Anupam Sen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anupam Sen
অনুপম সেন
Sen in 2015
Vice-Chancellor of Premier University
In office 1 October 2006 – 7 December 2024
Chancellor	Mohammad Shahabuddin Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Personal details
Born	(1940-08-05) 5 August 1940 (age 85) Patiya, Chittagong, Bengal Presidency, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka McMaster University Chittagong Municipal Model High School
Profession	Author
Awards	Ekushey Padak

Anupam Sen, born on August 5, 1940, is a well-known Bangladeshi author and sociologist. A sociologist studies how people live together in groups and societies. He is also a social activist, meaning he works to bring about positive changes in society.

He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Premier University, Chittagong. This is like being the main leader of a university. In 2014, he received the Ekushey Padak, a very important award from the Government of Bangladesh.

Early Life and Family History

Anupam Sen was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh. His parents were Snehalata Sen and Birendra Lal Sen. His father studied English and Law.

Dr. Sen's great-grandfather, Sharat Chandra Das, was a famous scholar. He traveled to Tibet in the 1880s, which was a very difficult journey back then. He wrote a book called My Journey to Central Tibet and Lasha. This book shared details about Tibetan life and culture.

Sharat Chandra Das also found an old Sanskrit story called Bodhisotto Obodan. He translated it into Bengali. A famous poet, Rabindranath Tagore, used this story as inspiration for some of his own works.

Dr. Sen's uncle, Shashanka Mohan Sen, was a poet and critic. He became a professor at Kolkata University in 1918. Because of his family, Dr. Sen grew up in a home full of culture and learning.

Education Journey

Anupam Sen studied sociology at the University of Dhaka. He earned his first degree in 1962 and his master's degree in 1963.

Later, in 1979, he earned his PhD in sociology from McMaster University in Canada. His PhD paper was about how countries develop and how different groups of people form within them. This paper was later published as a book.

Teaching Career

Dr. Sen started his teaching career in 1965 when he was 25 years old. He first taught at BUET as a lecturer. In 1966, he moved to the University of Dhaka.

Three years later, he joined the new Sociology department at University of Chittagong. He became a full professor there in 1984. In the same year, he was chosen as the Dean of Social Sciences.

From 1997 to 2001, he also served on the board of directors for Bangladesh Bank. This is the central bank of Bangladesh. On October 1, 2006, he became the Vice-Chancellor of Premier University, Chittagong. He resigned from this role on December 7, 2024, due to his age.

Role in Important Movements

Dr. Sen was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. At that time, he was the General Secretary of the Chittagong University Teachers Association.

After the war, he continued to fight against unfairness. In 1985–86, he led university teachers to protest against martial law. They marched in the streets to bring back democratic rights for people.

Awards and Recognition

Sen with other winners of the Ekushey Padak in 2014.

Anupam Sen has received many awards for his work and contributions:

• Ekushey Padak (2014): This is a top state award for his work in education.
• University Grant Commission Award (2007)
• Group Theater Federation Award (2006)
• Rahe Bhander Ennoble Award (2016)
• United Nations Day Award (2002)
• Udichi Shilpi Gosthi Award (1995)
• Jahanara Imam Memorial Award (2010)
• Ekushey Mela Porishod, Chittagong Ekushey Padak (2007)

Published Works

Dr. Sen has written many books and articles. These cover topics like sociology, literature, and culture. His most famous book is The State, Industrialization and Class Formations in India. It was first published in 1982 and then again in 2017. This book is used as a reference in many university courses around the world.

Some of his other books include:

• The Political Elites of Pakistan: Their Role in Pakistan's Disintegration (1982)
• Bangladesh: Rashtra O Samaj (Bangladesh: State and Society) (1988/1999)
• Byakti O Rashtro, Samaj- Binyas O Samaj-Darshaner Aloke (Individual and State: In Light of Social Structure and Philosophy) (2007/2008)
• Adi-Anto Bangali: Bangali Satthar Bhut-Bhabishyat (The Eternal Bengali: Past and Future of Bengali Identity) (2011)
• Bangladesh: Bhabadarshagata Bhitti O Muktir Swapna (Bangladesh: Ideological Foundation and the Dream of Liberation) (2011)
• Kobi-Somalochok Shashanka Mohan Sen (Poet-Critic Shashanka Mohan Sen) (2013)
• Bilosito Shabdoguchho (A Collection of Poems of East & West: translated in Bengali) (2002)
• Jibaner Pothe Prantare (Through the Pathways of Life) (2011)
• Sundarer Bichar Savate (In the Court of Beauty) (2008)
• Itihase Abinasvar (Eternal in History) (2016)
• Bangladesh O Bangali:Renaissance, Sadhinata-Chinta O Atmanusandhan (Bangladesh and the Bengalis: Renaissance, Thoughts of Freedom, and Self-Exploration) (2002, 2011)
• Bangali-Manon, Bangali Sanskriti: Satti Baktrita (Bengali Intellect, Bengali Culture: Seven Lectures) (2014)
• Bichito Bhabna (Diverse Reflections) (2007, 2017)

He has also written many important articles, such as:

• "The Social Background of Bangladesh Movement" (1971)
• "The Bureaucracy and Socio-Economic Development in Bangladesh" (1983)
• "Social Change in South Asia" (1987)
• "Modes of Production and Social Formation in India" (1992)

Involvement with Organizations

Dr. Sen has been a part of many important groups and committees:

• He was the General Secretary and later President of the Chittagong University Teachers' Association.
• He was also the President of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association.
• He led the Bangladesh Sociology Association as its President.
• He is the President of the Odissi & Tagore Dance Movement Centre in Chittagong.
• He has been a Senior Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
• He served as a Director on the board of Bangladesh Bank.
• He is a life member of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad in Calcutta.
• He was the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chittagong.

See also

In Spanish: Anupam Sen para niños