Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar:

shwar Chandra Vidyasagar is considered as one of the mainstays of Bengal renaissance. At the end of the day, he figured out how to proceed with the changes development that was begun by Raja Rammohan Roy. Vidyasagar was a notable essayist, scholarly or more each of the a steadfast supporter of humankind. He got an upheaval the training arrangement of Bengal. In his book, "Barno-Porichoy" (Introduction precisely), Vidyasagar refined the Bengali language and made it available to the basic layers of the general public. The title 'Vidyasagar' (sea of information) was given to him because of his huge information in practically every one of the subjects. Artist Michael Madhusudan Dutta while expounding on Ishwar Chandra said: "The virtuoso and insight of an old wise, the energy of an Englishman and the core of a Bengali mother".  Watch YouTube Video – ClickHere

Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya, was brought into the world on 26 September, 1820 in Birsingha town of Midnapore region, West Bengal. His dad Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay and mother Bhagavati Devi were strict people. Their monetary condition was not that stable and along these lines the youth long stretches of Vidyasagar were spent in degraded neediness. After the finish of rudimentary training at the town school, his dad took him to Calcutta (Kolkata). It is accepted that Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar learned English numbers by following the achievements marks on his approach to Calcutta at eight years old years.

Ishwar Chandra was a splendid understudy. His journey for information was extraordinary to the point that he used to concentrate on streetlamp as it was unrealistic for him to manage the cost of a gas light at home. He cleared every one of the assessments with greatness and one after another. He was remunerated with various grants for his scholastic presentation. To help himself and the family Ishwar Chandra likewise accepted low maintenance position of instructing at Jorashanko.

In the year 1839, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar effectively cleared his Law assessment. In 1841, at the age of 21 years, Ishwar Chandra joined the Fort William College as a top of the Sanskrit division.

Following five years, in 1946, Vidyasagar left Fort William College and join the Sanskrit College as 'Aide Secretary'. In the primary year of administration, Ishwar Chandra prescribed various changes to the current training framework. This report came about into a genuine fight between Ishwar Chandra and College Secretary Rasomoy Dutta. Following this, Vidyasagar left Sanskrit College and rejoined Fort William College however as a head assistant.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar would begin crying in trouble at whatever point he saw poor and feeble individuals lying on the pathway and road. He used to spend a piece of his grants and compensation for the government assistance of those destitute individuals. He would likewise purchase medication for the debilitated.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started the idea of widow remarriage and raised worry for the nullification of kid marriage and polygamy. He additionally opened the entryways of the schools and other instructive establishments to bring down standing understudies, which was prior saved uniquely for the Brahmins. For his huge liberality and kind-heartedness, individuals began tending to him as "Dayar Sagar" (sea of thoughtfulness).

At some point, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and his couple of companions chose to gather gifts to shape Calcutta University. He traversed Bengal and adjoining states requesting that individuals give for the establishment. At the same time, one day he came to outside the castle of a powerful King. Subsequent to hearing his request the King, pulled one of his shoes and dropped into Vidyasagar's sack as gift. Vidyasagar expressed gratitude toward Nawab and left.

The following day Vidyasagar coordinated a sale of the Nawab's shoe and procured Rs. 1000. The Nawab in the wake of hearing that his shoe has gotten such a lot of measure of cash, he, at the end of the day, gave a comparative measure of cash as gift.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the extraordinary researcher, academician and reformer died on 29 July, 1891 at 70 years old years. After his demise Rabindranath Tagore said, "One thinks about how God, during the time spent delivering forty million Bengalis, created a man.