Carey, William
A Baptist missionary of the early 19th
century, he
propagated
Christianity in Bengal, promoted Bengali prose by publishing a
number of
books and by helping in the publication of two Bengali journals
(Digdarsana and Samachar
Darpan), advocated the spread of western
sciences
and English literature, and condemned the practice of sati. He
greatly
influenced Bentinck’s educational and social policies.
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