Chaitanya and His Companions

Dineshchandra Sen (1866-1939) - born in Manikganj, now in Bangladesh, was instrumental in salvaging lost works of Bengali folk music and folk literature. When he was a professor in the Calcutta University he was appointed to compiled and edit the collected Ballads from different parts of Bengal. The British Government had adorned him with the 'Rai Bahadur' title in 1921 and with D.Litt by the Calcutta University in recognition of pioneering work in this field. His publications include Mymensingh Geetika, Eastern Bengal Ballads - Vols. 1-4, Bengali Ramayan, Chaitanya and his Age and so on.