raja ram mohan roy biography
Ram Mohan Roy, Ram Mohan also spelled Rammohun or Rammohan (22 may 1772-27 September 1833) was an Indian religious, social and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu Culture and indicated the lines of progrees for Indian Society under British rule. He is sometimes called the maker of modern India. He along with Dwarkanath Tagor and other Bengalis founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828 which engendered the Brahmo Samaj an influential Indian Social-religious
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life and education (1772–1792)
1.2 Early political and religious career (1792–1820)
1.3 Middle "Brahmo" period (1820–1830)
1.4 Life in England and death (1830–1833)
1.5 Personal
2 Religious reforms
2.1 Social Reforms of Rammohan
2.2 Educationist
2.3 Journalist
3 Cenotaph
4 Further reading
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Biography
Early life and education (1772–1792)
Roy was born in Radhanagore, Hooghly, Bengal, in August 1772[4] or 22 May 1774,[5] into the Rarhi Brahmin caste.[6] His family background displayed religious diversity; his father Ramkanto Roy was a Vaishnavite, while his mother Tarinidevi was from a Shivaite family. This was unusual for Vaishanavites did not commonly marry Shaivites at that time. Thus, one parent wanted him to be a scholar, a sastrin, while the other wanted him to have a career dedicated to the laukik, which was secular public administration.[7] He wandered around the Himalayas and went to Tibet.
Early political and religious career (1792–1820)
Raja Rammohan Roy 's impact on modern Indian history concerned a revival of the ethics principles of the Vedanta school of philosophy as found in the Upanishads. He preached about the unity of God, made early translations of Vedic scriptures into English, co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society, founded the Brahmo Samaj, and campaigned against sati. He sought to integrate Western culture with features of his own country 's traditions. He established schools
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life and education (1772–1792)
1.2 Early political and religious career (1792–1820)
1.3 Middle "Brahmo" period (1820–1830)
1.4 Life in England and death (1830–1833)
1.5 Personal
2 Religious reforms
2.1 Social Reforms of Rammohan
2.2 Educationist
2.3 Journalist
3 Cenotaph
4 Further reading
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Biography
Early life and education (1772–1792)
Roy was born in Radhanagore, Hooghly, Bengal, in August 1772[4] or 22 May 1774,[5] into the Rarhi Brahmin caste.[6] His family background displayed religious diversity; his father Ramkanto Roy was a Vaishnavite, while his mother Tarinidevi was from a Shivaite family. This was unusual for Vaishanavites did not commonly marry Shaivites at that time. Thus, one parent wanted him to be a scholar, a sastrin, while the other wanted him to have a career dedicated to the laukik, which was secular public administration.[7] He wandered around the Himalayas and went to Tibet.
Early political and religious career (1792–1820)
Raja Rammohan Roy 's impact on modern Indian history concerned a revival of the ethics principles of the Vedanta school of philosophy as found in the Upanishads. He preached about the unity of God, made early translations of Vedic scriptures into English, co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society, founded the Brahmo Samaj, and campaigned against sati. He sought to integrate Western culture with features of his own country 's traditions. He established schools
References: Early political and religious career (1792–1820) Raja Rammohan Roy 's impact on modern Indian history concerned a revival of the ethics principles of the Vedanta school of philosophy as found in the Upanishads Middle "Brahmo" period (1820–1830) Commenting on his published works, Sivanath Sastri wrote that Roy was part of a second appeal to the Christian Public Life in England and death (1830–1833) Statue in College Green, Bristol, England Ram Mohan Roy, The English Works of Raja Rammohun Roy (1906) S Ram Mohan Roy, a Present To the Believers in One God (ca. 1803)