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1775-10-07
Ghritapur Village, Keshiary, British India (now, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India)
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Jaygopal Tarkalankar (Template:Langx; 7 October 1775 – 13 April 1846) was a Bengali writer and Sanskrit scholar.[1] One of his descendants Sri Ankur Bhattacharya lived in Nabadwip, Nandipara in Nadia district.
Early life
Tarkalankar was born in 1775 at Ghritapur village, Keshiary in British India. He completed his primary education from his father, Pandit Kebalram Tarkapanchanan.[2]
Career
Tarkalankar went to Benaras and worked with Henry Thomas Colebrooke. He taught Colebrooke Bengali and Sanskrit, and helped him translation projects.[3] He worked under William Carey from 1805 to 1823 in Serampur where he composed Shikshasar. Tarkalankar also worked with John Clark Marshman and published Samachar Darpan.[4] Immediately after its establishment of Sanskrit College in 1824 he was appointed as lecturer of Vernacular Literature. In his 22 years teaching career he taught Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar[5] and Madan Mohan Tarkalankar. His principal aim was to re-develop the Bengali language by ridding it of its Perso-Arabic influences. Tarkalankar revised versions of Krittivas's Ramayana and Mahabharata of Kashiram Das which were published from Serampore Mission Press in 1834 and 1836 respectively.[2][6]
Works
- Shikshasar
- Krishvavisayakshlokah
- Chandi
- Patrer Dhara
- Babgavidhan
- Paraseek Avidhan[7]
References
- ↑ Jaygopal Tarkalankar. Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot{{#if:Mohan Lal|, Mohan Lal}. Sahitya Akademi(1992). ISBN 9788126012213
- ↑ Professor A.L. Basham, My Guruji and Problems and Perspectives of Ancient{{#if:Sachindra Kumar Maity|, Sachindra Kumar Maity}. Abhinav Publications(1997). ISBN 9788170173267
- ↑ Connecting Histories of Education: Transnational and Cross-Cultural{{#if:Barnita Bagchi, Eckhardt Fuchs, Kate Rousmaniere|, Barnita Bagchi, Eckhardt Fuchs, Kate Rousmaniere}. Berghahn Books(March 2014). ISBN 9781782382676
- ↑ Isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, a story of his life and work{{#if:Chapter 4|, Chapter 4}
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis{{#if:Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti|, Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti}. Scarecrow Press(22 August 2013). ISBN 9780810880245
- ↑ Paraseek Avidhan, Tarkalankar, jaygopal.. archive.org. Retrieved July 30, 2018.