Barnaparichay

Barnaparichay
Title page of 1931 edition
AuthorIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Original titleবর্ণপরিচয়
LanguageBengali
GenrePrimer
Publication date
1855
Publication placeIndia

Barnaparichay [note 1] is a Bengali primer written by 19th century Indian social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.[1][2] It was first published in 1855. This is considered as "The Most Influential Primer of Bengal".[3] The primer had two parts.[note 2] This reflected Vidayasagar's knowledge, expertise and background as a Sanskrit scholar.[4] The success of the first part of the primer inspired Vidyasagar to work on the second part.[5] It remained an important source for teaching Bengali. This standardized the Bengali alphabet.

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  1. ^ BIDYASAGAR, ISWARCHANDRA. বর্ণপরিচয় (প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় ভাগ) ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর (in Bengali).
  2. ^ BIDYASAGAR, ISWARCHANDRA. BARNAPARICHAY PART. 2 বর্ণ পরিচয় (in Bengali). PROBODHCHANDRA MAJUMDAR, CALCUTTA.
  3. ^ Mridula Nath Chakraborty (26 March 2014). Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Routledge. pp. 61–. ISBN 978-1-317-81890-8.
  4. ^ Parna Sengupta (23 July 2011). Pedagogy for Religion: Missionary Education and the Fashioning of Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. University of California Press. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-520-26829-6.
  5. ^ Sunil Gangopadhyay (14 October 2000). Those Days: A Novel. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 521–. ISBN 978-93-5118-769-1.