Madanmohan Tarkalankar

He was born in 1817 in a Hindu Brahmin family in Bethuadahari, Nakashipara. His father's name is Ramdhan Chattopadhyay. He had two children named Bhuvanmala and Kundamala. ==Education==

He studied at the Sanskrit College, where he was a classmate of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. He later studied at the Presidency University. == Work life ==

He was a professor of literature at Fort William College. Later in November 1850, he was appointed as the District Judge of Murshidabad. He was appointed Deputy Magistrate of Murshidabad (in December 1855) and Kandi in 1856. ==Social reformer==

He was one of the founders of the practice of 'Hindu widow marriage'. His contribution to the spread of women's education is undeniable. In 1849, when Bethune founded the Hindu Mahila School, he admitted his two daughters there. He used to teach girls in this school without pay. In 1850, he wrote a groundbreaking essay in favor of wife education in Sarvashubhakari magazine. == Books ==

Madanmohan Tarkalanka devoted considerable effort to spreading education in the Bengali language. The book Shishusiksha, written by him, was also published before the book Barnaparichay, written by Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. He published Shisushiksha in 1849 and a second part in 1850. Later, the third part and fourth part (Bodhodoy). He wrote two books in his childhood: Basabdutta and Rasatrangini. His poem "Amar Pan" is one of the poems in Bengali textbooks for second class students in Bangladesh and is considered an excellent guide for the formation of children's psyche. He translated 14 Sanskrit books. Some of his notable books are:- • Rasatrangini (1838) • Basabdutta (1836) • Shishushiksha -3 parts (1839 to 1851) == Death ==

On 9 March 1858, he died at Kandi of cholera. ==References==