Nationality Indian Name Benoy Sarkar Religion Hinduism | Occupation Social scientist Ethnicity Bengali Hindu Education University of Calcutta | |
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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.
Sarkar graduated from the University of Calcutta in 1905 with dual degrees in English and history. The following year he received his master's degree.
In 1925 Sarkar started as a lecturer at the Department of Economics of University of Calcutta. He praised Nazism as "form of benevolent dictatorship", and advocated the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in India. In 1947 he became a professor and head of the department. He died on a trip to the United States in Washington, DC, in November 1949.
Selected publications
Sarker published a large volume of work on a variety of topics, including 53 books in English. A complete list of his publications is contained in Bandyopadhyay's book The Political Ideas of Benoy Kumar Sarkar.