Biography of Vidyasagar within 100 words
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Ishwar Chandra was born on 26th September, 1820 in Birsingha, Ghatak in Bengal Presidency in British India. He belonged to a poor Hindu Brahmin family. He had an impeccable thirst for learning. He studied dedicatedly and performed exceedingly well in academics. He received scholarships that helped him to continue further studies. Apart from studying his course books, he also read other books extensively to enhance his knowledge.
He studied at the Sanskrit College and qualified in different subjects including Sanskrit Grammar, Dialectics and Literature among others.
Ishwar Chandra started working at Fort William College as the Head of Sanskrit Department at the age of 21 years. Later, he joined the Government Sanskrit College as Assistant Secretary.
Ishwar Chandra was appreciated for his knowledge and wisdom. He was awarded the title, Vidyasagar that literally means ocean of wisdom.
He believed in the power of education and was a living proof of the same. He opened many schools, especially to encourage girl education. He also worked hard to improve the condition of widows in the society. He fought hard to introduce the practice of widow remarriage. He won many accolades for his contribution to the society. Many places in India, especially in Bengal have been named after him.
Ishwar Chandra spent the last 20 years of his life amid Santhals at Nandan Kanan located in Jharkhand. He died in Kolkata on 29th July, 1891 at the age of 70.
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Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu (16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919) was a social reformer and writer of Madras Presidency, British India. He is considered as the father of renaissance movement in Telugu. He was one of the early social reformers who encouraged women education, remarriage of widows which was not supported by the society during his time and fought against dowry system. He also started a school in Dowlaiswaram in 1874.[2] He constructed a temple known as 'Brahmo Mandir' in 1887 and the 'Hithakarini School' in 1908 in Andhra Pradesh. His novel Rajasekhara Charitramu is considered to be the first novel in Telugu literature.
He is often considered as Raja Rammohan Roy of Andhra. He was also known by the title Gadya Tikkana, meaning 'Tikkana of Prose'
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