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Kshitimohan Sen

1880 – 1960

Indian scholar

Historian Writer Vice-chancellor
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Lived 1880 – 1960 (aged 79). Kshitimohan Sen was an Indian historian, writer and vice-chancellor.

Kshitimohan Sen (2 December 1880 – 12 March 1960) was an Indian scholar, writer, a Sanskrit professor and an M.A. in Sanskrit from Queen's College, Benares. He was born in a Baidya family hailing from Sonarang in Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh). He started his working life at the Department of Education, Chamba State. In 1908, at the call of Rabindranath Tagore, he joined Brahmacharyashram. Later he performed responsibility of Adhyaksha of Vidyabhaban. He was the first Deshikottam of Vishwa Bharati. He was an acting Upacharyas of Visva-Bharati University (1953–1954). He is the maternal grandfather of Amartya Sen.

Amartya Sen has written at length about Kshitimohan Sen and the latter's relation with Rabindranath Tagore in his memoir Home in the World .

Books

Kabir (1910–11) Bharatiya Madhyayuger Sadhanar Dhara (1930) Dadu (1935) Bharater Sangskrti (1943) Banglar Sadhana (1945) Yuga Guru Rammohan (1945) Jatibhed (1946) Banglar Baul (1947) Hindu Sangskrtir Svarup (1947) Bharater Hindu-Mussalman Yukta Sadhana (1949) Prachin Bharate Nari (1950) Chinmay Banga (1957) Hinduism (1961) Sadhak O Sadhana (2003)

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Important facts

Birth century
Positions held
Vice-Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University
Employers
Visva-Bharati University
Awards
Deshikottam

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Kshitimohan Sen?

Indian scholar

When was Kshitimohan Sen born?

Kshitimohan Sen was born on 2 December 1880 in Varanasi.

When did Kshitimohan Sen die?

Kshitimohan Sen died on 12 March 1960.

What was Kshitimohan Sen's occupation?

Kshitimohan Sen was a historian, writer and vice-chancellor.

What nationality was Kshitimohan Sen?

Kshitimohan Sen was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kshitimohan Sen

· Wikidata: Q6440797

· DBpedia: Kshitimohan Sen

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