Father of Modern Indian Renaissance
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on 22 May 1772 in Radhanagar, Bengal, in an orthodox Brahman family. He formed the Atmiya Sabha and Brahmo Samaj and contributed to the modern Indian Renaissance majorly. His biggest contributions are as follows:
- He worked against the practice of Sati.
- He raised his voice against the purdah system.
- He abolished the evil practice of child marriage.
- He stopped polygamy.
- For women's empowerment, he worked for female education and widow remarriage.
- He was opposed to superstitious practices, customs such as Sati, polygamy, child marriage, and the rigidity of the caste system and its excesses, and he advocated for women's property inheritance rights.
- He supported inter-caste marriages, female education, and widow remarriage.
- He founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814. (Friendly Society).
- Atmiya Sabha attempted to initiate social and religious reforms.
- In 1828, he founded the Brahmo Samaj, a Hindu reformist movement aimed at combating social evils prevalent in society.
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