Nabinchandra Sen

Nabinchandra Sen

Nabinchandra Sen (1847–1909) was a Bengali poet and writer. He was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Life

Nabinchandra Sen's tomb

Nabinchandra studied at Chittagong Collegiate School. In 1868, he earned his BA from General Assembly's Institution (now Scottish Church College) and joined the government service as a Deputy Magistrate. He taught briefly at Hare School in Kolkata before joining government service as deputy magistrate. He retired in 1904. He has been considered as one of Bengal's greatest writers and poets.

Bibliography

His literary works were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.

Epics

His epic trilogy was based on New Mahabharata.

• Rolbotok
• Kurukkhetra
• Provash

Poetry

• Abakash Ranjani
• Polashir Juddho (The Battle of Palashi, this gave him fame)

Biographies

• Amitabha (Biography of Bhagaban Buddha)
• Khrishta (Biography of Jesus Christ)

He also planned to write a biography about Muhammad.

Autobiography

• Probasher Potro
• Amar Jibon

Poetic translations

• Geeta
• Chandi

Poetic novel

• Bhanumoti

References

• Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national text book of intermediate (college) level of Bangladesh published in 1996 by all educational boards.
• Banglapedia article

External links

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Name	Sen, Nabinchandra
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Date of birth	1847
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Date of death	1909
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