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जीवन • राजा राम मोहन राय का जन्म 22 मई, 1772 को बंगाल के राधानगर में एक रूढ़िवादी ब्राह्मण परिवार में हुआ था। • राजा राम मोहन राय की प्रारंभिक शिक्षा फारसी और अरबी भाषाओं में पटना में हुई, जहाँ उन्होंने कुरान, सूफी रहस्यवादी कवियों के काम तथा प्लेटो और अरस्तू के कार्यों के अरबी अनुवाद का अध्ययन किया था। बनारस में उन्होंने संस्कृत का अध्ययन किया और वेद तथा उपनिषद पढ़े। • सोलह वर्ष की आयु में अपने गाँव लौटकर उन्होंने हिंदुओं की मूर्ति पूजा पर एक तर्कसंगत आलोचना लिखी। • वर्ष 1803 से 1814 तक उन्होंने ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी के लिये वुडफोर्ड और डिग्बी के अंतर्गत निजी दीवान के रूप में काम किया। • वर्ष 1814 में उन्होंने नौकरी से इस्तीफा दे दिया और अपने जीवन को धार्मिक, सामाजिक एवं राजनीतिक सुधारों के प्रति समर्पित करने के लिये कलकत्ता चले गए। • नवंबर 1830 में वे सती प्रथा संबंधी अधिनियम पर प्रतिबंध लगाने से उत्पन्न संभावित अशांति का प्रतिकार करने के उद्देश्य से इंग्लैंड चले गए। • राम मोहन राय दिल्ली के मुगल सम्राट अकबर II की पेंशन से संबंधित शिकायतों हेतु इंग्लैंड गए तभी अकबर II द्वारा उन्हें ‘राजा’ की उपाधि दी गई। • अपने संबोधन में 'टैगोर ने राम मोहन राय को' भारत में आधुनिक युग के उद्घाटनकर्त्ता के रूप में भारतीय इतिहास का एक चमकदार सितारा कहा। विचारधारा • राम मोहन राय पश्चिमी आधुनिक विचारों से बहुत प्रभावित थे और बुद्धिवाद तथा आधुनिक वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण पर बल देते थे। • राम मोहन राय की तात्कालिक समस्या उनके मूल निवास बंगाल के धार्मिक और सामाजिक पतन की थी। • उनका मानना ​​था कि धार्मिक रूढ़िवादिता सामाजिक जीवन को क्षति पहुँचाती है और समाज की स्थिति में सुधार करने के बजाय लोगों को और पर...

Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck became the Governor-General of India in 1828. He helped Raja Rammohan Roy to suppress many prevalent social evils like Sati, polygamy, child marriage and female infanticide. Lord Bentinck passed the law banning Sati throughout the Company’s jurisdiction in British India. When was the Sati system abolished in Tripura? By the time the then Governor General Lord William Bentinck passed Regulation XVII in 1829, effectively banning the practice of Sati —self-immolation of a woman on her husband’s funeral pyre upon his death—it was already a a practice well-documented and denigrated by Europeans. Why was Sati abolished? The abolition of Sati is one of the first things we are taught when learning about colonialism in India – about how Raja Rammohan Roy, a 19th century moderate leader from Bengal advocated against the cruel practice of the burning of the widow as a way to guarantee that both the widow and the deceased husband would … Is Sati practiced today? The practice of sati (widow burning) has been widespread in India since the reign of the Gupta Empire. The practice of sati as is known today was first recorded in 510 CCE in an ancient city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Another commonly used term is ‘Satipratha’ which signified the custom of burning widows alive. What was Sati Class 8? It was a historical practice among Hindus in Indian society where widows had to choose death by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their hus...

Born on May 22, 1772 to Ramkanto Roy, a great scholar of Sanskrit, Persian and English languages who also knew Arabic, Latin and Greek, and Tarini Devi in Radhanagar in the Hooghly district of Bengal. Among varying versions about Roy’s early education, one states that the process began in the village school where he picked up Bengali and some Sanskrit. Later on, he is believed to have joined a madrasa in Patna where he studied Persian and Arabic which was followed by a trip to Kashi (Banaras) where he studied Sanskrit and Hindu holy books such as the Vedas and the Upanishads He learnt English much later, only in his early 20s. Rammohan Roy persuaded the British government to increase the Mughal Emperor’s stipend by £30,000. In 1831, the Mughal Emperor Akbar II conferred the title ‘Raja’ on him.(ILLUSTRATION: Biswajit Debnath) CAREER During the last years of the 18th century, Roy began lending money to Englishmen who worked in Calcutta for the East India Company, while continuing his work as a Brahmin scholar in the English courts and began studying Greek as well as Latin. From 1803 till 1815, he worked as a ‘munshi’ (private clerk) to Thomas Woodroffe, registrar of the Appellate Court at Murshidabad. Roy resigned from the post and then worked for John Digby, an East India Company collector. He estimated that around half of the total revenue collected in India was sent to England. Between 1810 and 1820, he published numerous works on a wide range of subjects including relig...

