Social Reformer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian religious, social, and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu culture and indicated the lines of progress for Indian society under British rule.

Dec 3, 2012, 16:42 IST

 

Born: 22 May 1772, Radhanagore, Hooghly, Bengal, India, (now in Paschim Bengal, India)

Died: 27 September 1833 (aged 61), Stapleton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Resting place: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Nationality: Indian

Other names: Rammohun, Rammohan, or Ram Mohan

Ethnicity: Bengali Hindu

Occupation: Social reformer

Known for: Bengal Renaissance, Brahmo Samaj

Religion: Hinduism

Name: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Born: 22 May 1772, Radhanagore, Hooghly, Bengal, India, (now in Paschim Bengal, India)

Died: 27 September 1833 (aged 61), Stapleton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Resting place: Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Nationality: Indian

Other names: Rammohun, Rammohan, or Ram Mohan

Ethnicity: Bengali Hindu

Occupation: Social reformer

Known for: Bengal Renaissance, Brahmo Samaj

Religion: Hinduism

 

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