Benoy Kumar Sarkar

Benoy Kumar Sarkar
বিনয় কুমার সরকার
Photo of Sarkar from the March–April 1917 issue of The Hindusthanee Student.
Born26 December 1887
Died24 November 1949(1949-11-24) (aged 61)
NationalityIndian
OccupationSocial scientist
SpouseIda Sarkar
FatherSudhyanya Kumar Sarkar

Benoy Kumar Sarkar (sometimes Binoy Kumar Sarkar) (1887–1949) was an Indian social scientist, professor, and nationalist. He founded several institutes in Calcutta, including the Bengali Institute of Sociology, Bengali Asia Academy, Bengali Dante Society, and Bengali Institute of American Culture.