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[ 84 ) Benares and studiod the Yedanta philosophy there for some years. It was his favourite pursuit, For he found in it that solace and comfort which he was in quest of for a long time. So great was his appreciation of that system of philosophy, that after returning to Chinsnrah, where he had settled Bince 1863, he established a Sanskrit Chatuapathi (school) with the object of reviving the study of the Vedanta philosophy In the midst of such congenial work he expired on the 16th May, 1894 in his 70th year. As a writer, he wielded an enormous influence over his countrymen, and the variety of subjects on which he wrote shows his versatile knowledge. He wrote general treatises on education, the best of of which is Siksha-Buhayak Praatab* His Panbarik PrabaMha (domestic essays) and Samajik Prahandha (social essays) are most widely read In these he unfolds the vast store of wisdom he acquired in his long but blameless life. His mis- cellaneous critical essays still occupy a high rank in Bengali literatnre. By economy and simple modes of living he made a great saving from bis pretty large income, oat of which he dedicated Ra 1, 60, 000 to the promotion of Sanskrit learning and to the establishment of two charitable dispensaries, one Kabirctjee and the other Homeopathic. Of all his contemporaries he might be best compared to Pundit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. Both were highly con- versant with all the phases of western culture, but never renounced - their orthodox Hinduism. Both were great educationists and spent a large part of their fortunes for the advancement of learning. Both were gentle and kind, but strong in moral courage. But while; Vidyasagar carried on social reforms with an energy and boldness which defied un- popularity and personal sacrifice, Bhudeb, on the other hand, preferred a calm and unostentatious mode of living, silently working for the advancement of his countrymen.