Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - Bengali Alphabet and Language Reconstruction

Bengali Alphabet and Language Reconstruction

Vidyasagar reconstructed the Bengali alphabet and reformed Bengali typography into an alphabet (actually abugida) of twelve vowels and forty consonants. Vidyasagar contributed significantly to Bengali and Sanskrit literature.

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