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• Bhattacharya, V.  + (Vidhusekhar+Bhattacharya+was+born+in+a+tra … Vidhusekhar+Bhattacharya+was+born+in+a+traditional+Sanskrit+Pandit+family+at+Harischandrapur+village+in+MaIda+district+in+1878.+In+1905%2C+with+the+approval+of+Rabindranath%2C+Bhupendranath+Sanyal+invited+Vidhusekhar+to+join+the+asrama.+His+primary+duty+was+to+teach+Sanskrit+to+Rathindranath+and+Santosh+Majumdar%2C+but+he+also+taught+the+little+boys+of+the+school.+Rabindranath+was+impressed+with+his+knowledge+in+Sanskrit+and+encouraged+him+to+learn+Pali+for+a+fruitful+understanding+of+the+Buddhist+period.+In+1919+when+the+regular+teaching+and+higher+studies+programme+was+launched%2C+Vidhusekhar+took+charge+of+the+studies+in+Sanskrit%2C+Pali+and+Prakrit.+Later+he+became+Principal+of+Vidya+Bhavana+college+of+higher+studies+and+research.+When+Visva-Bharati+was+founded%2C+Vidhusekhar+selected+the+Vedic+verse+which+was+to+become+the+motto%3A+%27%27Yatra+visvam+bhavatyekaniam%27%27.+From+1936+to+1942%2C+he+was+Professor+of+Sanskrit+at+Calcutta+University+and+held+the+Asutosh+Chair.+In+1936+he+was+given+the+title+Mahamahopadhyaya+by+the+government.+In+1957+Visva-Bharati+conferred+on+him+%27%27Desikottama%27%27+in+recognition+of+his+contribution+to+Indological+studies.+%28%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.visvabharati.ac.in%2FVidhusekharBhattacharyaSastri.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+20%2C+2021%5D%29.html+Source+Accessed+Jan+20%2C+2021%5D%29)