Sen (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: সেন) is a surname derived from "Sena", the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word for "

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

". The surname is commonly found in the east of the

Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...

; namely

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

mainly among

Baidya Baidya or Vaidya is a Hindu community located in Bengal. Baidyas, a caste ('' jāti'') of Ayurvedic physicians, have long had pre-eminence in society alongside Brahmins and Kayasthas. In the colonial era, the Bhadraloks were drawn primarily, b ...

and Kayastha communities. The Sena kings claimed themselves as

Brahmakshatriya * In the Hindu varna system, Brahmakshatriya may refer to a '' Brahmin'' who pursues royalty, and hence concurrently adopts the ''Kshatriya'' varna. Brahmakshatriya dynasties * Sena Dynasty: The founder of the Sena rule was Samantasena who descr ...

Kshatriya Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the con ...

in their own inscriptions.

History

The use of 'Sen' as a surname is first found among the kings of a

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

dynasty named as

Vakataka The Vakataka dynasty () was an ancient Indian dynasty that originated from the Deccan in the mid-3rd century CE. Their state is believed to have extended from the southern edges of Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra River in th ...

(Vidarbha). This surname is also used by Raja Dahir Sen, the last king of

Brahman dynasty of Sindh The Brahmin dynasty of Sindh (), also known as the Chacha dynasty, were the Brahmin Hindu ruling family of the Chacha Empire. The Brahmin dynasty were successors of the Rai dynasty. The dynasty ruled on the Indian subcontinent which originated i ...

(Southeast Pakistan) and then followed by

Sena Dynasty The Sena dynasty was a Hindu dynasty during the early medieval period on the Indian subcontinent, that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcont ...

(East India and Bangladesh).

Notables

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* Abhijit Sen is a former member of the Planning Commission of India, which was disbanded in 2014. * Akshay Kumar Sen The 19th century Bengali mystic, saint and writer. *

Amal Sen Amal Sen was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the founding president of the Workers Party of Bangladesh. Sen was born in Afra village, Narail on July 19, 1914. His family were zamindars. The ancestral home of his family was located at Bakri village ...

was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the founding president of the

Workers Party of Bangladesh The Workers Party of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি) is a communist party in Bangladesh. Rashed Khan Menon is the president of the Workers Party of Bangladesh and Anisur Rahm ...

. * Amarendra Nath Sen, jurist who served as the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court in 1979 and as a judge in the Supreme Court of India. *

Amartya Sen Amartya Kumar Sen (; born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, econom ...

(born 1933), Indian economist and philosopher,

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

winner * Amiya Sen (cricketer) (1925–2000), Indian cricketer * Amiya Prosad Sen (born 1952), historian and religious scholar * Amalesh Sen ( bn, অমলেশ সেন; 2 March 1943 – 7 October 2017) was a

Bangladeshi football Football is the second-most popular sport in Bangladesh, after cricket, and is governed by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). An interest in cricket resulting from the nation's success in Test cricket and participation in the Cricket World ...

player and coach. * Ananda Prakash Sen (1923–?), often known as A. P. Sen, is an Indian former judge who served as a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. * Anindya Sen Economist . * Anil Kumar Sen, jurist *

Antara Dev Sen Antara Dev Sen (born 1963) is an Indian journalist based in Delhi. Biography Antara was born in Cambridge, England and did her schooling in Delhi and later in Kolkata and higher education in India (Kolkata) and United States. Sen also studied at ...

(born 1963), British–Indian journalist *

Anupam Sen Anupam Sen (born 5 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi author, sociologist, and social activist. He is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of Premier University, Chittagong. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2014 by the Government of Bangladesh. B ...

(1920s-2015), Indian politician, West Bengal Legislative Assembly *

(born August 5, 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic and social scientist. *

Anushka Sen Anushka Sen (born 4 August 2002) is an Indian television actress and model known for portraying the role of Meher in the children fantasy show, '' Baal Veer''. She has also played Manikarnika Rao/Rani Lakshmi Bai in the Indian historical drama t ...

(born 2002), Indian model and television actress *

Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...

(born 1945), an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress * Arunava Sen (born January 3, 1959) is a professor of economics at the

Indian Statistical Institute Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) is a higher education and research institute which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the 1959 act of the Indian parliament. It grew out of the Statistical Laboratory set up by Prasanta ...

. He works on Game Theory,

Social Choice Theory Social choice theory or social choice is a theoretical framework for analysis of combining individual opinions, preferences, interests, or welfares to reach a ''collective decision'' or ''social welfare'' in some sense.Amartya Sen (2008). "Soci ...

Mechanism Design Mechanism design is a field in economics and game theory that takes an objectives-first approach to designing economic mechanisms or incentives, toward desired objectives, in strategic settings, where players act rationally. Because it starts a ...

