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Jain Seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj Dies, PM Modi Says "Irreparable Loss"
Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj breathed his last on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district after undertaking 'sallekhna'.
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15,000-25,000 Covid Cases A Day By June-End: Government Panel Member
Covid cases are likely to drop to around 15,000 to 25,000 a day by the end of June but if vaccinations are not ramped up significantly and precautions not maintained, a third wave of the virus is likely in six to eight months, expert panel predicts
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Kolkata Youth Missing After Jumping Into Hooghly To Film Stunt: Police
A 21-year-old man went missing after jumping off the iconic Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata into the Hooghly river along with a friend to film the stunt, police said on Monday.
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"Eradicated Many Social Evils": Amit Shah On Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a social reformer, an educationist, a freedom fighter and the voice against women's oppression. His death anniversary is being observed today. Popularly referred to as Vidyasagar, he is best known for his 'Barna Parichay', which literally means 'introduction to alphabets'. His contribution towards propagating widow rem...
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Bengal Government To Set Up Museum At Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's House
West Bengal government has plans to set up a museum at the north Kolkata house of 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar where he had spent the last few years of his life, state minister Partha Chatterjee said.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
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"Politically-Blind Giants" Broke Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
Apparently hinting at the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that a group of "politically-blind giants" had vandalised a bust of Bengal Renaissance icon Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar before the Lok Sabha polls in Kolkata, and said his birthplace would be made an educational and tourist hub.
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"Bengal Isn't Gujarat": Mamata Banerjee Unveils Icon's Statue, Shreds BJP
A new bust of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was unveiled today in Kolkata by Mamata Banerjee, almost a month after it was smashed to bits during clashes between Bengal's ruling Trinamool and the BJP in the violent run-up to the national election.
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Kolkata College To Get New Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new bust of social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be installed at the Vidyasagar College in place of the old one, which was desecrated by miscreants last month.
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Bengal Government Forms Panel To Probe Destruction Of Vidyasagar Statue
The West Bengal government has formed a five-member committee to look into the desecration of the bust of Vidyasagar during a BJP rally in the city earlier this month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
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PM Offers To Build Vidyasagar Statue, Mamata Banerjee Asks What About Ram
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- accused by the BJP of engineering the vandalism of the statue of 19th Century reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar -- provided a laundry list of such destruction the BJP is allegedly responsible for.
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"Won't Beg Before You": Mamata Banerjee Rejects PM's Vidyasagar Statue
The massive political row over vandalising a statue of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar continued today with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer of a new Vidyasagar statue at the same spot it was destroyed. The firebrand Trinamool leader, who has rarely backed out of a bare-knuckled fight, threw...
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In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue
In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...
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General Elections 2019: PM Modi Promises Grand Vidyasagar Statue Amid Battle With Trinamool
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Trinamool Congress "goons" vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in Kolkata and promised to build a grand statue at the same spot.
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Vidyasagar, The 19th Century Polymath Who Fought For Women Emancipation
As revered as Swami Vivekananda by Bengalis, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is the 19th century polymath reformer who modernised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and propagated widow remarriage.
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Jain Seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj Dies, PM Modi Says "Irreparable Loss"
Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj breathed his last on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district after undertaking 'sallekhna'.
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15,000-25,000 Covid Cases A Day By June-End: Government Panel Member
Covid cases are likely to drop to around 15,000 to 25,000 a day by the end of June but if vaccinations are not ramped up significantly and precautions not maintained, a third wave of the virus is likely in six to eight months, expert panel predicts
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Kolkata Youth Missing After Jumping Into Hooghly To Film Stunt: Police
A 21-year-old man went missing after jumping off the iconic Vidyasagar Setu in Kolkata into the Hooghly river along with a friend to film the stunt, police said on Monday.
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"Eradicated Many Social Evils": Amit Shah On Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a social reformer, an educationist, a freedom fighter and the voice against women's oppression. His death anniversary is being observed today. Popularly referred to as Vidyasagar, he is best known for his 'Barna Parichay', which literally means 'introduction to alphabets'. His contribution towards propagating widow rem...
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Bengal Government To Set Up Museum At Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's House
West Bengal government has plans to set up a museum at the north Kolkata house of 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar where he had spent the last few years of his life, state minister Partha Chatterjee said.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: The Powerful Voice Against Women Oppression
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar birth anniversary is observed on September 26 every year. Bengal is celebrating 'Vidyasagar week' to commemorate the 200th birth anniversary of the great polymath.
-
"Politically-Blind Giants" Broke Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
Apparently hinting at the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that a group of "politically-blind giants" had vandalised a bust of Bengal Renaissance icon Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar before the Lok Sabha polls in Kolkata, and said his birthplace would be made an educational and tourist hub.
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"Bengal Isn't Gujarat": Mamata Banerjee Unveils Icon's Statue, Shreds BJP
A new bust of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was unveiled today in Kolkata by Mamata Banerjee, almost a month after it was smashed to bits during clashes between Bengal's ruling Trinamool and the BJP in the violent run-up to the national election.
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Kolkata College To Get New Vidyasagar Bust, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a new bust of social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar will be installed at the Vidyasagar College in place of the old one, which was desecrated by miscreants last month.
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Bengal Government Forms Panel To Probe Destruction Of Vidyasagar Statue
The West Bengal government has formed a five-member committee to look into the desecration of the bust of Vidyasagar during a BJP rally in the city earlier this month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday.
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PM Offers To Build Vidyasagar Statue, Mamata Banerjee Asks What About Ram
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- accused by the BJP of engineering the vandalism of the statue of 19th Century reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar -- provided a laundry list of such destruction the BJP is allegedly responsible for.
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"Won't Beg Before You": Mamata Banerjee Rejects PM's Vidyasagar Statue
The massive political row over vandalising a statue of Bengal icon Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar continued today with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer of a new Vidyasagar statue at the same spot it was destroyed. The firebrand Trinamool leader, who has rarely backed out of a bare-knuckled fight, threw...
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In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue
In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...
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General Elections 2019: PM Modi Promises Grand Vidyasagar Statue Amid Battle With Trinamool
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Trinamool Congress "goons" vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in Kolkata and promised to build a grand statue at the same spot.
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Vidyasagar, The 19th Century Polymath Who Fought For Women Emancipation
As revered as Swami Vivekananda by Bengalis, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is the 19th century polymath reformer who modernised and simplified the Bengali alphabet and propagated widow remarriage.
