Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a 19th-century Indian educator, social reformer, and key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, renowned for his work in promoting women's education and advocating for widow remarriage.

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar canonical 20
Vidyasagar 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit scholar ⓘ
educator ⓘ
key figure of the Bengal Renaissance ⓘ
person ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
advocatedFor rights of widows ⓘ
widow remarriage ⓘ
women’s education ⓘ
birthName Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1820-09-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1891-07-29 ⓘ
educatedAt Sanskrit College, Calcutta ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bengali ⓘ
familyName Bandyopadhyay ⓘ
fieldOfWork Bengali literature ⓘ
education reform ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
fullName Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
givenName Ishwar Chandra ⓘ
honorificMeaning Ocean of Knowledge ⓘ
honorificTitle Vidyasagar ⓘ
knownFor charitable activities ⓘ
modernizing Bengali prose style ⓘ
opening schools for girls ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
movement Bengal Renaissance ⓘ
linked to: Bengali Renaissance
notableFor advocacy of Hindu widow remarriage ⓘ
promotion of women’s education ⓘ
reform of Bengali prose ⓘ
simplification of Bengali alphabet ⓘ
social reforms in 19th-century Bengal ⓘ
notableWork Barnaparichay ⓘ
Betal Panchabinsati ⓘ
Bodhodaya ⓘ
Kathamala ⓘ
Sitar Bonobas ⓘ
occupation educator ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency ⓘ
Birsingha ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Midnapore district ⓘ
linked to: Midnapore
placeOfDeath Bengal Presidency ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ
positionHeld inspector of schools ⓘ
principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
supported Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 ⓘ
workedAt Sanskrit College, Calcutta ⓘ

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Bengal Presidency → significantPerson → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Bengali Renaissance → notableFigure → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar → fullName → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar → honorificTitle → Vidyasagar ⓘ
linked to: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar University → namedAfter → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Hare School, Calcutta → notableAlumni → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ocean of Knowledge → refersTo → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ocean of Knowledge → honorificFor → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 → supportedBy → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Barnaparichay → author → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Barnaparichay → associatedPerson → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Betal Panchabinsati → author → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Betal Panchabinsati → retoldBy → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Bodhodaya → author → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Sitar Bonobas → author → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Sitar Bonobas → reflectsIdealsOf → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Kathamala → author → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay → alsoKnownAs → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay → honorificTitle → Vidyasagar ⓘ
linked to: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Birsingha → birthplaceOf → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Birsingha → hasNotablePerson → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ
Hindu College, Calcutta → notableAlumni → Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ⓘ