In Depth - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Описание: The election violence in Bengal has ironically centred attention on one of the greatest figures of social reform in the country and especially Bengal.

Revered as a Bengali icon, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a Bengali Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer, writer and philanthropist.

He was one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19th century.

Born on 26th September, 1820 to a Kulin Brahmin family at Birsingha in the Midnapore District in Undivided Bengal Vidyasagar brought about some of the most far-reaching reform against malpractices by his own community.

Vidyasagar made a difference in a period when few men tried to challenge the decadent traditions of the time.

In Depth today looks at the achievements and changes that Vidyasagar brought in society.. in the field of education during the 19th century in Bengal, his work for the emancipation of women, at a time when their status was less than that of second-class citizens and few people even thought about improving it.

Anchor - Teena Jha