Voting Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, can engage for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holde ...

and

Auctions An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition ex ...

. * Ashalata Sen (5 February 1894 - 13 February 1986) was an activist, poet, social worker, and a leading figure in the

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

. * Ashish Sen is an American professor and transportation statistician based in Chicago. *

Asit Sen (actor) Asit Sen (13 May 1917 – 18 September 1993) was an Indian film director turned famous comedian in the Hindi film industry. He directed 2 films and starred in over 200 films between 1953 and 1993 until his death. As an actor/comedian, he o ...

(1917–1993), prolific Indian film actor and comedian in the Hindi film industry * Asit Sen (director) (24 September 1922 – 25 August 2001) was an Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, who worked in both

and Hindi cinema. He was born in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

, now in modern-day

, when it was part of

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

. He directed 17 feature films in Hindi and Bengali *

Ashoke Sen Ashoke Sen FRS (; born 1956) is an Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad. He is also an honorary fellow in National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhu ...

, theoretical physicist *

Ashoke Kumar Sen Ashoke Kumar Sen (10 October 1913 – 21 September 1996) was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian. He also holds the record for winning a Lok Sabha seat the most times and also the record for b ...

former law minister, lawyer, and parliamentarian * Atul Sen (? – 5 August 1932) (Bengali: অতুল সেন) was a Bengali Indian independence movement revolutionary activist against British rule in India. *

Atul Prasad Sen Atul Prasad Sen ( bn, অতুল প্রসাদ সেন; 20 October 1871 – 26 August 1934) was a Bengali composer, lyricist and singer, and also a lawyer, philanthropist, social worker, educationist and writer. Early life Atul Prasad ...

( bn, অতুল প্রসাদ সেন; 20 October 1871 – 26 August 1934) was a Bengali composer, lyricist and singer, and also a lawyer, philanthropist, social worker, educationist and writer.

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* Baikuntha Nath Sen (1843 – 1922) was a

scholar, lawyer and philanthropist. His grandson Amarendra Nath Sen was a judge of Supreme Court of India. *

Basiswar Sen Basiswar "Boshi" Sen (1887 – 31 August 1971) was an Indian agricultural scientist. He was a pioneer of the Green Revolution movement that changed the food landscape of India by growing abundant food grains, thereby reducing the possibility of ...

also known as "Boshi" Sen (1887 – 31 August 1971),

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

agricultural

scientist A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosoph ...

. *

Benu Sen Benu Sen (26 May 1932 – 17 May 2011) was an Indian photographer from Kolkata, India. He was the second son among seven children of Manindranath and Provabati Sengupta. He was the Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Photography (FIP) ...

(26 May 1932 – 17 May 2011) was an awarded Indian photographer from Kolkata, India. * Bhim Sen (1 December 1894 – 18 January 1978) was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab, thrice. * Bhupati Mohan Sen () was an Indian

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

and

mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...

. He made remarkable contributions in the fields of

Quantum Mechanics Quantum mechanics is a fundamental theory in physics that provides a description of the physical properties of nature at the scale of atoms and subatomic particles. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including quantum chemistr ...

and

Fluid Mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids ( liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them. It has applications in a wide range of disciplines, including mechanical, aerospace, civil, chemical and ...

. * Bijoy Sen is a Bangladeshi art director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Art Direction for the film ''Andha Biswas'' (1992). *

Binay Ranjan Sen Binay Ranjan Sen, CIE, ICS (1 January 1898, Dibrugarh, India - 12 June 1993, Calcutta, India), was an Indian diplomat and Indian Civil Service officer. He served as Director General (1956–1967) of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organizati ...

, former Director General of the

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

* Binayak Sen, human rights activist *

Bireswar Sen Bireswar Sen (1897–1974) was an Indian painter, writer, and teacher, who was influenced by the Bengal School of Art and Western modernism, but then later developed a unique visual language of miniatures. He depicted grand landscapes, mostly fe ...

(1897–1974) was an Indian painter, writer and teacher, who was influenced by the Bengal School of Art and Western modernism, but then later developed a unique visual language of miniatures.

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Chitra Sen Chitra Sen is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Bengali language films and television series. She has worked mainly in theatres, but she has also worked in films and on television. She started her career under Jnyanesh Mukhopadhyay. She ...

, an Indian actress and dancer who works in Bengali language films and television series. *

Chandan Sen Chandan Sen (born 26 February 1963) is an Indian Bengali-language stage, television and film actor, playwright and director. Career He started acting in Bengali theatre in 1977. He joined ''Natya Anan'' theatre group as a creative director and ...

a Bengali stage, television and film actor, playwright and director. * Chandan K. Sen is an Indian-American scientist who is known for contributions to the fields of regenerative medicine and wound care.

