| Name(s) |
ISHWAR CHANDRA
VIDYASAGAR, born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyay |
| Date of
Birth |
September 26, 1820 |
| Date of
Death |
July 29, 1891 |
|
Identity |
Indian Bengali
polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
December 07, 1856
- He arranged the first widow re-marriage in India; pursuant to
the law instituted in July, 1856, as a result of his initiative
and efforts, by Lord Canning authorizing re-marriage of Hindu
widows. |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He was a philosopher, academic
educator, writer, translator,
printer, publisher, entrepreneur,
reformer, and philanthropist.
- His efforts to simplify and
modernize Bengali prose were
significant.
- He reconstructed the Bengali
alphabet and reformed Bengali
typography into an alphabet of
twelve vowels and forty consonants.
- He received the title
"Vidyasagar" from Sanskrit College,
Calcutta (from where he graduated),
due to his excellent performance in
Sanskrit studies and philosophy.
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Commemoration |
- Vidyasagar Setu
(commonly known as the Second
Hooghly Bridge), is named after him.
- A fair named Vidyasagar
Mela, which is dedicated to
spreading education and increasing
social awareness, has been held
annually in West Bengal since 1994.
- A university named
Vidyasagar University is
located in Paschim Midnapore.
- The government designated
Vidyasagar a Companion of the Indian
Empire (CIE) in
1877.
- There is
Vidyasagar Street in
Central Kolkata, which is named
after him.
- The West Bengal Government has
established a stadium named after
him (Vidyasagar Stadium)
at Barasat, the district center of
North 24 Parganas.
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