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Prashant Kumar Sen
Prashant Kumar sen IFS [born in 1941] also known as PK sen is a wildlife conservationist.PK Sen had joined the Indian forest service in the year 1968 and became the director of Project tiger. He was known globally for his love for the tiger. His fearless effort to protect the national animal despite political and social problems is what makes him legendary.

PK  Sen had been awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India in 2011  for his dedication in the field of conservation.

He is best known for his tough-talking, efficient ways, he rose to the director of the project tiger and in his tenure, he forced the government to accept the tiger crisis that it had been denied for years. His frankness was best illustrated when during the tiger 2000 symposium in new Delhi, he announced before the world that India was losing one tiger a day poachers and that over 1,50,000 sq. km of tiger habitat. A man of his word. His love for the tiger was so strong that when the 42nd American president Mr bill Clinton came to visit the famous Ranthambore national park Mr sen was invited accompany the president and help him explore the habitat of the tiger and the president only wanted the best.

Born:
1941 in Kolkata

Occupation:
wildlife Conservationist, IFS officer and Social worker

Known for:
Project tiger

Spouse:
Ratna Sen

Children[s]:
Richa Prashant and Anupam Sen

Early life
Born to  Mr Pramod Ranjan Sen a lawyer by profession and Mrs Hoymovati Sen who was a homemaker and social worker in a typical Bengali household. He was the second of four children is elder brother was four years senior and had a younger sister and a brother several years younger than him. Since childhood, he was a true sportsman just like his father who played cricket till the age of 65. He was brought up in a middle-class family learning the basic yet important lesson of life from his father. All four siblings grew up hearing various mythological and  Bengali folk stories from their grandmother Devi Gyanada Sundari. His great grandfather Shri Rebati Mohan Sen who was minister of Maharaja of Ratu estate, had started the Bengali association club in gumla when he came and settled there for the welfare of the tribal community leaving his luxurious life back home, and then he started Durga puja there for the Bengali community. Shri Sen’s ancestors were from the city of Bikrampur. Durga puja days used to be the most fun part of the year for him. His childhood days were only playing cricket, football and almost every sport in the sun outside. He grew up in the lap of mother nature. Shri Sen did not have to sit in classes to learn about nature because he could experience them in person during his childhood days. He was never exposed to luxury during his childhood, Shri Sen grew up in the natural environment of the small district of Gumla then Bihar now Jharkhand. At a very early age of 73, Shri sen lost his beloved father leaving all the responsibilities on his young shoulders as he was the only earning member of the house. Due to the demise of his fathers, his younger brothers studies were disturbed which he managed and took care of. He got married at the age of 30 to a doctor's daughter from the city of Gaya, but unfortunately, he lost his wife to a cardiac arrest when she was just to the age of 45. He could not break down because he had to take care of his young children ,he didn’t have the time to sit a mourn the demise of his beloved wife because he had the whole family to look after ,he missed her everyday for 25 years.

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Shri sen received his bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Bihar in 1962 and joined post-graduate training in forestry in 1965 from F.R.I [forest research institution] Dehradun. He joined Bihar superior forest service and was later introduced to the  Indian forest service in 1968. He served the Bihar forest department in different capacities as in charge of sanctuaries, national parks, tiger reserves and zoos before shifting to the government of India on deputation as director of the project tiger. Shri Sen has the unique distinction of serving wildlife sectors of the forest department from day one of his service career till he superannuated in August 2001. As field director of Palamu tiger reserve, he was commended by the state and government of India.