Anupam Sen

Anupam Sen (born 5 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi author, sociologist, and social activist.

He also discovered the Sanskrit epic Bodhisotto Obodan written by the poet Khemendra and translated it to Bengali.

Rabindranath Tagore took inspiration from this epic to write Shyama, Pujarini and some of his finest dance dramas and poetry.

[5][6] His PhD dissertation on political economy and economic development entitled The State, Industrialization and Class Formations in India was published by Routledge and Kegan-Paul, London in 1982.

[9][10] Dr. Sen participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as a freedom fighter while he was the General Secretary of Chittagong University Teachers Association.

Dr. Sen has significant number of publications and articles on sociology, literature, arts and culture.

Sen along with other Ekushey Padak 2014 recipients
Sen along with other Ekushey Padak 2014 recipients