Indian social reformer Vidyasagar was born on 26 September 1820 at a village called Birsingha in Bengal where he did his initial studies under Kalikant Chatterjee in a village gurukul school. He subsequently shifted to Calcutta with his father when he was still a child. On 1 June 1829, he joined Sanskrit college and studied literature, painting, vedic studies, astrology and law. After completing his studies, on 4 December 1841, he received two certificates – one English proficiency and second one was given by seven teachers voluntarily stating his rare scholastic potential. In those days, Sanskrit college used to give honorary titles since 1829 like – vidyaratna, vidyalankar, vidyasagar, vidyavinod, nyayratna, nyaylankar, smitiratna, smitibhushan, vedratna, vedkantha etc. to name a few. Before he got his college leaving certificate on 4 December 1841, he had passed the Hindu Law Committee Examination. The certificate he obtained for passing the latter (16 May 1839) mentions for the fir
