He opened schools for girls, outlined suitable curriculum to educate them, went from door to door and requested heads of families to send their daughters to schools.

He included English and Bengali as the medium of learning besides Sanskrit/ introduced courses of European History, Philosophy, Science, Vedic scriptures etc.

He brought modern outlook into the method of teaching.

How can we say that Vidyasagar was a softhearted man?.

How did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar promote women education?.

What was Vidyasagar’s contribution as a professor in the Sanskrit college?.

What changes did Vidyasagar bring about in the method of teaching at Sanskrit college?.

What kind of life did Ishwar Chandra lead?.

After his death, Rabindranath Tagore said, “One wonders how God, in the process of producing forty million Bengalis, produced a man!” Q. He was easily moved to tears when he saw someone in pain and was always the first one to offer his help to colleagues and friends in distress.

Vidyasagar had a very soft heart that sympathized with those in trouble. He never listened to what others said about his work and made decisions based on his own judgement. Ishwar Chandra was a man who defined his own path of action. He went from door to door, requesting heads of families to allow their daughters to be enrolled in schools. He exercised his power to open schools for girls and even outlined suitable curriculum to educate them. He rightly viewed education as the primary way for women to achieve emancipation from the society’s oppression they had to face at that time. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a strong advocate of women education. He encouraged students to study these subjects and make the best of both worlds. He, also, introduced courses in European History, Philosophy and Science alongside Vedic scriptures. He included English and Bengali as mediums of learning, besides Sanskrit.

As a professor in Sanskrit College, he brought a modern outlook into the method of teaching. Vidyasagar is credited with the role of completely changing the old method of teaching which prevailed in Sanskrit College. Thus, he brought about a revolution in the Bengali Education System. His book ‘Borno Porichoy’ (Introduction to the Alphabet) is still used as the introductory text to teach the Bengali alphabet. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar refined the way the Bengali language was written and taught.

Bengali alphabet words