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Ramchandra Vidyabagish -LRB- 1786 -- 2 March 1845 -RRB- was an Indian lexicographer and Sanskrit scholar .. lexicographer. lexicographer. Sanskrit. Sanskrit language. He is known for his Bangabhashabhidhan , the first monolingual Bengali dictionary , published in 1817 .. Bengali. Bengali language. He taught at the Vedanta College established by Raja Rammohun Roy , and later at Sanskrit College from 1827-37 .. Sanskrit. Sanskrit language. Raja Rammohun Roy. Ram Mohan Roy. Sanskrit College. Sanskrit College. Closely associated with the work of Raja Rammohun Roy in Kolkata , he was the first secretary of the Brahmo Sabha established in 1828 and initiated Debendranath Tagore and 21 other young men into Brahmo Samaj in 1843 .. Raja Rammohun Roy. Ram Mohan Roy. Debendranath Tagore. Debendranath Tagore. Brahmo Samaj. Brahmo Samaj. After Raja Rammohun Roy went to England , his unparalleled erudition and the devotional singing of Bishnu Chakraborti helped in the survival of the Brahmo Samaj .. Raja Rammohun Roy. Ram Mohan Roy. Brahmo Samaj. Brahmo Samaj. Although he was opposed to Raja Rammohun Roy 's move to abolish the practice of sati , he extended support to Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar in his move for remarriage of widows .. Raja Rammohun Roy. Ram Mohan Roy. sati. Sati ( practice ). Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. He spoke strongly against the system of polygamy , then prevalent in Hindu society , primarily amongst the Brahmins .. polygamy. polygamy. He was associated with the Tattwabodhini Sabha and aimed at the advancement of Bengali language through it .. Bengali. Bengali language. Tattwabodhini Sabha. Tattwabodhini Sabha. Bengali language. Bengali language. He worked for some time on the government 's desire to replace Persian by Bengali as language of the courts .. Bengali. Bengali language. In this he had the active support of both David Hare and Prasanna Coomar Tagore .. David Hare. David Hare ( philanthropist ). Prasanna Coomar Tagore. Prasanna Coomar Tagore. He strived hard for the use of Bengali as medium of education .. Bengali. Bengali language. He was the younger brother of Nandakumar Vidyalankar -LRB- later Kulavadhuta Shrimad Hariharananda Tirthasvami -RRB- , a wandering hermit , who had acquaintance of Raja Rammohun from his younger days .. He was the worshipper of One True God according to the Mahanirvana Tantra .