Triguna Sen (24 December 1905 – 11 January 1998) was the 6th Union Minister for Education for the Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1965.^[1] He was first Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University (from 1956 to 1966) and 11th Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1967 to 1974.^[2] He was a member of Governing Body as a Guest lecturer for Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College ( Jadavpur).

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Triguna Kumar Sen
ত্রিগুণা কুমার সেন
Union Minister of Education
In office 16 March 1967 – 14 February 1969
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Succeeded by	V. K. R. V. Rao
Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University
In office 9 October 1966 – 15 March 1967
Appointed by	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	Natwarlal H. Bhagwati
Succeeded by	A C Joshi
Personal details
Born	24 December 1905 Zakiganj, Assam, British India
Died	11 January 1998 (aged 92) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Parent(s)	Golok Chandra Sen (Father), Sushilasundari Debi (Mother)
Alma mater	Jadavpur University, Munich University, Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College
Occupation	Academics, Professor, Educators, politician, activists
Awards	Padma Bhushan (1965)
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