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* Dahir Sen, last ruler of the

Deben Sen Deben Sen (1897/1899? – 19 April 1971) was an Indian trade union activist and politician. Early life The son of Dwarikanath Sen, of Faridpur (now in Bangladesh), Deben Sen joined the civil disobedience movement and was arrested at Dhaka in 19 ...

(1897 – 19 April 1971) was an Indian trade union activist and politician. *

Dinesh Chandra Sen Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen ( bn, দীনেশ চন্দ্র সেন) (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939)Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.208 was a ...

, researcher of Bengali folklore * Dola Sen (born 26 March 1967) is an Indian politician and

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

ist. From 2020 she is now the central president of the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC). * Dwijesh Chandra Sen (died 9 July 1984) Revolutionary of Anushilon Samiti, awarded Tamrapatra by the

President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Mur ...

for his contribution to India's struggle for independence.He was the direct decedent of Raja Raj Bhallav Sen and the grandson of Rai Bahadur Kali Charan Sen.

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Erroll Chunder Sen Erroll Suvo Chunder Sen (13 March 1899 – after December 1941?) was an Indian pilot who served in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the First World War, and who was among the first Indian military aviators. Family and early l ...

(c. 1899 – after 1941), First World War Indian pilot in the Royal Flying Corps

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* Gautam Sen is an Indian journalist, writer and automotive design consultant and expert. * Girish Chandra Sen( – 15 August 1910), Bengali religious scholar and first Bengali translator of the Quran * Gertrude Emerson Sen (6 May 1890–1982), early 20th-century expert on

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

and a founding member of the

Society of Woman Geographers The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 at a time when women were excluded from membership in most professional organizations, such as the Explorers Club, who would not admit women until 1981. It is based in Washington, D.C., and h ...

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* Haimabati Sen (1866 – 1932 or 1933), was an Indian physician. * Hari Keshab Sen (9 February 1905 - 1 September 1976), popularly known as H. K. Sen was an Indian Bengali scientist, astrophysicist. *

Hiralal Sen Hiralal Sen ( bn, হীরালাল সেন, ''Hiralal Shen''; 2 August 1868 – 26 October 1917) is generally considered one of India's first filmmakers. In 1903, he filmed the popular Alibaba and Forty Thieves, the first full-length In ...

is generally considered the first filmmaker of indian subcontinent * Hannah Sen (1894–1957) was an Indian educator, politician, and feminist, wife of Satish Chandra Sen. She was a member of the first Indian

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

(upper house of Parliament) from 1952 to 1957 and the president of the

All India Women's Conference The All India Women's Conference (AIWC) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Delhi. It was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins in order to improve educational efforts for women and children and has expanded its scope to also tackle ...

in 1951-52. * H. Nida Sen H.Nida Sen is an ophthalmologist researching mechanisms involved in different forms of human uveitis. She is a clinical investigator at the

National Eye Institute The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established in 1968. It is located in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. The NEI is one of 27 institutes and centers of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the US Department of Health and ...

I

Inder Sen Inder Sen is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter working in Bengali cinema. He has directed several films since the 1960s, making his directorial debut in the film '' Pratham Kadam Phool'', which was written based on the story of ...

is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter working in Bengali cinema. *

Indra Sen Indra Sen (13 May 1903 – 14 March 1994) was a devotee of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, psychologist, author, and educator, and the founder of Integral psychology as an academic discipline. Sen was born in the Jhelum District of Punjab (now p ...

(13 May 1903 – 14 March 1994) was a psychologist, author, and educator, and the founder of

Integral psychology Integral theory is a synthetic metatheory developed by Ken Wilber. It attempts to place a wide diversity of theories and models into one single framework. The basis is a "spectrum of consciousness," from archaic consciousness to ultimate spiri ...

as an academic discipline. Sen was born in the Jhelum District of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

(now part of Pakistan) in a

Punjabi Hindu Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. While Punjabi Hindus are mostly found in the Indian state of Punjab today, many have ancestry from the greater Punjab regio ...

family from

. *

Indrani Sen Indrani Sen is a Bengali singer who is known for Nazrul geeti and Rabindra Sangeet. Early life Indrani Sen is the daughter of singer Sumitra Sen, and her younger sister is Srabani Sen. Her earliest singing was done under her mother's guidan ...

A Bengali singer who is known for

Nazrul geeti Nazrul Sangeet ( bn, নজরুল সঙ্গীত), also Nazrul Geeti ( bn, নজরুল গীতি; ), refers to the songs written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul Geeti incorporate revolut ...

and

Rabindra Sangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in ...

. *

Ivan Sen Ivan Sen (born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Early life Ivan Sen was bor ...

(born 1972) is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker.

