Madanmohan Tarkalankar

Madanmohan Tarkalankar
Born(1817-01-03)January 3, 1817
Bilwagram, Nakashipara, Bethuadahari, Nadia district, Bengal presidency, British India
Died9 March 1858 (1858-03-10) (aged 41)
Kandi, Bengal Presidency, British India
MonumentsAsannagar Madan Mohan Tarkalankar College, Post Graduate in Sanskrit Department of Krishnanath College
Other namesMadan Mohan Tarkalankar
EducationCalcutta Presidency College
MovementBengali Renaissance

Madanmohan Tarkalankar (3 January 1817 – 9 March 1858) is one of the Sanskrit scholars of the Indian subcontinent in the nineteenth century who has made a special contribution to the development of written Bengali language. He is also considered as one of the pioneers of the Bengali renaissance. He was a professor at Fort William College and authored several textbooks on early childhood education.