Raja Rammohan Roy : Social Reformer of India

mahesh · 03-01-2010, 06:58 AM

Raja Rammohan Roy:

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy (May 22, 1772 - September 27, 1833) was a founder (with Dwarkanath Tagore and other Bengali Brahmins) of the Brahma Sabha in 1828 which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential Indian socio-religious reform movement.

2. His leverage was clear-cut in the areas of government, public management and learning as well as religion. He is best renowned for his efforts to abolish the perform of sati, the Hindu burial perform in which the widow was compelled to forfeit herself on her husband's burial pyre.

3. It was he who first presented the phrase "Hinduism" into the English dialect in 1816. For his varied assistance to humanity.

4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered as one of the most significant personalities in the Bengal Renaissance. His efforts to defend Hinduism and Indian privileges by taking part in British government acquired him the name "The Father of the Bengal Renaissance" or "The Father of the Indian Nation."

5. Roy was born in Radhanagari, Bengal, in 1774 (some causes propose 1772). His family backdrop brandished devout diversity -his dad Ramkanta was a Vaishnavite, while his mother Tarinidevi was from a Shivaite family. This was odd for Vaishanavites did not routinely wed Shaivites at the time.

6. He was wed three times by the time he was 10 years old, which dropped in the firm structure of his polygamous and caste customs. His first wife past away early in his childhood. He conceived two children, Radhaprasad in 1800 and Ramaprasad in 1812 with his second wife, who past away in 1824. Roy's third wife outlived him.

7. Rammohan begun his prescribed learning in the town pathshala where he wise Bengali and some Sankrit and Persian. Later he is said to have investigated Persian and Arabic in a madrasa in Patna and after that he was dispatched to Benares (Kashi) for discovering the intricacies of Sanskrit and Hindu scripture, encompassing the Vedas and Upanishads.

8. Religious reforms of Rammohan Roy

He accepted in one Supreme Being - "Author and Preserver of Existence".
He condemned idolatry and promised to rub out it from India.
He condemned rituals, which he regarded meaningless and giving increase to superstitions.

9. Social Reforms of Rammohan Roy

Crusaded against communal ills like sati, polygamy and progeny wedding ceremony etc.
Demanded house inheritance privileges for women.
In 1828, he set up the Brahmo Sabhaa action of reformist Bengali Brahmins to battle against communal evils.

10. Rammohan Roy as an Educationist

Roy accepted learning to be an apply for communal reform.
In 1817, in collaboration with David Hare, he set up the Hindu College at Calcutta.
In 1822, Roy founded the Anglo-Hindu school, pursued four years subsequent (1826) by the Vendanta College; where he asserted that his teachings of monotheistic doctrines be incorporated with "modern, western curriculum".
In 1830, he assisted Alexander Duff in setting up the General Assembly's Institution, by supplying him the venue vacated by Brahma Sabha and getting the first batch of students.
He sustained induction of western learning into Indian education.
He furthermore set up the Vedanta College, proposing techniques as a synthesis of Western and Indian learning.

11. Rammohan Roy as a Journalist

Roy released periodicals in English, Hindi, Persian Bengali,
His most well liked periodical was the Sambad Kaumudi. It enclosed topics like flexibility of press, induction of Indians into high ranks of service, and parting of the boss and judiciary.
When the English Company muzzled the press, Rammohun created two memorials against this in 1829 and 1830 respectively.

12. In 1831 Ram Mohan Roy journeyed to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal Empire to double-check that the Lord Bentick's guideline banning the perform of Sati was not overturned. He furthermore travelled to France.

13. He passed away at Stapleton, then a town to the north east of Bristol (now a suburb) on the 27th September 1833 of meningitis and is interred in Arnos Vale Cemetery in south Bristol.

03-01-2010, 06:58 AM	#1
mahesh Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Raja Rammohan Roy : Social Reformer of India Raja Rammohan Roy: 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy (May 22, 1772 - September 27, 1833) was a founder (with Dwarkanath Tagore and other Bengali Brahmins) of the Brahma Sabha in 1828 which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential Indian socio-religious reform movement. 2. His leverage was clear-cut in the areas of government, public management and learning as well as religion. He is best renowned for his efforts to abolish the perform of sati, the Hindu burial perform in which the widow was compelled to forfeit herself on her husband's burial pyre. 3. It was he who first presented the phrase "Hinduism" into the English dialect in 1816. For his varied assistance to humanity. 4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered as one of the most significant personalities in the Bengal Renaissance. His efforts to defend Hinduism and Indian privileges by taking part in British government acquired him the name "The Father of the Bengal Renaissance" or "The Father of the Indian Nation." 5. Roy was born in Radhanagari, Bengal, in 1774 (some causes propose 1772). His family backdrop brandished devout diversity -his dad Ramkanta was a Vaishnavite, while his mother Tarinidevi was from a Shivaite family. This was odd for Vaishanavites did not routinely wed Shaivites at the time. 6. He was wed three times by the time he was 10 years old, which dropped in the firm structure of his polygamous and caste customs. His first wife past away early in his childhood. He conceived two children, Radhaprasad in 1800 and Ramaprasad in 1812 with his second wife, who past away in 1824. Roy's third wife outlived him. 7. Rammohan begun his prescribed learning in the town pathshala where he wise Bengali and some Sankrit and Persian. Later he is said to have investigated Persian and Arabic in a madrasa in Patna and after that he was dispatched to Benares (Kashi) for discovering the intricacies of Sanskrit and Hindu scripture, encompassing the Vedas and Upanishads. 8. Religious reforms of Rammohan Roy He accepted in one Supreme Being - "Author and Preserver of Existence". He condemned idolatry and promised to rub out it from India. He condemned rituals, which he regarded meaningless and giving increase to superstitions. 9. Social Reforms of Rammohan Roy Crusaded against communal ills like sati, polygamy and progeny wedding ceremony etc. Demanded house inheritance privileges for women. In 1828, he set up the Brahmo Sabhaa action of reformist Bengali Brahmins to battle against communal evils. 10. Rammohan Roy as an Educationist Roy accepted learning to be an apply for communal reform. In 1817, in collaboration with David Hare, he set up the Hindu College at Calcutta. In 1822, Roy founded the Anglo-Hindu school, pursued four years subsequent (1826) by the Vendanta College; where he asserted that his teachings of monotheistic doctrines be incorporated with "modern, western curriculum". In 1830, he assisted Alexander Duff in setting up the General Assembly's Institution, by supplying him the venue vacated by Brahma Sabha and getting the first batch of students. He sustained induction of western learning into Indian education. He furthermore set up the Vedanta College, proposing techniques as a synthesis of Western and Indian learning. 11. Rammohan Roy as a Journalist Roy released periodicals in English, Hindi, Persian Bengali, His most well liked periodical was the Sambad Kaumudi. It enclosed topics like flexibility of press, induction of Indians into high ranks of service, and parting of the boss and judiciary. When the English Company muzzled the press, Rammohun created two memorials against this in 1829 and 1830 respectively. 12. In 1831 Ram Mohan Roy journeyed to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal Empire to double-check that the Lord Bentick's guideline banning the perform of Sati was not overturned. He furthermore travelled to France. 13. He passed away at Stapleton, then a town to the north east of Bristol (now a suburb) on the 27th September 1833 of meningitis and is interred in Arnos Vale Cemetery in south Bristol.