Misplaced Pages

Sen (surname): Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 17:44, 16 June 2021 editঅভিরূপ দাশশর্মা (talk | contribs)72 editsNo edit summaryTags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit← Previous edit Revision as of 17:46, 16 June 2021 edit undoঅভিরূপ দাশশর্মা (talk | contribs)72 editsNo edit summaryTags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web editNext edit →
Line 4: Line 4:
The sequence of using this surname is first found among the kings of a ] dynasty named as ]<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>] origin)]</ref> (Vidarbha). This surname is also used by ], the last king of ] (Southeast Pakistan) and then followed by ] (East India and Bangladesh). The sequence of using this surname is first found among the kings of a ] dynasty named as ]<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref>] origin)]</ref> (Vidarbha). This surname is also used by ], the last king of ] (Southeast Pakistan) and then followed by ] (East India and Bangladesh).


Presently, it is found in the east of the ]; namely ] & ], ] mainly among ] and ]<ref name="Indenp40">{{cite book | author= Ronald. B. Inden |title= Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8b9A7J_v-UC&pg=PA40|page=40}}</ref> communities. The ] kings claim that they <ref name="Indenp60">{{cite book | author= Ronald. B. Inden |title= Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8b9A7J_v-UC&pg=PA60|page=60}}</ref> Presently, it is found in the east of the ]; namely ] & ], ] mainly among ] and ](bicuse few patit baidya is called kayastha) <ref name="Indenp40">{{cite book | author= Ronald. B. Inden |title= Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8b9A7J_v-UC&pg=PA40|page=40}}</ref> communities. The ] kings claim that they <ref name="Indenp60">{{cite book | author= Ronald. B. Inden |title= Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P8b9A7J_v-UC&pg=PA60|page=60}}</ref>


==Notables== ==Notables==

Revision as of 17:46, 16 June 2021

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Sen" surname – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Sen (Bengali: সেন) (pronounced Shen) is a surname derived from "Sena", the Sanskrit word for "army".

The sequence of using this surname is first found among the kings of a Brahmin dynasty named as Vakataka (Vidarbha). This surname is also used by Raja Dahir Sen, the last king of Brahman dynasty of Sindh (Southeast Pakistan) and then followed by Sena Dynasty (East India and Bangladesh).

Presently, it is found in the east of the Indian Subcontinent; namely Bangladesh & West Bengal, India mainly among Baidya and Kayastha(bicuse few patit baidya is called kayastha) communities. The Sena kings claim that they

Notables

A

B

D

E

  • Erroll Chunder Sen (c. 1899 – after 1941), First World War Indian pilot in the Royal Flying Corps

J

K

L

M

  • Mihir Sen (born 1930), a famous Indian long distance swimmer, a national hero and youth icon
  • Moon Moon Sen (born 1954), an Indian film actress working in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Kannada films
  • Mrinal Sen, Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning film director

N

P

R

  • Ramprasad Sen, singer and lyricist
  • Raima Sen (born 1979), Indian actress
  • Reema Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and model primarily working in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films
  • Rii Sen, actress
  • Rimi Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and film producer who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Bengali films
  • Riya Sen (born 1981), Indian film actress and model

S

Fictional characters

See also

  • Şen, Turkish surname

References

  1. Indian Costume By Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, Popular Prakashan Publications, Page 43
  2. Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D. By Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha, Page 28
  3. | Rabindranath Tagore: The Poet of India By A. K. Basu Majumdar, Indus Publishing, Page 50(Vakatakas and Chalukyas-both of Brahmin origin)
  4. Ronald. B. Inden. Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 40.
  5. Ronald. B. Inden. Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 60.
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Sen.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Categories: