Satyen Sen

Satyen Sen
সত্যেন সেন
Born	(1907-03-28)March 28, 1907 Tongibari, Bengal, British India
Died	January 5, 1982(1982-01-05) (aged 74) Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)	Novelist, journalist, historian and politician

Satyen Sen (Bengali: সত্যেন সেন; 28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981) was a revolutionary, culture activist and historian of Bengali literature from Bangladesh.[1][2]

Early life

Satyen was born in Tangibari, Munshigonj. His father was Darinimohan Sen and his cousin brother is Amartya Sen.[3] He passed the entrance examination in 1924. He went to Kolkata and got involved in leftist movement. Later on he joined Jugantor (a political party). He then passed F.A. and B.A. exams. He started studying history at Calcutta University. He was arrested for his association with Jugantor several times in 1931, 1949, 1954, 1958 and 1965.[4] He passed M.A. while he was in jail.[3]

Works

He was influenced by Marxist ideology and his ideology is reflected through his literary work. Apart from his political, socio culture activities and literary works, Sen also worked as an assistant editor of The Sangbad. He was also the founder of Udichi (a cultural organization of Bangladesh).[5] As a novelist he is known mostly for his historical novels. He wrote twelve novels along with eight books on history and twenty books of other different categories. He started to write novels at a very late age.[6]

Selected works

Novels

• Bhorer Bihongi (The Bird of the Dawn, 1959)
• Obhishopto Nogori (The Cursed City, 1967)
• Paper Sontan (The Children of Sin, 1969)
• Ruddhodar Muktopran (The Door Closed, The Mind Open, 1973);
• Padochinho (The Footmarks, 1968)
• Seyana (The Shrewd, 1968)
• Kumarajiva (1969)
• Vidrohi Kaivarto (The Rebellious Kaivartos, 1969)
• Alberuni (1969)
• Sat Nombor Ward (Ward Number Seven, 1969)
• Bidrohi Kaibarta (1970)
• Uttoron (Reaching the Destination, 1970)
• E'Kul Bhange O Kul Gore (This Shore Erodes That Shore Rises, 1971)
• Ma (Mother, 1970)
• Oporajeo (The Unbeatable, 1970).

Biographies

• Manoroma Masima, biography of Manorama Basu.

Awards

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1970)
• Ekushey Padak (1986)[7]

References

1. "Winner of Bangla Academy Literary Award". Bangladesh National Portal. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
2. "Let the Bangla Academy Award go to the deserving people". Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 9 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
3. বাংলার প্রথম দলিত বিদ্রোহ ও এক ভুলে যাওয়া সংগ্রামী লেখক. inscript.me. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
4. Bagchi, Tapan (2012). "Sen, Satyen". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. "Udichi to hold Satyen Sen Ganosangeet Festival". The Daily Star. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
6. সত্যেন সেন: মৃত্যুহীন প্রাণ. Prothom Alo (Opinion) (in Bengali). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
7. ও পার ভোলেনি. "Satyen Sen". Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

• Das, Subrata Kumar. "Historical Novels of Satyen Sen". Bangladeshi Novels. Retrieved 8 June 2015.