Hint: Introduction – born at Birsingha in Midnapore in 1820-admitted to Sanskrit college – teacher, principal of Sanskrit college – inspector of schools – ocean of learning – wrote many books ‘Barnaparichay’ father of Bengali prose – social reformer, stopped child marriage, started widow remarriage – ocean of kindness – died in 1891.
Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
Iswarchandra is well known as Vidyasagar in Bengal. He was born at Birsingha in Midnapore in the year 1820. His father, Thakurdas Bandyopadhya brought him to Kolkata and got him admitted to the Sanskrit Collage. Later he became a teacher and finally principal of the same College. Next, he was appointed inspector of schools. He was a great Sanskrit scholar. So he was called Vidyasagar – an ocean of learning. He wrote and translated many books in Bengali. Vidyasagar was also a great social reformer. He set up many schools for girls. He stopped child – marriage and started widow remarriage. Vidyasagar was a kind-hearted man who always helped the poor. So he was known as ‘an ocean of kindness’. This great pandit passed away in 1891. Since then Bengal has given birth to a few social reformers.
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