Benoyendranath Sen
| Benoyendranath Sen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1868 Kolkata |
| Died | 12 April 1913 Kolkata |
| Occupation | Philosopher, educator |
| Spouse(s) | Shakuntala Devi |
Benoyendranath Sen (also spelt Benoyendra Nath Sen) (Bengali: বিনয়েন্দ্রনাথ সেন) (1868 – 1913) was a Brahmo activist in Kolkata (then Calcutta) and a New Dispensation leader in the post-Keshub Chunder Sen era of the Brahmo movement.
Sivanath Sastri wrote (about Sen and his contemporaries), “These young leaders are trying to keep up the Brahmo name and the work of the Brahmo Samaj of India; thereby strengthening the hope, expressed before, of their counteracting the narrowing influence of Keshub Chunder Sen’s close adherents.
The son of Madhusudan Sen, and nephew (sister's son) of Keshub Chunder Sen, he was born on 25 September 1868 at Kolkata. Sen received Western education, supported by his father, who had been initiated into the Brahmo Samaj by Debendranath Tagore. Sen topped his class throughout his academic career. He mastered the intricacies of Western philosophy. After his graduation with honours in English and philosophy from the General Assembly’s Institution (now Scottish Church College) in 1888, he did his Master of Arts in history and philosophy from Calcutta University.
In the Brahmo Samaj Benoyendra Nath allied himself with two other famous New Dispensation philosophers, Pramathalal Sen and Mohit Chandra Sen, to update the church’s organisation and doctrine as well as to promote unity with other Brahmo groups. Benoyendranath’s generation saw no conflict between science and reason on one side and faith on the other… Rather than reject Vedanta, Benoyendranath chose it as the most perfect Indian embodiment of the intellectual ideal… Brahmoism was not a philosophy or theology but a faith that conformed to reason.
He started working in Baharampur College and worked in Tej Narayan Jubilee College at Bhagalpur for a short period before joining Presidency College in 1893. His lectures outside the college premises drew in large number of listeners.
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