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			{{Short description\|Indian scholar of Sanskrit}}
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	'''Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna''' ([[Bengali calendars\|Bangabdo]] [1255–1330]; 1849–1924 AD) was an Indian scholar of [[Sanskrit]], ~~academician~~ and author. He was the principal of the [[Sanskrit College]] between 1908 and 1910. Vidyarayna played an important role in the revival of Sanskrit language.		'''Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna''' ([[Bengali calendars\|Bangabdo]] [1255–1330]; 1849–1924 AD) was an Indian scholar of [[Sanskrit]], academic and author. He was the principal of the [[Sanskrit College]] between 1908 and 1910. Vidyarayna played an important role in the revival of Sanskrit language.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Vidyaratna was born in a Bhattacharya [[Brahmin]] family of Ujirpur village, [[~~Barisal Division\|Barishal~~]] in [[British India]]. His father was Biswambhar Bhattacharya. Vidyaratna learned Sanskrit in a ''Chatuspathi'' at Dhanuka village of [[Faridpur district]]. He passed the entrance exam from Barishal and entered the [[Scottish Church College]], [[Kolkata]]. After completion of B.A. and M.A. he was appointed as a teacher at the [[Dhaka]] [[Jagannath College]] in 1881. He worked in [[Presidency College Calcutta\|Presidency College]] since 1901, thereafter becoming principal of Sanskrit College.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwwHBke-2HQC\|last=Vol I\|first=Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu\|publisher=Sahitya Sansad\|year=2002\|isbn=81-85626-65-0\|location=Kolkata\|pages=92}}</ref>		Vidyaratna was born in a Bhattacharya [[Brahmin]] family of [[Ujirpur]] village, [[Backergunge district]] in [[British India]]. His father was Biswambhar Bhattacharya. Vidyaratna learned Sanskrit in a ''Chatuspathi'' at Dhanuka village of [[Faridpur district]]. He passed the entrance exam from Barishal and entered the [[Scottish Church College]], [[Kolkata]]. After completion of B.A. and M.A. he was appointed as a teacher at the [[Dhaka]] [[Jagannath College]] in 1881. He worked in [[Presidency College Calcutta\|Presidency College]] since 1901, thereafter becoming principal of Sanskrit College.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwwHBke-2HQC\|last=Vol I\|first=Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu\|publisher=Sahitya Sansad\|year=2002\|isbn=81-85626-65-0\|location=Kolkata\|pages=92}}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
	Vidyaratna wrote and edited many books on Indian [[Mythology]], [[Vaisnavism]], [[Puranas]] and [[Hindu]] culture such as: ''Brihat Shiva Puran'', ''Sri Sri Krishna Charit'', ''Bedanta Darshanam'', ''Vrhadyamagita'', ''Brihaddharam Puran'', ''Shib Sanhita'', ''Sanjib Chandrer Granthabali'', ''Kali Kaivalyadayini'', ''Nimai-Sannyas Gitavinay'', ''Kalki Puran,'' ''Stab Kobochmala'', ''Kalitantra'' and others.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Vidyaratna%2Csri+Kaliprasanna.%22\|title=Vidyaratna,sri Kaliprasanna\|website=archive.org\|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=kaliprasanna\|title=kaliprasanna\|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal\|title=(search results involving Kaliprasanna Vidtaranta)\|publisher=National Library - Ministry of Culture, Government of India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328193456/http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal\|archive-date=2018-03-28\|url-status=live\|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> Until 1918, he visited ''[[tol (Indian school model)\|tols]]'' to encourage Sanskrit education in [[Bengal]] and played a vital role in reviving the ''tol'' system. He became the president of 'Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad'. In 1911 Vidyaratna was awarded the 'Mahamohopadhya' title.<ref name=":1" />		Vidyaratna wrote and edited many books on Indian [[Mythology]], [[Vaisnavism]], [[Puranas]] and [[Hindu]] culture such as: ''Brihat Shiva Puran'', ''Sri Sri Krishna Charit'', ''Bedanta Darshanam'', ''Vrhadyamagita'', ''Brihaddharam Puran'', ''Shib Sanhita'', ''Sanjib Chandrer Granthabali'', ''Kali Kaivalyadayini'', ''Nimai-Sannyas Gitavinay'', ''Kalki Puran,'' ''Stab Kobochmala'', ''Kalitantra'' and others.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Vidyaratna%2Csri+Kaliprasanna.%22\|title=Vidyaratna, sri Kaliprasanna\|website=archive.org\|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=kaliprasanna\|title=kaliprasanna\|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal\|title=(search results involving Kaliprasanna Vidtaranta)\|publisher=National Library - Ministry of Culture, Government of India \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328193456/http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal\|archive-date=2018-03-28\|url-status=live\|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> Until 1918, he visited ''[[tol (Indian school model)\|tols]]'' to encourage Sanskrit education in [[Bengal]] and played a vital role in reviving the ''tol'' system. He became the president of 'Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad'. In 1911 Vidyaratna was awarded the 'Mahamohopadhya' title.<ref name=":1" />

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'''Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna''' ([[Bengali calendars|Bangabdo]] [1255–1330]; 1849–1924 AD) was an Indian scholar of [[Sanskrit]], academician and author. He was the principal of the [[Sanskrit College]] between 1908 and 1910. Vidyarayna played an important role in the revival of Sanskrit language.

==Early life==
Vidyaratna was born in a Bhattacharya [[Brahmin]] family of Ujirpur village, [[Barisal Division|Barishal]] in [[British India]]. His father was Biswambhar Bhattacharya. Vidyaratna learned Sanskrit in a ''Chatuspathi'' at Dhanuka village of [[Faridpur district]]. He passed the entrance exam from Barishal and entered the [[Scottish Church College]], [[Kolkata]]. After completion of B.A. and M.A. he was appointed as a teacher at the [[Dhaka]] [[Jagannath College]] in 1881. He worked in [[Presidency College Calcutta|Presidency College]] since 1901, thereafter becoming principal of Sanskrit College.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwwHBke-2HQC|last=Vol I|first=Subodhchandra Sengupta & Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=92}}</ref>

==Works==
Vidyaratna wrote and edited many books on Indian [[Mythology]], [[Vaisnavism]], [[Puranas]] and [[Hindu]] culture such as: ''Brihat Shiva Puran'', ''Sri Sri Krishna Charit'', ''Bedanta Darshanam'', ''Vrhadyamagita'', ''Brihaddharam Puran'', ''Shib Sanhita'', ''Sanjib Chandrer Granthabali'', ''Kali Kaivalyadayini'', ''Nimai-Sannyas Gitavinay'', ''Kalki Puran,'' ''Stab Kobochmala'', ''Kalitantra'' and others.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Vidyaratna%2Csri+Kaliprasanna.%22|title=Vidyaratna,sri Kaliprasanna|website=archive.org|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/search.php?query=kaliprasanna|title=kaliprasanna|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal|title=(search results involving Kaliprasanna Vidtaranta)|publisher=National Library - Ministry of Culture, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328193456/http://nationallibrary.gov.in/ResultKeyword.php?start=117&p_f=117&id=bid&id1=personal|archive-date=2018-03-28|url-status=live|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref> Until 1918, he visited ''[[tol (Indian school model)|tols]]'' to encourage Sanskrit education in [[Bengal]] and played a vital role in reviving the ''tol'' system. He became the president of 'Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad'. In 1911 Vidyaratna was awarded the 'Mahamohopadhya' title.<ref name=":1" />

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