Jaygopal Tarkalankar
Jaygopal Tarkalankar জয়গোপাল তর্কালঙ্কার | |
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| Born | 7 September 1775 |
| Died | 13 April 1846 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | -Writer -Scholar |
| Notable work | Krishvavisayakshlokah (1817) Shikshasar (1818) Krishvavisayakshlokah (1817) Chandi(1819) Patrer Dhara (1821) Babgavidhan (1838) Paraseek Avidhan (1838) |
Jaygopal Tarkalankar (Bengali: জয়গোপাল তর্কালঙ্কার; 7 October 1775 — 13 April 1846) was a Bengali writer and Sanskrit scholar.[1] One of His main decestor Sir Ankur Bhattacharya now 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
- ^ Bhowmik, Dulal. "Jaygopal Tarkalankar". Banglapedia. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788126012213. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Sachindra Kumar Maity (1997). Professor A.L. Basham, My Guruji and Problems and Perspectives of Ancient. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 9788170173267. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Barnita Bagchi, Eckhardt Fuchs, Kate Rousmaniere (March 2014). Connecting Histories of Education: Transnational and Cross-Cultural. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781782382676. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Chapter 4, Subal Chandra Mitra. "Chapter 4". Isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, a story of his life and work. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Kunal Chakrabarti, Shubhra Chakrabarti (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810880245. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Tarkalankar, jaygopal. "Paraseek Avidhan". archive.org. Retrieved 30 July 2018.