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* Jaladhar Sen Rai Bahadur Jaladhar Sen ( bn, জলধর সেন; 13 March 1860 – 15 March 1939) was a Bengali writer, poet, editor and also a philanthropist, traveler, social worker, educationist and littérateur. He was awarded with the title Ray Bahadur (রায় বাহাদুর) by the British Government. * Jogendra Nath Sen, First Bengali soldier to die in the First World War *

Joginder Sen Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986) was the last ruling Raja of Mandi State, and was subsequently a diplomat and Member of Parliament. Life Joginder Sen succeeded to the Mandi throne on 28 April 1913, aged eight ...

Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986) was the last ruling Raja of

Mandi State Mandi State was a native state of British India, within the Punjab; with Mandi, Himachal Pradesh as its capital. The state of Mandi (the name means "market" in Hindi), which included two towns and 3,625 villages, was part of the States of the ...

, and was subsequently a diplomat and

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

K

Kaushik Sen Koushik Sen (born 19 September 1968) is an Indian actor of film, television and theatre based in Kolkata. He is the director of the well-acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani. He has won the BFJA awards for best supporting actor for his perform ...

(or Koushik Sen), Indian actor of film, television and theater based in Kolkata *

Keshab Chandra Sen Keshub Chandra Sen ( bn, কেশবচন্দ্র সেন; also spelled Keshab Chunder Sen; 19 November 1838 – 8 January 1884) was a Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within ...

, social reformer of India * Keshav Sen -A king of Sen Empire, reformer of 'Kaulinya' and 'Varna' in vernacular literature * Keshav Sen (born 21 September 1923) is an Indian former

sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...

. He competed in the trap event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. * Kshitimohan Sen (2 December 1880 – 12 March 1960) was

n scholar, writer, a

professor and an M.A. in Sanskrit from Queen's College, Benares. He was born in a family hailing from Sonarang in Bengal (now in Bangladesh). * Konkona Sen (born 1979), Indian actress, writer, and director * Krishna Sen (19 October 1956 – 27 May 2002) was a writer and journalist of Nepal.

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Lakshya Sen Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. Sen is a former world junior no. 1. He has won gold medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. H ...

(born 2001), Indian badminton player *

Lakshman Sen Lakshmana Sena (reign: 1178–1206), also called Lakshman Sen in modern indian languages, was the ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent. His rule lasted for 28 years; and extended to much of the eastern regi ...

, Emperor * Lalmohan Sen (Bengali: লালমোহন সেন) was an Indian revolutionary who took part in the Chittagong Armoury Raid. * Lionel Protip Sen Lieutenant-General Lionel Protip "Bogey" Sen DSO (20 October 1910 – 17 September 1981) was an indo-british decorated

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

general. He served as the

Chief of the General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...

during 1959–1961 and commanded the Eastern Command during 1961–1963.

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Mala Sen Mala Sen (3 June 1947 – 21 May 2011) was a Bengali-Indian- British writer and human rights activist. As an activist, she was known for her civil rights activism and race relations work in London during the 1960s and 1970s, as part of the Brit ...

(3 June 1947 – 21 May 2011) was a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

writer and

human rights activist A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing cam ...

. *

Mandakranta Sen Mandakranta Sen (born 1972) is an Indian poet of Bengali language. She became the youngest ever winner of Ananda Puraskar in 1999 for her very first poetry book. In 2004, she was awarded Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award for poetry. She is al ...

(born 1972) is an Indian poet writing in

. She became the youngest ever winner of

Ananda Puraskar The Ananda Puraskar () is an award for Bengali literature awarded annually by the ABP Group to writers using Bengali, usually from West Bengal, India. History The award can be traced to a comment by Annada Shankar Ray ruing the absence of lit ...

in 1999 for her very first poetry book. In 2004 she was awarded Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award for poetry. She is also a lyricist, composer, fiction writer, dramatist and cover designer. She quit medical studies to become a full-time writer. *

Manikuntala Sen Manikuntala Sen ( bn, মণিকুন্তলা সেন; c. 1911–1987) was one of the first women to be active in the Communist Party of India. She is best known for her Bengali language, Bengali-language memoir ''Shediner Kotha'' (publ ...

( bn, মণিকুন্তলা সেন; c. 1911–1987) was one of the first women to be active in the Communist Party of India. * Mantu Sen (21 June 1923 – 12 April 1990) was an Indian cricketer. He played eighteen first-class matches for Bengal between 1942 and 1959. *

Malabika Sen Malabika Sen (also known as Malobika Sen) (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian classical dancer, singer and actress. Career Sen is a trained Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer. She obtained her formal training in Kuchipudi from Sreemoyee Venkat a ...

, Dancer * Mayukh Sen is an American writer . He was nominated for a

James Beard Award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...

in 2018 and 2019, winning the award in 2018 for his profile of Princess Pamela. *

Mihir Sen Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 – 11 June 1997) was a famous Indian long distance swimmer and lawyer. He was the first Asian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and did so in the fourth fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins ...

