995), Indian actor who works in Telugu films
Fictional characters[]
- Banalata Sen, fictional character in Jibanananda Das's poem
- Mr. Saurav Sen, fictional characters in Jhumpa Lahiri's short story, Mrs. Sen's, from her collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies.
See also[]
- Şen, Turkish surname
References[]
- ^ Indian Costume By Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, Popular Prakashan Publications, Page 43
- ^ Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D. By Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha, Page 28
- ^ | Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of India By A. K. Basu Majumdar, Indus Publishing, Page 50(Vakatakas and Chalukyas-both of Brahmin origin)
- ^ Ronald. B. Inden. Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 40.
- ^ Ronald. B. Inden. Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 60.
- ^ "Prof Anupam Sen honoured for winning Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. May 19, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ U. A. B. Razia Akter Banu (1992). Islam in Bangladesh. BRILL. p. 52. ISBN 90-04-09497-0.
- ^ B. N. Tandon (2007). "Untitled [review of Nearer Heaven than Earth: The Life and Times of Boshi Sen and Gertrude Emerson Sen, by Girish Mehra]". Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 51 (3 (239)): 199–203. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23340474.
- ^ With West Bengal Chief Ministers: Memoirs, 1962 to 1977 by Saroj Chakrabarti
- ^ Sengupta, Subodhchandra (2002). অঞ্জলি বসু (ed.). Sansad Bangali charitabhidhan সংসদ বাঙ্গালি চরিতাভিধান (in Bengali). Vol. II (4th ed.). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad (সাহিত্য সংসদ). p. 190. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ "Constituency 03_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Film Director Raja Sen Speaks About His New Movie (Interview)". VOA News. 29 October 2007.
- ^ Old Poetry Website retrieved on 4 February 2007
- ^ "World". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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