| Names |
Mahamahopadhyay Pandit
MAHESH CHANDRA NYAYRATNA BHATTACHARYYA |
| Date of
Birth |
February 22, 1836 |
| Date of
Death |
April 12, 1906 |
| Identity |
Indian Scholar of
Sanskrit |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- May 24, 1881: He was made a
Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
(CIE) on this day, keeping in view the esteem he enjoyed
from the Indian scholars by being addressed with the title
of Nyayratna.
- February 16, 1887: The
title of Mahamahopadhyay was conferred upon him on this day
on the occasion of the Jubilee of the reign of Queen
Victoria, for eminence in oriental learning. It entitled him
to take rank in the Durbar immediately after titular Rajas.
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| General |
- He the principal of the Sanskrit College between 1876
and 1895.
- A friend and colleague of
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, he played an important role
in the Bengal Renaissance.
- He was one of the most eminent Bengalis in Kolkata of
the 19th century.
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