(born 1930), a famous Indian long distance swimmer * Mimlu Sen (born 1949) is an Indian author, translator, musician, composer and producer. * Minati Sen (born 2 October 1943) Politician, was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. * Mithu Sen is an Indian conceptual artist. Born in West Bengal in 1971. *

Mohit Sen Mohit Sen (born 24 March 1929, in Calcutta, and died in Hyderabad on 3 May 2003) was a communist intellectual. He was general secretary of the United Communist Party of India at the time of his death. Early life and education Sen was born int ...

was a communist intellectual. He was general secretary of the

United Communist Party of India United Communist Party of India (UCPI), is a political party in India. It was formed in 1989 when Indian Communist Party led by Com. Mohit Sen along with Com Ramesh Sinha, M. Kalyanasundaram, K.Manickam, D. Pandian, and SU. Palanisamy; All ...

until of his death. *

Moon Moon Sen Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954), is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She ...

(born 1954), an Indian actress working in Bengali, Hindi and other regional films *

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

Dadasaheb Phalke Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Pronunciation: ̪ʱuɳɖiɾaːd͡ʒ pʰaːɭke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke () (30 April 1870 – 16 February 1944), was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as "the Father of Indian cinema". His de ...

award-winning film director *

Mrinal Kanti Sen Mrinal Kanti Sen , an Indian-American geophysicist is the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology at the Jackson School of Geosciences of the University of Texas at Austin. He holds joint appointment with the Institute for ...

, an Indian-American geophysicist. * Mrinalini Sen (3 August 1879 - 8 March 1972) was a Bengali writer in

. On 19 December 1910, she became the first Indian to fly in a plane. *

Mukunda Sen Mukunda Sen (sometimes known as Makanda) was the King of Palpa from 1518 to 1553. In 1524, he invaded Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Val ...

(sometimes known as Makanda Sen) was the King of Palpa from 1518 to 1553 of Sena dynasty (Nepal). In 1524, he invaded Kathmandu Valley. After his death in 1553, his kingdom was divided into various kingdoms.

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Nabhendu Sen Nabhendu Sen (31 August 1944 – 25 September 2008) was born in Kolkata. He was a Bengali dramatist, sculptor and artist. Early life Nabhendu Sen studied from the Government college of Art and Craft. He joined ''Nakhatra'' as a set designer and ...

(31 August 1944 – 25 September 2008) a Bengali dramatist, sculptor and artist. * Nabinchandra Sen, poet and writer * Nabaneeta Dev Sen *

Nandana Sen Nandana Dev Sen (19 August 1967) is an Indian-born American actress, screenwriter, children's author and child-rights activist. Her first film role in Bollywood was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Black'' (2005), starring Rani Mukherjee and Amitab ...

(born 1967), daughter of

, actress in Hindi cinema, screenwriter * Narayan Sen (1912–1956) was a Bengali revolutionary in the Indian independence movement. * Neeta Sen (1935 – 1 April 2006) was an Indian classical music director and singer. * Nikhil Sen (16 April 1931 – 25 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi dramatist. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2018 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Co ...

. * Nibedita Sen is a queer Bengali-born writer of speculative fiction. * Nilima Sen (1928

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

–1996) was a famous

Rabindrasangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Li ...

singer. * Nirupam Sen (cricketer) * Nirupam Sen (diplomat) * Nirupam Sen (politician) * Nirupam Sen Chowdhary (born 23 October 1990) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Tripura. *

Nivaan Sen Nivaan Sen, also known as Naveen Sen, is an Indian actor and producer. His production house name is 'Urban Boat Films'. He is known for his role in the Indian daily soaps ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', ''Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Py ...

also known as Naveen Sen, is an Indian actor and producer. *

Noel Swaranjit Sen Noel Swaranjit Sen (born 24 December 1946) is a retired Indian Police Service Policeman of 1968 batch. He was Director-General and Inspector-General of Police''Times of India'', Hyderabad, ''Swaranjit Sen is new top cop'', December 31, 200/re ...

(born 24 December 1946) is a retired Director-General and Inspector-General of Police in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. After a stint with the

(Short Service Commission) in the 1960s, he became an Officer of the Indian Police Service. He was also a Commandant of the 1st Battalion of

Border Security Force The Border Security Force (BSF) is India's border guarding organisation on its border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 war on 1 December 1 ...

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* Orijit Sen (born 1963) is an Indian graphic artist and designer.

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* Pabitra Kumar Sen, scientist and social reformer *

Palash Sen Palash Sen is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor best known as the founder and frontman of India's Rock/Pop band Euphoria. Early life and education Born to doctors, he comes from a family of Rajvaidyas (Sen Sharma) and ...

