• Sangeeta Bhattacharjee

Raja Rammohan Roy’s name will never be forgotten by any Indian as the pioneer of 19th Century Renaissance in Bengal. He took the leading part to get the cruel inhuman Sati Daha ritual banned. There were many ground breaking contributions of Rammohan in other fields also. It is tried here to discuss briefly on his contributions in religious and social reforms. Rammohan’s education was started in Persian language. In addition he became adept in Sanskrit and Arabic languages in due course of time. He started to think on religions from his teen age. In addition to study the Vedic religion i.e Hindu religion, he had also studied the Islamic & Christian religions quite deeply and seriously. Rammohan’s role to reform the Vedic religion is discussed here briefly. Rammohan was instrumental to get banned the cruel inhuman Sati ritual. He convinced the first Governor General of British India Lord Bentinck who on 4th December 1829, declared ban on Sati Daha practice through an ordinance. Rammohan decided to go to England to talk with the parliamentarians there so that the bill for banning of Sati Daha would not get struck in the parliament. The year was 1830. Akbar II was the Mughul Emperor in Delhi. But the East India Company had snatched many of his powers. The Emperor was passing a through a very difficult period. On hearing Rammohan’s proposed journey to England he honoured Rammohan by conferring him with the title “Raja”. Rammohan became Raja Rammohan Roy. He could not return to India as he took his last breath in Bristol, U.K. on 27th September 1833 after suffering from fever for ten days. His body was cremated in Bristol.

Rammohan, Sati, Brahmo Samaj, Bentinck.

"THE GREATEST RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL REFORMER OF NINETEENTH CENTURY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.890-896, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002534.pdf

"THE GREATEST RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL REFORMER OF NINETEENTH CENTURY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp890-896, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002534.pdf