Benu Sen (26 May 1932 – 17 May 2011) was an Indian photographer from

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, India. He was the second son among seven children of Manindranath and Provabati Sengupta. He was the Secretary General of the

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(FIAP), and president of the Photographic Association of Dum Dum (PAD). In his book, ''History of Journalism: A Legend of Glory,'' Prof. Santanu Banerjee mentioned, "His passion was to guide the oncoming photographers in the profession. During his life span, he made a pretty number of students dazzled in the arena of photography."

Career

A Photography Unit was set up in the

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in 1964 for photo documentation of art objects. Sen was in-charge of the unit. He retired from the museum as Photo Officer in 1990 having contributed many photographic works both in the field of social and cultural anthropology and museum related photographs.

Publications

Publications by Sen

*''Art of Photography'' (1979)

Publications paired with others

*''Learn Photography.'' Photographic Association of Dum Dum. *''Experimental Photography.'' Photographic Association of Dum Dum.

Awards

*''Life-Time Achievement'' award of Rs. 100,000 and a citation in the pictorialists category conferred by the Vice-President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, 2010, New Delhi. *Master of Photography (MFIAP),

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*Fellowship of the

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of Great Britain (FRPS), 1975 *EFIAP, Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, 1960 *ESFIAP, Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique, 1972 *FJIAP (Japan) *FNPAS (Sri Lanka) *FPBS (Bangladesh) *FPAD (India) *FCOS (Romania)

Health issues and death

Sen was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in

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near Kolkata, from 7 to 15 April 2011, as he had been suffering from retention of urine due to

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enlargement and low

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count due to his previous heart problem with

diabetes mellitus Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ...

. Surgery of the prostate gland was suggested. On the evening of 19 April 2011 Benu Sen was readmitted to the previous hospital at Barasat, for a pre-surgical preparation of prostate gland Health Status Meeting For Benu Sen - Barasat 2011-05-16 00253

Health Status Meeting For Benu Sen - Barasat 2011-05-16 00253

surgery. Some physiological problems developed due to his old age. On 16 May 2011 Sen suffered from a serious chest infection, leading to the deterioration of his health and he was transferred to the

Intensive Care Unit 220px, Intensive care unit An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensi ...

(ICU). He died on 17 May 2011 in Barasat.The History of Journalism : A Legend of Glory by Santanu Banerjee . 141 Suhrid Publication, , 1st Edition,2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Benu 1932 births 20th-century Indian photographers Artists from Kolkata 2011 deaths Indian art curators Indian photojournalists 20th-century Indian journalists Indian portrait photographers Journalists from West Bengal Writers from Kolkata Photographers from West Bengal