One of the stalwarts of the Bengal Renaissance who after the - TopicsExpress



          

One of the stalwarts of the Bengal Renaissance who after the demise of Raja Ram Mohan Roy went about reforming society with a singular zeal and great enlightenment. He was the principal personality behind the British move to enact the Widow Remarriage Bill in 1856. He founded a number of schools, pioneered womens education and was with Ram Mohan Roy one of the founding fathers of modern Bengali prose. A selfless worker who sacrificed his all for the emancipation of his countrymen, Vidyasagar was crowned with the glory of the Avatar of the Age Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa gracing him with a visit to his house. What followed was sheer poetry, sublimity at its beauteous best. Our prostrations to this leonine soul, another of the forgotten heroes of the Nation. Jai Hind !..Sugata Bose
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:01:16 +0000

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