Yogendra Vidyabhushan | |
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যোগেন্দ্রনাথ বিদ্যাভূষণ | |
Born | Simhat Village , Ranaghat, Nadia, British India (Now West Bengal, India) | 12 July 1845
Died | 12 June 1904 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | (aged 58)
Alma mater | Sanskrit college, Calcutta University |
Occupation(s) | Sanskrit Scholar, Journalist , Biographer |
Spouse | Mahalakhi(died.1869) Malatilata |
Parent(s) | Umesh Chandra Bandyopadhay ( Father ),Sonamoni Devi(Mother) |
Yogendra (or Jogendra) Vidyabhushan (Banerjee) (1845–1904) was an Indian Bengali scholar in Sanskrit, thinker, journalist and popular author of biographies which stirred patriotic zeal in the readers' heart. Loved by Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, admired by Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo, he helped the rise of militant nationalism.