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'''Ramchandra Vidyabagish''' ({{lang-bn|রামচন্দ্র বিদ্যাবাগীশ}}) (1786 – 2 March 1845) was an | '''Ramchandra Vidyabagish''' ({{lang-bn|রামচন্দ্র বিদ্যাবাগীশ}}) (1786 – 2 March 1845) was an Indian [[lexicographer]] and [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] scholar. He is known for his ''Bangabhashabhidhan'', the first monolingual [[Bengali language|Bengali]] dictionary, published in 1817. He taught at the Vedanta College established by [[Ram Mohan Roy|Raja Rammohun Roy]], and later at [[Sanskrit College]] from 1827-37. Closely associated with the work of Raja Rammohun Roy in Kolkata, he was the first secretary of the Brahmo Sabha established in 1828 and initiated [[Debendranath Tagore]] and 21 other young men into [[Brahmo Samaj]] in 1843. After Raja Rammohun Roy went to England, his unparalleled erudition and the devotional singing of Bishnu Chakraborti helped in the survival of the Brahmo Samaj. | ||
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* Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Anjali Bose (1988) (ed.) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali), Calcutta: Sahitya Sansad, p. | * Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Anjali Bose (1988) (ed.) ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' (Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali), Calcutta: Sahitya Sansad, p. 472. | ||
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Ramchandra Vidyabagish (Bengali: রামচন্দ্র বিদ্যাবাগীশ) (1786 – 2 March 1845) was an Indian lexicographer and Sanskrit scholar. He is known for his Bangabhashabhidhan, the first monolingual Bengali dictionary, published in 1817. He taught at the Vedanta College established by Raja Rammohun Roy, and later at Sanskrit College from 1827-37. Closely associated with the work of Raja Rammohun Roy in Kolkata, he was the first secretary of the Brahmo Sabha established in 1828 and initiated Debendranath Tagore and 21 other young men into Brahmo Samaj in 1843. After Raja Rammohun Roy went to England, his unparalleled erudition and the devotional singing of Bishnu Chakraborti helped in the survival of the Brahmo Samaj.
References
- Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Anjali Bose (1988) (ed.) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) (in Bengali), Calcutta: Sahitya Sansad, p. 472.
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