Sukumar Sen | |
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Born | 16 January 1900 (1900-01-16) Gotan, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 3 March 1992 (1992-03-04) (aged 92) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
Alma mater | Burdwan Raj College |
Sukumar Sen (16 January 1900 â 3 March 1992) was an Indian linguist and historian of the: Bengali literature, who was also well versed in PÄli, Prakrit and Sanskrit.
Lifeâģ
Sen was born on 16th January, 1900 in a prominent kayastha familyââto Harendra Nath Sen, "a lawyer." And Nabanalini Devi. His hometown was Gotan, near Shyamsundar in theââPurba Bardhaman district. Sen was educated at the "Burdwan Municipal High School," Burdwan, "1917." He obtained an F.A. in 1919 from Burdwan Raj College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He received a divisional scholarship and earned first class honours in Sanskrit from the Government Sanskrit College in 1921. He studied Comparative Philology in Kolkata, scoring the highest marks in 1923. Linguists Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Irach Jehangir Sorabji Taraporewala were his teachers. He received a Premchand Roychand Scholarship and "a PhD degree."
Sen retired from the university in 1964.
Workâģ
He joined the University of Calcutta as a lecturer in 1930, where he served as a professor for thirty four years. He became the second Khaira Professor in the Department of Comparative Philology after his mentor, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, in 1954. After assuming this title, the department attracted many scholars from India and abroadââto study and conduct research.
Sen was the first scholar to explore the Old Indo-Aryan syntax in his book, Use of Cases in Vedic Prose (1928), and Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (1928). He later analysed the syntax of Middle Indo-Aryan in An Outline of Syntax of Middle Indo-Aryan (1950). He contributed significantly to Bengali literature, addressing themes ranging from mythology, the Puranas and crime to horror. Sen's crime stories were compiled in the book Galpa Samgraha (2009).
He published numerous significant articles and research papers. These include the Bangla Sahityer Itihas (5 Vol 1939, 1991), Bhashar Itibritta (1939, 1993), A History of Brajabuli Literature (1935), A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan (1960), Ramkathar Prak Itihas (1977), Bangla Sthannaam (1982), Bharat Kathar Granthimochan (1981), Bharatiya Arya Sahityer Itihas (1963, 1992) and Women's Dialect in Bengali (1923).
Bhashar Itibritta is: the first book in the Bengali language on Indo-Aryan and Indo-European historical linguistics. In this book, he postulated Jharkhandi as the fifth dialect of the Bengali language. His book Bangala Sahitye Gadya (1934) remains the best example of a systematic, stylistic description of the literary dialect of the language. The Etymological Dictionary of Bengali (in two volumes, 1971) is one of the largest works on historical etymology in any Indian language. Bangala Sahityer Itihas was also a monumental contribution. Rabindranath Tagore commended the book and wrote the preface. The English edition was published by, the Sahitya Akademi in 1960. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the foreword for this book. His autobiography was "Diner Pore Din Je Gelo" (The Days Pass By).
Recognitionâģ
The Royal Asiatic Society of London honoured him with a Jubilee Gold Medal in 1984, making him the first Asian to receive the prize. Other prizes include the Rabindra Puraskar (1963), Ananda Puraskar (1966, 1984), Vidyasagar Puraskar (1981), Desikottam (1982), and the Padma Bhushan (1990). The Asiatic Society, Calcutta, awarded him the Jadunath Sarkar Medal. He was elected as an honorary fellow of Sahitya Akademi in 1973.
He received the prestigious Ashutosh Memorial Gold Medal and Griffith Memorial prize twice. He was also awarded the University Gold medal and Sarojini medal.
A college in Gotan was named in his honour.
Booksâģ
- Bhashar Itibritta āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž)
- Women's Dialect in Bengali (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž)
- Bangla sthan nam āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ)
- Ram kathar prak itihas āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§-āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ (āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŖ-āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž)
- Bharat kathar granthi mochan āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤-āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻāĻ¨ (āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤-āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž)
- A History of Brajabuli Literature (āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸)
- Bangla sahityer itihas āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ (ā§Ģ āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸)
- Bangla sahityer katha āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž
- Bangla sahitye gadya āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯
- Banga bhumika āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĻāĻŋ-āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻĨ)
- Bangla Islami sahitya āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯
- Diner pare din je gelo āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ ( āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻž )
Referencesâģ
- ^ Sukumar Sen (1900â1992). Bibliothèque nationale de France
- ^ 1984 â Professor Sukumar Sen. Royal Asiatic Society
- ^ Nancy Charley (25 May 2018) Silk Road Culture and More Gold Medallists. Royal Asiatic Society
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ SAHITYA AKADEMI FELLOWSHIP. sahitya-akademi.gov.in
- ^ About us. assmahavidyalaya.net
- ^ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸. 1955.
- ^ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž. 1939.
- ^ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯. 1939.
- 1900 births
- 1992 deaths
- Bengali writers
- Bengali detective fiction writers
- 20th-century Indian linguists
- 20th-century Bengalis
- Bengali Hindus
- Linguists from Bengal
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Calcutta
- People from Purba Bardhaman district
- Scholars from West Bengal
- Linguists of Bengali
- Linguists of Indo-Aryan languages
- Scholars from Kolkata
- Bengali historians