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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Biography, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : November 19, 2019

Short Biography

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born on 26-09-1820 in Birsingha, Paschim Medinipur in the state of West Bengal, India. He was an Indian Writer, Philosopher, Academician, Educator, Translator, Publisher, Printer, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Social Reformer, Author & Scholar.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Complete Bio & Career

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a well-known scholar, intellectual and a strong supporter of humanity.
 
Great people are born to make an impact on society. One such personality, who was so humble but lived his complete life with determination and purpose to fulfill certain objectives, was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He was a great social reformer, writer, educator, and entrepreneur who worked endlessly to transform society. His contribution towards education and changing the status of women in India was remarkable. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar strongly protested against polygamy, child-marriage and favoured widow remarriage and women’s education in India. Because of his contribution towards such issues, the Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856, making the marriage of widows legal. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked towards providing education to women. He opened and ran many schools for girls at his own expense. He was also known as “Daya-r Sagar” or “Karunar Sagar” (literally, “ocean of kindness”) because of his charitable nature and generosity.
 
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born in an orthodox family of Bengal on September 26, 1820. Since childhood, he was keen to get more and more knowledge. As his family was not well off, he used to study under the street lights at night. Because of his vast knowledge on different subjects, the title Vidyasagar was given to him by the people of his village. Vidyasagarmeans an ocean of learning. He became a Sanskrit pundit and acquired an extremely high proficiency in this subject. Till his retirement, he worked as a Sanskrit professor in Sanskrit College, Calcutta. While he was the principal of the college, the college became a place of reform. Not only this, Vidyasagar was a great writer and also known as the father of modern Bengali language. Many Bengali alphabets were revised by him. He also wrote a book on grammar rules of Sanskrit that is used till date.

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Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

He died on 29-07-1891 in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India at the age of 70.

DEATHDAY 29 July,1891 (Wednesday)
DEATH PLACE Kolkata, West Bengal
DEATH COUNTRY India

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay & Bhagavati Devi in a Hindu Bengali family. He had a brother named Ishan Chandra. He was married to Dinamani Devi since 1834 and together had a son named Narayan Chandra Bandyopadhyaya (Vidyaratna).

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Body Measurements

Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Ghatal
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Kolkata, Bengal, India
School N/A
College The Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Reading and Writing Books
Marital Status Married
Salary N/A
Net Worth N/A
Official Website N/A

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  • At one point, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar along with his few friends was working on a mission to start Calcutta University and for this they were seeking donations.
  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked endlessly to provide equal education to all men and women irrespective of their caste, religion and gender.
  • During his lifetime, Vidyasagar had written many books and thus enriched the Bengali education system to a great extent. Till date, the books written by him are read by all.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was 70 years 10 months & 3 days old age.