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 forinstead?6.Why was the young man shocked to see the principal of the college?What lesson did the young man learn from this incident?7.
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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
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE, born Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay, was a Bengali educator and social reformer from the Indian subcontinent, and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance. His efforts to simplify and modernise Bengali prose were significant.
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)In 1846, Vidyasagar joined the Sanskrit College as 'Assistant Secretary' and recommended a number of changes to the existing education system which, however, were not well-received. Consequently, Vidyasagar resigned and temporarily took up the position of head clerk at Fort William College.
4)The Contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked endlessly to provide equal education to all men and women irrespective of their caste, religion and gender. He allowed people from lower castes in his Sanskrit college that were meant only for upper-caste men.