Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar (1820–1891) was a Sanskrit scholar, author, educator, and social reformer. A leading figure in the Bengal Renaissance, he was responsible for transformations in everything from Bengali prose style and printing techniques to Sanskrit curriculum and Hindu social practices.Brian A. Hatcher is professor and Packard Chair of Theology in the Department of Religion at Tufts University. His research centers on Hinduism in modern India. He is the author of Idioms of Improvement: Vidyasagar and Cultural Encounter in Bengal; Eclecticism and Modern Hindu Discourse; and Bourgeois Hinduism, or the Faith of the Modern Vedantists: Rare Discourses from Early Colonial Bengal.
3 Ebooks by Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar: Hindu Widow Marriage
Before the passage of the Hindu Widow’s Re-marriage Act of 1856, Hindu tradition required a woman to live as a virtual outcast after her husband’s death. Widows were expected to shave their heads, di …
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Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar: Against High-Caste Polygamy
Against High-Caste Polygamy offers a complete, annotated translation of Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar’s 1871 tract arguing against the practice of high-caste Kulin marriage in Bengal. Vidyasagar published …
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€57.83
Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar: Against High-Caste Polygamy
Against High-Caste Polygamy offers a complete, annotated translation of Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar’s 1871 tract arguing against the practice of high-caste Kulin marriage in Bengal. Vidyasagar published …
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€57.87