, Band member of

Euphoria (Indian band) Euphoria (Hindi: युफ़ोरिया) is an Indian pop rock band formed by Dr. Palash Sen in 1998 in Delhi, India. The name "Euphoria", is a term used in Psychiatry to describe a feeling one gets in the state of Mania, was decided ...

* Paritosh Sen (Bengali: পরিতোষ সেন) (18 October 1918 – 22 October 2008) was a leading Indian artist. He was born in Dhaka (then known as Dacca) * Partha Sen was an economist. * Probir Sen, wicket keeper, the only wicket keeper to have stumped out Sir Donald Bradman *

Prafulla Kumar Sen Prafulla Kumar Sen (died 24 March 1942), also known as Swami Satyananda Puri, was an Indian revolutionary and philosopher. Puri, had in his youth taught Oriental philosophy at the University of Calcutta and later at Rabindranath Tagore's Visva ...

(died 1942), also known as "Swami Satyananda Puri" Indian revolutionary and philosopher * Pranab K. Sen Pranab Kumar Sen (born 7 November 1937 in

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

)Curriculum vitae
, retrieved 2011-07-03. is a statistician *

Prafulla Chandra Sen Prafulla Chandra Sen (10 April 1897 – 25 September 1990) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967. Background Prafulla Chandra Sen was born in the village Senhati in the Khulna ...

(1897–1990), Bengali freedom fighter and politician,

Chief Minister of West Bengal The Chief Minister of West Bengal is the representative of the Government of India in the state of West Bengal and the head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal. The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and ap ...

from 1962 to 1967. * Prajesh Sen G. Prajesh Sen (also spelt G. Prajesh Sen; born 29 May 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. * Prasenjit Sen (born 11 January 1956) Physical Scientist * P. K. Sen (surgeon) (1915–1982), Indian surgeon

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Rajanikanta Sen Rajanikanta Sen, also known as Kantakobi, (26 July 1865 – 13 September 1910) was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions, as well as his patriotic songs. Early life, education and profession File:Guruprasad ...

(26 July 1865 – 13 September 1910) was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions *

Rajat Sen Rajat Sen (1913 ― 6 May 1930) alias Rajat Kumar Sen was a Bengali revolutionary who joined in the Chittagong armoury raid. He died in a Kalarpole encounter with the Indian Imperial Police. Revolutionary activities Rajat Sen was born in Briti ...

(1913 ― 6 May 1930) alias Rajat Kumar Sen was a Bengali revolutionary who joined in the Chittagong armoury raid. * Ramesh Chandra Sen (born 30 April 1940), Bangladeshi politician * Ramkamal Sen (Bengali: রামকমল সেন) (1783–1844) was the Diwan of the Treasury, Treasurer of the Bank of Bengal and Secretary of the Asiatic Society *

Ramprasad Sen ( bn, রামপ্রসাদ সেন; c. 1718 or c. 1723 – c. 1775) was a Hindu Shakta poet and saint of eighteenth century Bengal. His ''bhakti'' poems, known as Ramprasadi, are still popular in Bengal—they are usually a ...

, singer and lyricist * Rangalal Sen (24 September 193310 February 2014) was a Bangladesh academician and writer. In 2011, he was inducted as the

National Professor National Professor ( bn, জাতীয় অধ্যাপক) is a prestigious teaching award given by the Government of Bangladesh for outstanding contribution on the field of education. It is awarded by the president of Bangladesh according ...

of Bangladesh. *

Raima Sen Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the Hindi and Bengali films. Early life Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma ...

(born 1979), Indian actress *

Raja Sen Raja Sen (born 10 November 1955) is an Indian film and television director and the winner of three National Film Awards from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the father of actress Rimi Sen. Career Raja Sen first received recognition with ''S ...

(born 10 November 1955), Indian film & television director and the winner of three National Film Awards * Reema Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and model primarily working in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films *

Riddhi Sen Riddhi Sen is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali films. He is a regular actor of the theatre group Swapnasandhani and is an alumnus of South Point school, Kolkata. In 2010, he received a special talent award from his schoo ...

, an Indian Bengali film actor *

Rii Sen Rii Sen (born Rituparna Sen) is an Indian actress who works in Bengali cinema. She started her career as a freelance model and television actress. Her debut film was ''Tepantorer Mathe'', but it was not released in theatres because of obscene ...

