Question

B. Answer the following questions.
Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?
2. Why was Ishwar Chandra awarded the title Vidyasagar' and by whom?
3. Why did Vidyasagar quit Sanskrit college in 1846? What did he want to do?
4. Why is he known as a great teacher?
5. The man who carried the luggage did not want money. What did he ask for
instead?
6.
Why was the young man shocked to see the principal of the college?
What lesson did the young man learn from this incident?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE, born Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay, was a Bengali polymath from the Indian subcontinent, and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. ... He received the title "Vidyasagar" (in Sanskrit Vidya means knowledge and Sagar means ocean, i.e., Ocean of Knowledge) from Sanskrit College, Calcutta (from where he graduated), due to his excellent performance in Sanskrit studies and philosophy
3. The Brilliant Man Who Stood Up For The Women of 19th Century India. A Sanskrit scholar who never shied away from challenging orthodoxy, #Vidyasagar vigorously fought against child marriage, defended women's right to education, and played a pivotal role in passing the Widow Remarriage Act.