Q1. Read the passage and answer the following question
ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR
Great people are born to produce an influence on society. One such personality, who was so humble and
lived his complete life with determination and purpose to achieve certain aims were Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar. He was a great social reforner, writer, and educator and worked endlessly to transform the
society. He strongly protested against polygamy and child marriage. He favoured widow remarriage and
women's education in India. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 making the marriage of
widows legal because of his efforts to solve these problems.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar refined the way Bengali language was written and taught. His book Bomo
Porichoy' (Introduction to the Alphabet) is still used as the introductory text to teach Bengali alphabet.
Thus, he brought about a revolution in the Bengali Education System Vidyasagar is credited with the role
of completely changing the old method of teaching which prevailed in Sanskrit College. As a professor in
Sanskrit College, he bought modern outlook into the method of teaching. He included English and
Bengali as mediums of learning, besides Sanskrit. He also introduced courses in European History,
Philosophy and Science alongside Vedic scriptures. He encouraged students to study these subjects and
make the best of both the worlds.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a strong advocate of women education. He rightly viewed education as
the primary way for women to achieve emancipation from the society's oppression they had to face at that
time. He exercised his power to open schools for girls and even outlined suitable curriculum to educate
them. He went from door to door, requesting heads of families to allow their daughters to be enrolled in
schools.
Ishwar Chandra was a man who defined his own path of action. He never listened to what others said
about his work and made decisions based on his own judgement. He was famous for all these qualities.
He was also known for his great courage. Vidayasagar had a very soft heart that sympathized with those
in trouble. He was easily moved to tears when he saw someone in pain and was always the first one to
offer his help to colieagues and friends in distress. After his death. Rabindranath Tagore said, "One
wonders how God, in the process of producing forty million Bengalis, produced a man!"
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:-
Q1 What kind of life did Ishwar Chandra lead?
Q2. What changes did Vidyasagar bring about in the method of teaching at Sanskrit college?
03. What was Vidyasagar's contribution as a professor in the Sanskrit college?
04. How did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar promote women education?
Q5. How can we say that Vidyasagar was a softhearted man?
Answers
Answer:
Q1. Ishwar Chandra lead his complete life with determination and purpose to achieve certain aims.
Q2. Vidyasagar completely changed the method of teaching in Sanskrit College. He brought a modem outlook into the method of teaching. He included English and Bengali as mediums of learning, besides Sanskrit.
Q3. As a professor in Sanskrit college, Vidyasagar included English and Bengali as a medium of learning and also introduced courses in European History, Philosophy and Science alongside Vedic scriptures.
Q4. He was a strong advocate of women education and rightly viewed education as the primary way for women to achieve emancipation from the society's oppression they had to face at that time. He also opened a school for girls.
Q5. Vidayasagar had a very soft heart that sympathized with those in trouble. He was easily moved to tears when he saw someone in pain and was always the first one to
offer his help to colieagues and friends in distress.
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