Saturday, March 29, 2014

403. Pranab Kumar Sen (1901-1962), 404. Priyaranjan Sen (1893-1967)

Pranab Kumar Sen was born in Barisal in 1901. He passed M.A. in Benagali and took the responsibility of editing "Bhotranga " patrika.He was a devotee aqnd educationist. He started his active life in 1921 by joining in Non-Cooperation and Boycott of Foreign goods.he along with Satindranath Sen  did relief works to the flood victims of Bhola.He was Secretary of Barisal Congress for long period and also secretary of Pradesh Congress Committee. He remained in jail for joining  Quit India movement in 1942. He remained intern in his own room in 1944. He suffered imprisonment in students movement in 1945.After partition he and Satindranath decided to serve the country without leaving his own  country.He was in jail in 1950 in East Pakistan during riot. he was in jail in Laguage Movement in 1952, in the reign of Muslim League in 1954 and in Ayub Khan Regime in 1958.He was elected in the Assembly of East Pakistan in 1954.Moreovwer, he was member of Jail Reform Committee of East Pakistan and Inquiry Commission of the death of Satin Sen. The Pakistan Military destroyed all his  belonging during Swadhinata Andilan of Bangla Desh.  

Priya Ranjan Sen passed M.A. in English and Bengali in 1st class.He got Premchand Roychand Scholarship in 1925. He was a Professor of Rangpur Carmichel College and Calcutta University. He became inspired during Non-Cooperation movement in 1921 by Gandhiji. He was jailed in 1942 movement. He was  honorary secretary from 1944-64 in Harijan Sangha, West bengal Committee. He became a member in General Assembly of India in 1946 and also elected in Bidhan Sabha of West Bengal duing 1952-57. He got Padmasree in 1967.  

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