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• Home • News Salute to the Freedom Fighter and Father of Modern India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy on his 250th birthday In the area of Indian social and religious renaissance, Raja Ram Mohan Rai has a special place. He was the founder of Brahma Samaj, the founder of the Indian language press, a reporter of the Jana Jagaran and the social reform movement, and the father of the new Jagran era in Bengal. He spearheaded both the regions with the efficient combination of Indian freedom struggle and journalism. Raja Ram Mohan Roy In the area of Indian social and religious renaissance, Raja Ram Mohan Rai has a special place. He was the founder of Brahma Samaj, the founder of the Indian language press, a reporter of the Jana Jagaran and the social reform movement, and the father of the new Jagran era in Bengal. He spearheaded both the regions with the efficient combination of Indian freedom struggle and journalism. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was famous for his foresight and ideology. He had affection for Hindi. He had strongly opposed conservatism and evils. But the values, tradition, and national pride were close to his heart. Early life: Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in 1772 in a Brahmin family in Bengal. By the age of 15, he had become knowledgeable of Bengali, Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic. In his teenage years, he traveled a lot. In his early days, he also worked for East India Company from 1803-1814. He also established Brahma Samaj and also visited abroad countries like England and France. ...

भारतीय हिन्दी बायोग्राफी ब्लॉग (इंडिया बायोग्राफी) में आप का स्वागत है, इस जीवनी लेख में आप आधुनिक भारत के पुनर्जागरण के पिता और प्रसिद्ध समाज सुधारक राजा राम मोहन राय के जीवन परिचय से जुड़ी जानकारी प्राप्त करेंगे, तो चलिए जान लेते हैं की कौन थे राजा राम मोहन राय जी ? (Raja Ram Mohan Roy Biography Hindi) राजाराम मोहन राय से जुड़े सवाल जो अक्सर लोग इंटरनेट पर सर्च करते हैं। राजाराम मोहन राय समाज में व्याप्त किन किन कुरीतियों के विरुद्ध थे और उन्होंने इसके लिए क्या किया? राजाराम मोहन राय ने किसकी स्थापना की और किस का विरोध किया? राजा राममोहन राय का वास्तविक नाम क्या था? भारत में ब्रिटिश शासन के प्रति राजा राममोहन राय के दृष्टिकोण क्या था? Raja Ram Mohan Roy Biography Hindi – जीवन परिचय राजा राम मोहन रॉय को भारतीय पुनर्जागरण का अग्रदूत और आधुनिक भारत का जनक कहा जाता है, इन्होने भारत में कई समाज सुधार किये थे, जिनसे जुड़े सवाल भारत के आईएएस परीक्षा में भी पूछे जाते हैं, इनका जन्म 22 मई 1772 को पश्चिम बंगाल के हुगली जिले के राधा नगर गाँव में हुआ था। इनके पिता का नाम रमाकान्त राय एवं माता का नाम तारिणी देवी था। इनके पितामह कृष्ण चन्द्र बर्नजी बंगाल के नवाब हुआ करते थे, राजाराम मोहन राय प्रतिभा के धनी और बहुभाषाविद् ब्यक्तित्व वाले थे। इनके बारे में कहा जाता है की इनको बंगला, फारसी, अरबी, संस्कृत, हिन्दी, अंग्रेजी, ग्रीक, फ्रैन्च और लेटिन भाषा का अच्छा ज्ञान था। राजा राम मोहनराय की शिक्षा इनके शिक्षा के बारे में कहा जाता है की इन्होने वर्ष 1830 में इंग्लैंड जाकर भारतीय शिक्षा के मशाल जलाई थी। यह इतिहास के काफी अच्छे जानकार माने जाते थे। इन्होने वर्ष 1803 से 1814 तक ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी...

Raja Ram Mohan Roy One of the significant personalities of his time, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a social and educational reformer known for bringing social reforms and building a modern India. He is known as the ‘ Father of Modern India’ and ‘ Maker of modern India’. He was an independent thinker and a person who brought changes to society during the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Let us know more about this eminent personality who made India what it is today. About Raja Ram Mohan Roy He is a great historical figure, who put laudable efforts to transform the face of India and dared to defy the age-old Hindu traditions. A modernist by virtue, he undertook a lot of social reforms to change society and worked for the upliftment of the status of women in India. He was also a great scholar who translated many books, religious and philosophical work,s and scriptures into Bengali and also translated Vedic scriptures into English. Early Life and Education of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born into an elite Bengali Hindu family on May 22, 1772, in Radhanagar village of Hoogly district, Bengal Presidency. He was born to Ramkanto Roy, his father, and Tarinidevi, his mother in the darkest era in the history of India. At that time, The country was suffering from numerous socio-economic and political problems which created disarray in the name of religions. He did his schooling in Sanskrit and Bengali languages in the village school after which he was sent to Madrasa in Patna where ...

Premium On Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s 250th birth anniversary, remembering the legacy of the father of Modern Indian Renaissance Confident about the strength of his heritage and open to imbibing from other cultures what he believed were ameliorative practices, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was among India's first liberals. One of the most influential social and religious reformers of the 19th century, Ram Mohan Roy, born on May 22, 1772 in what was then Bengal Presidency’s Radhanagar in Hooghly district, would have turned 250 years today. As India grapples increasingly with changing social and religious circumstances, Roy’s work in the sphere of women’s emancipation, modernising education and seeking changes to religious orthodoxy finds new relevance in this time. In Makers of Modern India (Penguin Books, 2010), a book that profiles the “work and words of the men and women who argued the Republic of India into existence”, its editor, historian Ramachandra Guha, writes, “Roy was unquestionably the first person on the subcontinent to seriously engage with the challenges posed by modernity to traditional social structures and ways of being. He was also one of the first Indians whose thought and practice were not circumscribed by the constraints of kin, caste and religion.” Born into a prosperous upper-caste Brahmin family, Roy grew up within the framework of orthodox caste practices of his time: child-marriage, polygamy and dowry were prevalent among the higher castes and he had himself been ...