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  1. Oct 30, 2024 · Ram Mohan Roy, Indian religious, social, and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu culture and indicated lines of progress for Indian society under British rule. He is sometimes called the father of modern India.

  2. Sep 29, 2024 · Raja Ram Mohan Roy, often hailed as the "Father of Indian Renaissance," was a visionary reformer whose efforts paved the way for modern India. Born on May 22, 1772, in Radhanagar, Bengal, Rajaram Mohan Roy belonged to a prosperous and orthodox Brahmin family.

  3. It is because of his contributions in social, religious, political, economic and educational spheres that Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the ‘Father of Modern India’ and ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’.

  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is hailed as “the Father of Modern India”. He made an attempt to combine the western and eastern philosophy. His writings and ideas are example of synthesis of ancient Indian ideas with modern Western Political thought.

  5. Aug 27, 2024 · Raja Ram Mohan Roy, often hailed as the “Father of Modern India,” was a towering figure in the early 19th century who laid the groundwork for India’s social, religious, and political transformation. Born on May 22, 1772, in an orthodox Brahmin family in Radhanagar, Bengal, Roy’s life was marked by a relentless pursuit of reform.

  6. Aug 17, 2020 · Ram Mohan Roy was greatly influenced by western modern thought and stressed on rationalism and modern scientific approach. Ram Mohan Roy’s immediate problematique was the religious and social degeneration of his native Bengal.

  7. May 2, 2024 · Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a pioneering social reformer and intellectual who played a pivotal role in shaping modern India. He worked tirelessly to challenge outdated social practices, promote rational and progressive thought, and bridge the gap between Indian and Western cultures.

  8. EDUCATIONAL REFORM. Roy, who regarded education as an effective vehicle to achieve social reform, was a strong advocate of introducing western learning in India.

  9. Sep 27, 2024 · Raja Ram Mohan Roy significantly contributed to Indian society by initiating the campaign against the Sati practice (or Suttee), a difficult and brutal tradition in which widows were forced to sacrifice themselves by jumping into their husband’s funeral pyre.

  10. Ram Mohan Roy's impact on modern Indian history was his revival of the pure and ethical principles of the Vedanta school of philosophy as found in the Upanishads. He preached the unity of God, made early translations of Vedic scriptures into English, co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society and founded the Brahmo Samaj.