Jaygopal Tarkalankar

Jaygopal Tarkalankar (; 7 October 1775 — 13 April 1846) was a Bengali writer and Sanskrit scholar.

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.

Career

Tarkalankar went to Benaras and worked with Henry Thomas Colebrooke. He taught Colebrooke Bengali and Sanskrit and helped him translation projects. 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. 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 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.

Works

Shikshasar

Krishvavisayakshlokah

Chandi

Patrer Dhara

Babgavidhan

Paraseek Avidhan

References

1775 births

1846 deaths

People from Nadia district

Bengali Hindus

Bengali writers

Bengali educators

18th-century Bengalis

19th-century Bengalis

Sanskrit writers

Indian Sanskrit scholars

19th-century Indian translators

18th-century Indian translators

18th-century Indian scholars

19th-century Indian scholars

18th-century Indian educators

19th-century Indian educators

18th-century Indian writers

19th-century Indian male writers

Indian male non-fiction writers

18th-century Indian non-fiction writers

19th-century Indian non-fiction writers

Sanskrit scholars from Bengal

Educators from West Bengal

Writers from West Bengal

Language reformers