Subodh Chandra Sengupta
Subodh Chandra Sengupta (27 June 1903 – 3 December 1998) was an Indian scholar, academic and critic of English literature, known for his scholarship on
Shakespearean works. His books on
William Shakespeare, which included ''Aspects of Shakespearian Tragedy'', ''Shakespearian Comedy'' and ''Shakespeare's Historical Plays'' are critically acclaimed for scholarship and academic rigor. He was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Presidency College (now Presidency University), Calcutta, and after retirement from Presidency College, became Professor of English Language and Literature at
Jadavpur University, Calcutta, as well as a professor of English literature at
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, an autonomous college in Greater Calcutta under the University of Calcutta. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
Padma Bhushan, in 1983, for his contributions to literature and education.
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