, actress * Rimi Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and film producer who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Bengali films *

Rinku Sen Rinku Sen is an Indian-American author, activist, political strategist and the executive director of Narrative Initiative. She is also the co-president of the Women’s March Board of Directors. Sen is the former president and executive director ...

is an

Indian-American Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are citizens of the United States with ancestry from India. The United States Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with Native Americans, who have also historically been referred to ...

author, activist, political strategist and the executive director of Narrative Initiative. She is also the co-president of the Women’s March Board of Directors. Sen is the former president and executive director of the racial justice organization Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines.com and ''Mother Jones'' magazine. *

Rittika Sen Rittika Sen is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She was featured in the ''Calcutta Times'' list of ''Most Desirable Women 2015''. Career Rittika Sen kicked off the journey in the showbiz industry in 2012 with the movie '' 100% ...

, an Indian actress *

Riya Sen Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model. who predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali language, Bengali, English language, English, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Sen comes from ...

(born 1981), Indian film actress and model * Robin Sen was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India(Marxist). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament * Ronen Sen Ranendra "Ronen" Sen (born 9 April 1944) is a veteran Indian diplomat who was India's ambassador to the United States of America

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* Sagar Sen (15 May 1932 – 4 January 1983) was a

singer. * Samar Sen, ( bn, সমর সেন;)(10 October 1916 – 23 August 1987), Indian poet and journalistOld Poetry Website retrieved on 4 February 2007
/ref> * Samar Sen (diplomat) (10 August 1914 16 February 2003), Indian diplomat *

Samita Sen Samita Sen is an Indian historian and academic. Having previously taught at the University of Calcutta and Jadavpur University, she has been Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge since 2018. Early ...

, historian and professor * Sandip Sen (born 4 October 1966) is an Indian business executive. *

Sandipta Sen Sandipta Sen is a Bengali television actress. In 2009 and 2010, she was awarded the ''Tele Shamman Award'' for her debut serial Durga. Then in 2014, 2015, and 2017, she was awarded the ''Tele Academy Award'' for Best Actress. Early life and e ...

(born 1987), Bengali television actress * Sankar Sen ( – 8 February 2020) was a Minister, Vice Chancellor, Electrical engineer and politician from

belonging to

Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

. He was the vice chancellor of

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University is a public state university located in Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1905 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into Jadavpur University in 1955. In 2022, it was ranked fourth am ...

. He served as a legislator of the

West Bengal Legislative Assembly The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by t ...

. He also served as the Minister of Power of the Government of West Bengal from 1991 to 1999. * Sankar Sen (marketing academic) A marketing academic. *

Sanjoy Sen Sanjoy Sen (born 12 December 1960) is a association football, football manager who currently serves as the assistant manager of Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan FC, ATK Mohun Bagan. Under his leadership Mohun Bagan won the title of 2014 ...

, Football coach and manager * Santunu Sen is an Indian doctor and politician. He was a councilor in the

Kolkata Municipal Corporation Kolkata Municipal Corporation (abbreviated KMC; also Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, ' ...

. He is a

member from

. He was the President of the Indian Medical Association. * Santosh Kumar Sen (1910–1979) was an Indian surgeon and the president of the Association of Surgeons of India. He was the first Indian surgeon to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. * Satrajit Sen (born 31 August 1977) is an Indian film director, producer and entrepreneur. He is the only producer/director in Bengal with a Lee Strasberg Awards: National Award in the year 2014 for best Bengali Film Bakita Byaktigato * Sarajubala Sen(Bengali: লেখক:সরযূবালা সেন) (1889 - 1949) was a Bengali writer and educator. * Satyen Sen ( bn, সত্যেন সেন), (28 March 1907 - 5 January 1981), a historian of Bengali literature from

. *

Shekhar Sen Shekhar Sen is a singer, a music composer, a lyricist, and an actor. Sen is famous for his monoact musical plays that he researched, written, composed, enacted, and directed: "Tulsi", " Kabeer", "Vivekanand", "Saahab" & "Soordas". Early life ...

is a singer, a music composer, a lyricist, and an actor, Awards:

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

(2015) * Shobha Sen (1923–2017), also known as Sova Sen, Bengali theatre and film actress *

Shoma Sen Shoma Sen is a women's rights activist and assistant professor and was head of the English literature department of the Nagpur University. On 8 June 2018, she was arrested by the Pune Police for her alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon ri ...

An women's rights activist, professor and head of the English literature department of the Nagpur University. *

Sohag Sen Sohag Sen (Bengali: সোহাগ সেন) is a Bengali theater actress, director and casting director. Career Sohag Sen is on the visiting faculty of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and Rabindra Bharati University, and is the H ...

(Bengali: সোহাগ সেন) is a Bengali theater actress, director and casting director. * Soumik Sen an Indian contemporary screenwriter * Soumitra Sen is a former judge of the Calcutta High Court. He was the first judge in independent India whose removal motion was passed in

for

misappropriation In law, misappropriation is the unauthorized use of another's name, likeness, identity, property, discoveries, inventions, etc without that person's permission, resulting in harm to that person. Another use of the word refers to intentional a ...

of funds. *

Sohail Sen Sohail Sen (born 24 June 1984) is an Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. He debuted as a film composer with the Hindi film Sirf (film), ''Sirf'' (2008), which went majorly unnoticed. Later, he gained fame as a Hindi ...

