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

The surname is commonly found in the Bengal region of the Indian Subcontinent; namely Bangladesh & West Bengal, India mainly among Bengali Baidya and Kayastha[1] communities. The Sena kings of Bengal claimed themselves as Brahmakshatriya or Kshatriya in their own inscriptions.[2] The surname is also found among some other castes of Bengal like Suvarna Banik, Gandhabanik and Teli.[3][4]

History

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The use of 'Sena' as a title is first found among the kings of a dynasty named as Vakataka[5][6][7] (Vidarbha). This surname is also used by Raja Dahir, the last king of Brahman dynasty of Sindh (Southeastern Pakistan) and then followed by Sena Dynasty (Eastern India and Bangladesh).

Notables

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  • Chandan Sen a Bengali stage, television and film actor, playwright and director
  • Chandan K. Sen is an Indian-American scientist who is known for contributions to the fields of regenerative medicine and wound care
  • Chitra Sen, an Indian actress and dancer who works in Bengali language films and television series
  • Erroll Chunder Sen (1899 – after 1941?), First World War Indian pilot in the Royal Flying Corps
  • Haimabati Sen (1866 – 1932 or 1933), was an Indian physician
  • Hannah Sen (1894–1957) was an Indian educator, politician, and feminist, wife of Satish Chandra Sen.[31] She was a member of the first Indian Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) from 1952 to 1957 and the president of the All India Women's Conference in 1951-52
  • Hari Keshab Sen (9 February 1905 - 1 September 1976), popularly known as H. K. Sen was an Indian Bengali scientist, astrophysicist
  • Hiralal Sen is generally considered the first filmmaker of indian subcontinent
  • H. Nida Sen H.Nida Sen is an ophthalmologist researching mechanisms involved in different forms of human uveitis. She is a clinical investigator at the National Eye Institute
  • Jaladhar Sen Rai Bahadur Jaladhar Sen (Bengali: জলধর সেন; 13 March 1860 – 15 March 1939) was a Bengali writer, poet, editor and also a philanthropist, traveler, social worker, educationist and littérateur.[33] He was awarded with the title Ray Bahadur (রায় বাহাদুর) by the British Government.[34]
  • Jogendra Nath Sen, First Bengali soldier to die in the First World War
  • Joginder Sen Raja Sir Joginder Sen Bahadur KCSI (20 August 1904 – 16 June 1986)[35] was the last ruling Raja of Mandi State, and was subsequently a diplomat and Member of Parliament.[36]
  • Orijit Sen (born 1963) is an Indian graphic artist and designer.
  • Raima Sen (born 1979), Indian actress
  • Raja Sen (born 10 November 1955), Indian film & television director and the winner of three National Film Awards[54]
  • Rajanikanta Sen (26 July 1865 – 13 September 1910) was a Bengali poet and composer, known for his devotional (bhakti) compositions
  • Rajat Sen (1913 ― 6 May 1930) alias Rajat Kumar Sen was a Bengali revolutionary who joined in the Chittagong armoury raid.
  • Ramesh Chandra Sen (born 30 April 1940),[55] Bangladeshi politician
  • Ramkamal Sen (Bengali: রামকমল সেন) (1783–1844) was the Diwan of the Treasury, Treasurer of the Bank of Bengal and Secretary of the Asiatic Society
  • Ramprasad Sen, singer and lyricist
  • Rangalal Sen (24 September 1933 – 10 February 2014) was a Bangladesh academician and writer. In 2011, he was inducted as the National Professor of Bangladesh.[56]
  • Reema Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and model primarily working in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films
  • Riddhi Sen, an Indian Bengali film actor
  • Rii Sen, actress
  • Rimi Sen (born 1981), Indian actress and film producer who has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu and Bengali films
  • Rinku Sen is an Indian-American author, activist, political strategist and the executive director of Narrative Initiative. She is also the co-president of the Women’s March Board of Directors. Sen is the former president and executive director of the racial justice organization Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines.com and Mother Jones magazine.[57]
  • Rittika Sen, an Indian actress
  • Riya Sen (born 1981), Indian film actress and model
  • Robin Sen was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India(Marxist). He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament
  • Ronen Sen Ranendra "Ronen" Sen (born 9 April 1944) is a veteran Indian diplomat who was India's ambassador to the United States of America
  • Vikramajit Sen (born 31 December 1950) is an Indian Judge, who has served as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India
  • Vishwak Sen (born 1995), Indian actor who works in Telugu films

Fictional characters

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See also

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  • Şen, Turkish surname

References

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