Ram Mohan Roy and his reformist role in India (1772-1833)

Abstract

Abstract

Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 10, 1772 in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, northeastern India, into a wealthy and religious Hindu family. His grandfather, Krishna Chander Banerjee, worked for the governor of West Bengal and was one of the most important Brahmin nobles. His father, Ram Kanta, was a member of the Nawab's court and had great power and influence. His family and the traditions of his local community forced him to marry at the age of nine, but his wife died after a while. He was forced to marry twice reluctantly. He began his formal education in the village of Pathshala, and learned the rules of Bengali, Sanskrit, Persian, and later Arabic. He completed his studies with a much more open and liberal mindset. He viewed all people as one family, regardless of nationality, race, religion, or belief. He began to publicly criticize the rituals and rites of the Hindu religion. His movements against the practice of widow burning contributed to the authorities' The British legislated the first judicial law to restrict it on April 17, 1813. The Hindu extremists did not surrender to this decision and began to try in various ways and methods to dissuade the British administration in India from it. Mohan Roy also founded an association known as the Brahmo Samaj on August 20, 1828 in Calcutta. This association sought to reform Hindu practices and spread ideas that build bridges of understanding between Hindu thought and other religions. He tried to expand freedom of the press and lift restrictions on it and called for the modernization of education in India. He also opposed the monopoly of the British East India Company. He traveled to Britain and died in the city of Bristol in 1833 and was buried according to the Hindu faith .