(born 24 June 1984) is a contemporary Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. * Shyamal Kumar Sen, jurist and former

governor of West Bengal The Governor of West Bengal is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of West Bengal and a representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. His official residence is the Raj ...

* Srabani Sen (also spelt as Sraboni Sen), singer of Rabindra Sangeet and other genres of Bengali songs *

Subir Sen Subir Sen (24 July 1934 – 29 December 2015) was an Indian playback singer who sang modern songs in Bengali and Hindi. He was also one of the artists of Rabindra Sangeet. Personal life Subir Sen was born in Dibrugarh, Assam. His parents were ...

(24 July 1934 – 29 December 2015) was an Indian playback singer who sang modern songs in

and

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

. He was also one of the artists of

. * Sukomal Sen (14 June 1934 – 22 November 2017) was an Indian

and

CPI(M) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the na ...

leader. * Sukumar Sen (civil servant) -(2 January 1898 – 13 May 1963) The first Chief Election Commissioner of India. * Surya Sen (1894–1934), revolutionary and Bengali

freedom fighter A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives ...

* Suchitra Sen (born as Roma Dasgupta, 1931), Indian actress * Sudeep Sen, poet * Sukumar Sen, first Chief Election Commissioner of India * Sukumar Sen,

linguist * * Susmit Sen, member of the band

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...

* Sushil Sen full name Shushil Kumar Sen (

: সুশিল কুমার সেন; 1892 – 30 April 1915) participated in the

Indian Independence Movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

. *

Sushmita Sen Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant. She is the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant. She was previously crowned Femina Miss India 1994 at the age of 18. A ...

(born 1975), Indian actress, model and beauty queen; former

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

* Supriyo Sen a contemporary independent filmmaker from India. He produced and directed the film Tangra Blues (2021). * Suvam Sen (born 14 November 1989) an Indian athlet (footballer and goalkeeper of Indian football team) * Samar Sen (c. 1916-2004), Indian agricultural economist * Swati Sen An Indian actress most known for her roles in '' Udedh Bun'', which won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fes ...

for Best Film at the 2008

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fest ...

, and the

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...

-winning ''

Antardwand ''Antardwand'' () is a 2010 Indian film co-written, produced and directed by Sushil Rajpal. The film stars Raj Singh Chaudhary and Swati Sen in the leading roles while Vinay Pathak and Akhilendra Mishra play supporting roles. Made on a budget ...

'' (2010),Antardwand: Movie Review
Economic Times, 27 August 2010.

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* Triguna Sen (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was Union Minister for education in Government of India. He got

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

in 1965. * Tanima Sen is a

film and television actress. *

Tapan Kumar Sen Tapan Kumar Sen is a politician from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and a Member of the Parliament of India representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is ...

A politician from the

, General Secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions, a Member of the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

representing

in the

, the upper house of the

Indian Parliament The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

. * Tapas Sen (11 September 1924 – 28 June 2006) was a noted Indian stage lighting designer, who was an important figure in 20th-century Indian theatre. * Tapen Sen(born 2 September 1953) is a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, the

Punjab and Haryana High Court Punjab and Haryana High Court is the common High Court for the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in Chandigarh, India. Sanctioned strength of Judges of this High Court is 85 consisting of 64 ...

and the Jharkhand High Court and is currently holding the chair as the President of the Jharkhand State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

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Utpala Sen Utpala Sen (12 March 1924 – 13 May 2005) was a prominent Indian Bengali playback singer. She was a very popular playback singer of her time in the 1950s alongside Sandhya Mukherjee, Pratima Banderjee, and Alpana Banerjee etc. She has sung nu ...

(12 March 1924 – 13 May 2005) was a prominent

playback singer.

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* Vishwak Sen (born 1995), Indian actor who works in Telugu films * Vikramajit Sen (born 31 December 1950) is an Indian Judge, who has served as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Fictional characters

* Banalata Sen, fictional character in

Jibanananda Das Jibanananda Das () (17 February 1899 – 22 October 1954) was an Indian poet, writer, novelist and essayist in the Bengali language. Popularly called "Rupashi Banglar Kabi'' ('Poet of Beautiful Bengal'), Das is the most read poet after Rabindr ...

's poem *Mr. Saurav Sen, fictional characters in

Jhumpa Lahiri Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" LahiriMinzesheimer, Bob ''USA Today'', August 19, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. (born July 11, 1967) is an American author known for her short stories, novels and essays in English, and, more recently, in Italia ...

's short story, Mrs. Sen's, from her collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies.

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