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Where did Ishwar Chandra study for twelve years?
Sanskrit College, Calcutta
At what age did Ishwar Chandra get married?
Fourteen years old
What was the outcome of Ishwar Chandra's report on the education system in 1846?
He had a serious altercation with Rasomoy Dutta
What social issues did Ishwar Chandra fight against?
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What was the population of prostitutes and public women in Calcutta in 1853?
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What was the name of the policy adopted by the government in 1854 for education?
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Where was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar born?
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At what age did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar move to Calcutta?
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Who had a strong influence on Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's later revolutionary work towards the upliftment of women?
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Why did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar study under a street light?
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Study Notes
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Early Life
- Born in a Ghoti Hindu Brahmin family to Thakurdas Bandyopadhyay and Bhagavati Devi in Birsingha village, Paschim Medinipur District, on 26 September 1820
- Family originally hailed from Banamalipur, Hooghly district
- Moved to Calcutta at the age of 9 and lived in Bhagabat Charan's house in Burrabazar
Education
- Studied at Sanskrit College, Calcutta for 12 years and graduated in 1841
- Qualified in Sanskrit Grammar, Literature, Dialectics, Vedanta, Smriti, and Astronomy
- Cleared Sanskrit law examination in 1839
Career
- Joined Fort William College as head of the Sanskrit department in 1841
- Became 'Assistant Secretary' at Sanskrit College in 1846
- Recommended changes to the existing education system, resulting in an altercation with College Secretary Rasomoy Dutta
- Resigned from Sanskrit College in 1849 and rejoined Fort William College as a head clerk
Social Reforms
- Championed the upliftment of women's status in India, particularly in Bengal
- Fought against child marriage and polygamy
- Advocated for widow remarriage, leading to the Widow Remarriage Act
Education Policy
- Opposed the 'Downward Filtration Theory' of education, which focused on the upper classes
- Supported the spread of vernacular elementary instruction among the lower orders of society
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