Vidyasagar
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Vidyasagar may refer to:

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  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar CIE , born Ishwar Chandra Bandopadhyaya , was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance....

    , the Bengali scholar (1820-1891)
  • Acharya Vidyasagar
    Acharya Vidyasagar
    Acharya Vidyasagarji is the best known of the modern Digambar Jain Acharyas of the modern times, known both for his scholarship and tapasya.- Biography :...

    , the prominent Digambar Jain Acharya (1946-)
  • Vidyasagar (music director)
    Vidyasagar (music director)
    Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...

    , the South Indian music director


Other
  • Vidyasagar Setu
    Vidyasagar Setu
    Vidyasagar Setu, also known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, is a bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. It links the city of Kolkata to Howrah. The bridge is a toll bridge for all vehicles. At a total length of 822.96 m, it is the longest cable-stayed bridge in India and one of the...

    , commonly known as the Second Hooghly Bridge, a bridge in West Bengal, India linking Howrah to Kolkata
  • Vidyasagar University
    Vidyasagar University
    Vidyasagar University is a state-government administered, affiliating and research university located in Paschim Medinipur district of southern West Bengal, in India.-History:...

    , in Midnapore, West Bengal, India

Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born in 1820 in a village named Birshingha in Medinipur.His father's name was Thakur Das Bandopadhay and his mother's name was Bhagabati Devi. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar helped John Elliot Drink Water Bethune to establish the Bethune Collegiate School. Vidyasagar wrote many books for children, including 'Barnaparichay', and 'Kathamala'.
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