![]() He was a social reformer and a pioneer of women’s education in Bengal. Pyari Churn Sircar was the headmaster of Hindu School and a fine English scholar. There is an interesting story behind Vidyasagar taking up the project. His book ‘ Borno Parichay’ meaning ‘introduction to the letter’ is still used as the introductory text to learn Bengali alphabet. He simplified Bengali typography into an alphabet of 12 vowels and 40 consonants eliminating the Sanskrit phonemes. He is credited with reconstructing the Bengali alphabet. But Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be more remembered as one of the greatest intellectuals and activists of the 19-century and the ‘Father of modern Bengali prose.’ He has been one of the greatest scholars of Bengal - a social reformer, educator, writer and philanthropist. ![]()
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