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Sanskrit College.
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Madan Mohan Tarkalankar
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He also developed Bengali text-books for children. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Akshay Kumar Datta and Tarkalankar were the first "to envisage texts that would build the character of the new generation without sacrificing literary sensitivity. The son of Ramdhan Chattopadhyay of Bilwagram in Nadia district, he was a class-mate of Ishwar Chandra Vidysagar at Sanskrit College, Kolkata, and later studied at Hindu College.
He was conferred the title of Kabyaratnakar by his teachers and professors because of his exceptional poetic talents.
His friends conferred the title of Tarkalankar. While still a student he composed two volumes of poetry, namely Rasatarangini and Vidyaratna.
He taught at Fort William College and Krishnanagar College, before joining Sanskrit College, as professor of literature in 1846. He taught in the school without any remuneration.
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He taught at Fort William College and Krishnanagar College, before joining Sanskrit College, as professor of literature in 1846. He went to Mushidabad as judge-pandit in 1855 and was promoted as deputy magistrate in 1855. He established a printing press in Kolkata and published many old Bengali and Sanskrit books Basabdatta is one of his important works.
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March 9, 1858 (aged 41) -
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