Ramkamal Sen

Ramkamal Sen (1783–1844) was a Bengali scholar, writer, and lexicographer in the 18th century. He was known as the Diwan of the Treasury, Treasurer of the Bank of Bengal and Secretary of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta.

Childhood Born at Garifa, Naihati town in North 24 pargana district. on the banks of the Hooghly River in a Baidya family, he proceeded to Kolkata in 1791 for his education.

Career A self-made man, starting as a petty compositor earning eight rupees a month, "He worked for several years in a Hindustani press after which he was appointed as a clerk in the Asiatic Society".

In 1812, he secured a job in Fort William College. He was also President of the Gaudiya Sabha, (a prominent association of Bengali Hindu ultra-conservatives).

Along with Radhakanta Deb, he was appointed as an Indian member of the "Tea Committee" in 1834. In the same year he published an English-Bengalee dictionary in 2 volumes with 58,000 words which was commissioned by the Serampore Baptist Mission (1817–1834). Another famous book that he co-authored was Hitopadesha in 1820, a collection of fables modelled on Aesop's.