Mppsc, Paper-4, Part-A, Unit-1 (Upadated_2024) , §Raja Rammohan Roy§
§Introduction- 1) Born- 1772, Bengal Presidency.
2) Death - 1883, England, Bristol.
3)He is also known as - Father of Indian Renaissance & Father of Modern India.
4)Known for Brahmo -Samaj (India's first socio-religious reform).
5)At the age of 15years, he learnt Bangla, