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Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna
Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna ( Bangabdo 255–1330 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, 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 since 1901, thereafter becoming principal of Sanskrit College. 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'', ''Vrhady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengali Calendars
The Bengali Calendar or Bangla Calendar ( bn, বঙ্গাব্দ , , Baṅgābda), colloquially ( bn, বাংলা সন, Baṅgla Śon), is a solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. A revised version of the calendar is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh and an earlier version of the calendar is followed in the States and union territories of India, Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. The New Year in the Bengali calendar is known as ''Pohela Boishakh''. The Bengali era is called ''Bengali Sambat'' (BS) or the ''Bengali year'' ( ''Bangla Sôn'', ''Bangla sal'', or ''Bangabda'') has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. It is 594 less than the Anno Domini, AD or Common Era, CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before ''Pôhela Bôishakh'', or 593 less if after ''Pôhela Bôishakh''. The revised version of the Bengali calendar was officially adopted in Bangladesh in 1987. Among the Bengali community in India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
