22ndMay 2019: Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
About Post |
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| Title : |
| Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Objective : |
| To let the people know about "The Father of Modern India" & his well-doings for the people. |
| Colour Scheme : |
| Beige Color; the shade that represents ancient. |
| Focus I : |
| The 15 paisa ticket in the honour of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. |
| Focus II : |
| A small list of the well-doings that Ram Mohan did in this lifetime for the people of the nation & society. |
| Focus III : |
| The title "Father of Modern India" because he was popular by this name. |
| Misc. : |
| He was the person to abolish the customs of Sati Pratha & Child Marriage; Sati Pratha - where a widow immolates herself (Anumarana) on her husband's pyre or takes her own life in another fashion shortly after her husband's death, the practice was later strictly banned. |
Significance |
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| Date : |
| 22ndMay |
| Related to : |
| Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, The Father/Maker of Modern India |
| Connect Date : |
| 22 May 1772 |
| Connect Place : |
| Radhanagar, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Special 1 : |
| Raja Ram Mohan Roy abolished the custom of Sati Pratha, denounced the caste system, translated the Vedas and Upanishads, established the Anglo-Hindu school, Earned a title of 'Raja' Founded Brahma Samaj Formed Atimiya Sabha Also was a Polyglot: Knew Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, English, Bengali & Hindi Language. |
| Special 2 : |
| He was given the title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal emperor. Also the Brahma Samaj that he founded, played a major role in reforming and modernizing the Indian society. He sought to integrate Western culture with the best features of his own country's traditions. |
| More Info : |
| He promoted a rational, ethical, non-authoritarian, this-worldly, and social-reform Hinduism. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered by many historians as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance. |