May 22 is celebrated as the 246th birth anniversary of renowned social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy. He is
recognised as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance", who paved the way for a modern India.Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born into on this day in 1772, in Radhanagar village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
recognised as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance", who paved the way for a modern India.Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born into on this day in 1772, in Radhanagar village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
Social reformist
Roy was a founder of the Brahma Sabha in 1828, an influential social-religious reform movement. The Brahma Samaj played a major role in reforming and modernising the Indian society.
Roy fought to abolish the practice of Sati. He established a number of schools to popularise a modern education system in India.
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