Explanation:

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born on 26 September 1820. He studied at Sanskrit College in Calcutta. He was a bright scholar of Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, and English. His writings significantly helped to develop the Bengali language, especially the manner in which the language is taught and written. He received the title ‘Vidyasagar’ from Presidency College, Kolkata. He was enthusiastic about the spread of women’s education. He opposed the orthodox ways of imposing restrictions on widows. The widows lived a distressed life. They were required to wear white and shave their heads. The young girls were often married to old men. He used ancient Hindu scriptures to prove that widow remarriage was sanctioned. He pressed the Britishers to pass the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act 1856.