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Ram Mohan Roy
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Indian religious, social, and educational reformer, and humanitarian
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Ram Mohan Roy was a male philosopher, writer, and translator born on 1772-05-22. He was a member of the Bengali Hindus ethnic group and held citizenship in Company rule in India. A figure of the Bengali Renaissance, he adhered to the Brahmo Samaj worldview. He wrote in Bangla and English, and also spoke Sanskrit and Persian. His native language was Bangla, and he is known by the name রামমোহন রায় in that language.
Roy authored one work, titled A Defence of Hindoo Theism. He died of meningitis and fever on 1833-09-27 in Bristol due to natural causes. His life and work have been described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- A Defence of Hindoo Theism
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Company rule in India
- Place of death
- Bristol
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- Brahmo Samaj
- Movement
- Bengali Renaissance
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- Portrait of Raja Ram Mohun Roy, 1833.jpg
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- 1772-05-22
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- 1833-09-27
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- Bengali Hindus
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- রামমোহন রায়
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- fever
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- natural causes
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- English language
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- Raja Mohan
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian social reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He has been dubbed the "Father of the Indian Renaissance." He was given the title of Raja by Mughal emperor Akbar II (r. 1806–1837).
His influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration, education, and religion. He was known for his efforts to abolish the practices of sati and child marriage. Roy wrote Gaudiya Vyakaran, which was the first complete Bangla grammar written book.
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