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May 17, 2019 · Reforms by Ishwar Chandra: The focus of his social reform was women — and he spent his life’s energies trying to ensure an end to the practice of child marriage and initiate widow remarriage. He argued, on the basis of scriptures and old commentaries, in favour of the remarriage of widows in the same way as Roy did for the abolition of Sati.
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay was an Indian educator and social reformer of the nineteenth century. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali prose were significant. He also rationalised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and type, which had remained unchanged since Charles Wilkins and Panchanan Karmakar had cut the first (wooden) Bengali type in 1780.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is known as the "Father of Bengali Prose" for his efforts to simplify and modernize Bengali prose. He also rationalized and simplified the Bengali alphabet and type, which had not changed since the first (wooden) Bengali type was cut for printing in 1780.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891): A Social Reformer and a Humanitarian Activist Dr. Lopamudra Sengupta And there was the great European, who was a Brahmin pandit—Vidyasagar—who translated from Sanskrit as well as from Shakespeare.1 —Bishnu Dey I INTRODUCTION A book on Indian Political Thought and its Contemporary Relevance is incomplete without paying homage to the great legendary persona of the nineteenth century Bengal Renaissance, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
May 30, 2024 · Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s Death. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar spent his later life staying with the Santhal Tribe and owing to ill health, he died at the age of 70 on 29 July 1891. To honour him, the India Post issued stamps in 1970 and 1998. And in 2004, he was ranked at the 9th position in BBC’s Poll of Greatest Bengali of all time. FAQs
May 15, 2019 · The broken statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh) Impact of his reformist zeal. Vidyasagar’s first pamphlets in Bengali on widow remarriage created a tremendous stir in Hindu society. Two thousand copies were sold out in a week, and a reprint of another 3,000 copies also did not last.
Sep 26, 2021 · Vidyasagar was born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya on 26 September 1820 in Birsingha village of the Midnapore area of Bengal. The moniker ‘Vidyasagar’ was conferred on him to honour his immense knowledge across several subjects. People also referred to him as ‘Daya-r Sagar’ in recognition of his benevolence.
