Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t52.2

v2.c15.s2.t52.2

Kshitimohan Sen was born on 2ⁿᵈ December 1880 in a middle class family of Banaras from where he did his Masters degree in Sanskrit. But, he was an accomplished scholar in Sanskrit, Bengali, Hindi and Gujrati. Besides these specified academic areas, he had carried out extensive research on medieval ascetics, mendicants and Bauls. He had a thorough-going knowledge and understanding on Vedas, Upanishads, tantra and Smriti. Being invited by Rabindranath Tagore, he joined the Brahmahyasrama of Santiniketan in the year 1908 and was engaged in various academic and administrative assignments like the principal of Vidya-Bhavan (Department of Higher Studies) and a member of the Central committee of the Sino-Indian Cultural Society in India. He was appointed Vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati at the age of 73 for a very short period (October 2, 1953 - March 28, 1954).