His own life was the pattern: born in a poor Brahmin family in a remote village, he walked barefoot to Calcutta to learn. He knew that education was the glue that could hold a fractured society together. Today, when we see a girl in a school uniform or a Dalit scholar in a university, we are looking at the wallpapered legacy of Vidyasagar.
A vibrant watercolor backdrop of old Kolkata (College Street). A translucent silhouette of Vidyasagar overlays the scene. The text is written in elegant Bengali calligraphy. wallpaper ishwar chandra vidyasagar
— Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
“Satyameva Jayate” (Truth Alone Triumphs) His own life was the pattern: born in
1820 – 1891