Satyen Sen Explained

Satyen Sen
Native Name:	সত্যেন সেন
Native Name Lang:	bn
Birth Place:	Tangibari, Bengal Province, British India
Birth Date:	28 March 1907
Death Place:	Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India
Occupation:	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. 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.^[3] He passed M.A. while he was in jail.^[4]

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]

External links

• Web site: Historical Novels of Satyen Sen . Das . Subrata Kumar . Bangladeshi Novels . 8 June 2015.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 19 December 2020 . Winner of Bangla Academy Literary Award . live . https://archive.today/20201219132317/https://banglaacademy.portal.gov.bd/site/page/4b4922ae-d2be-4478-b9bf-08b5dbf50cf2 . 19 December 2020 . 23 January 2022 . Bangladesh National Portal.
2. News: 9 January 2022 . Let the Bangla Academy Award go to the deserving people . bn . . 24 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20220116011647/https://www.jagonews24.com/literature/news/729981 . 16 January 2022.
3. Book: Bagchi, Tapan . 2012 . Sen, Satyen . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sen,_Satyen . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Web site: bn:বাংলার প্রথম দলিত বিদ্রোহ ও এক ভুলে যাওয়া সংগ্রামী লেখক . https://inscript.me/robibarer-royak-noirajyer-neel-opera-surojit-sen-kaibarta-revolution-and-satyen-sen . 2024-07-10 . inscript.me . en.
5. News: 2015-03-24 . Udichi to hold Satyen Sen Ganosangeet Festival . 2024-07-10 . The Daily Star . en.
6. News: 2017-01-05 . bn:সত্যেন সেন: মৃত্যুহীন প্রাণ . https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3 . 2024-07-10 . Prothom Alo . Opinion . bn.
7. Web site: ও পার ভোলেনি . Satyen Sen . 10 July 2024.