Prasanna Chandra Tarkaratna was an Indian philosopher, scholar and

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ian. He was one of the best ''tol'' scholars of

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in the early 19th century. Prasanna Chandra was the student of Goloknath Nayaratna.

Career

Old image of Pakatol of Prasanna Chandra Tarkaratna, Nabadwip

He used to teach by setting up a toll near

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. Later, a rich man named Babulal of

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built his toll into a pucca building. Since then, it has been known as the ''Pakatol of

''. Students from different provinces like

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, Delhi,

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etc. came his ''tol'' and study there. Of his 14 resident students, five were from Delhi and

, six from

, two from

and one from

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. He is also one of the eleven members present at the time of the establishment of

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References

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