Madan Mohan Tarkalankar
Sanskrit scholar and Bengali writer
Madanmohan Tarkalankar (3 January 1817 – 9 March 1858) is one of the Sanskrit scholars of the Indian subcontinent in the nineteenth century who has made a special contribution to the development of the written Bengali language. He is also considered one of the pioneers of the Bengali renaissance.2
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Born Jun 3, 1817, died Mar 9, 1858.1
About
He was a professor at Fort William College and authored several textbooks on early childhood education.
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Companies
- Sanskrit Press DepositoryFounder9
Early life and education
He studied at the Sanskrit College, where he was a classmate of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He later studied at the Presidency University.
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Career
Occupation: professor, poet, editor, judge.6
- 1846 to 1850Worked at The Sanskrit College and University4
- Date not recordedWorked at Krishnagar Government College4
- Date not recordedWorked at Fort William College4
- Date not recordedFounded Sanskrit Press Depository5
He was a professor of literature at Fort William College. Later in November 1850, he was appointed as the District Judge of Murshidabad. He was appointed Deputy Magistrate of Murshidabad (in December 1855) and Kandi in 1856.
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Personal life
He was born in 1817 in a Hindu Brahmin family in Bethuadahari, Nakashipara. His father's name is Ramdhan Chattopadhyay. He had two children named Bhuvanmala and Kundamala.
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