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.
