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He ended polygamy.

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's biggest achievements can be described as opening school for girls and changing the status and image of women in the orthodox Hindu families of Bengal. He also introduced the practice of widow remarriage.

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Indian educator and social reformer.

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Ishwar Chandra Bandyopadhyay was his real name.

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Even though widow remarriage was considered a flagrant breach of Hindu customs and was staunchly opposed, Lord Dalhousie personally finalised the bill and the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 was passed because of Vidyasagar

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He excelled in his undergraduate studies of Sanskrit and philosophy so he was given the title Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Ocean of Knowledge)

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar aimed to end polygamy.

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Father of Bengali prose, being Barnaparichaya, Bangala-r-Itihaas, and Marriage of Hindu Widows.

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His main goal was to fight for the basic rights of women, like right to speech, right to thought, etc. He also fought for widow remarriage and girl child education.

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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He also wanted to allow all people the right to education irrespective of caste or gender.

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Succeeded in his mission for woman rights.