ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR

ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR

Vidyasagar was a great scholar,a great reformer whose ideas were a happy blend of both indian and western thoughts.In 1850 he became the principal of sanskrit college.He opened sanskrit college for non-brahmins so as they could read and learn sanskrit like brahmins.He started a movement in favour of widow remarriage which resulted in legalisation of widows remarriage.He was also a crusader of polygamy,child marriage purdah system etc. As government inspector of schools he used to organise 35 girls schools many of which he ran at his own expenses. Being a secretary of Bethune school he was pioneer of higher education for women in india.