Why is Raja Ram Mohan Roy famous ?

Later on, he moved to Kashi to learn the complexity of Sanskrit and Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and Upanishads. He learned the English language at the age of 22.

After that, Ram Mohan was sent to Patna to study Persian and Arabic in a Madrasa.

He extensively studied Christianity and the other religions.

Persian and Arabic were in high demand at that time as it was still the court language of the Mughal Emperors.

This made him realize that some Hindu traditions and superstitions were required to be reformed while working for the East India Company.

He studied the Quran and other Islamic scriptures. Post completion of his studies in Patna, he went to Benares (Kashi) to learn Sanskrit.

Apart from this, he was born into a family with religious diversity which probably controlled his thinking.

He mastered the language in no time and began studying scriptures, including the Vedas and Upanishads. He learnt English language at the age of 22.

Roy was against the idol worship and propagated the idea of oneness of God through Brahmo Samaj.

He read the works of philosophers like Euclid and Aristotle which helped shape his spiritual and religious conscience.

He was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj at Kolkata in 1828.

Post completion of his education, Rammohan entered the services of the East India Company as a clerk.

His efforts actually led to the resumption of the ethical principles of the Vedanta school of philosophy. He co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society.

He worked in the Collectorate of Rangpur, under Mr. John Digby. He was eventually promoted to be a Dewan, a post that referred to a native officer entrusted with the role of collecting revenues.

The title ‘Raja’ was bestowed upon him by the Mughal Emperor, Akbar II.

During the late 18th century (what was known as the Dark Age), the society in Bengal was burdened with a host of evil customs and regulations.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the first educated Indian to travel to England and went on to become an ambassador of the Mughal emperor, Akbar II.

Elaborate rituals and strict moral codes were enforced which were largely modified, and badly interpreted ancient traditions.

The Bengal society was weighed down with an array of evil customs and regulations.

Practices like child marriage (Gouridaan), polygamy and Sati were prevalent that affected women in the society.

There was a huge prevalance of intricate rituals and scrupulous moral codes which were largely modified and badly elucidated ancient traditions.

The most brutal among these customs was the Sati Pratha.

He was against traditional Hindu practices and echoed his voice against Sati system, polygamy, caste rigidity and child marriage.

The custom involved self-immolation of widows at their husband’s funeral pyre.

His biggest achievement was the prohibition of the “sati pratha”, a practice in which a widow was made to immolate herself at the funeral pyre of her deceased husband.