Triguna Sen
Triguna Kumar Sen | |
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| ত্রিগুণা কুমার সেন | |
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| 6th Union Minister of Education | |
| In office 16 March 1967 – 14 February 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | V. K. R. V. Rao |
| 11th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University | |
| In office 9 October 1966 – 15 March 1967 | |
| Appointed by | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Natwarlal H. Bhagwati |
| Succeeded by | A C Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1905 Zakiganj, Assam, British India |
| Died | 11 January 1998 (aged 92) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Parent(s) | Golok Chandra Sen (Father), Sushilasundari Debi (Mother) |
| Alma mater | Jadavpur University, Munich University, Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College |
| Occupation | Academics, Professor, Educators,politician, activists |
| Awards |  Padma Bhushan (1965) |
Triguna Sen (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was the 6th Union Minister for Education for the Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1965.[1] He was first Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University (from 1956 to 1966) and 11th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1967 to 1974.[2] He was a member of Governing Body as a Guest lecturer for Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College ( Jadavpur).
References
[edit]- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "List of members of Rajya Sabha elected from Tripura 1952–2010". Tripura Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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- 20th-century Indian educational theorists
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- West Bengal politicians
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
- 1905 births
- 1998 deaths
- Academic staff of Jadavpur University
- Rajya Sabha members from Tripura
- Ministers of education of India
- Educators from West Bengal
- 20th-century Indian educators
- Vice Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University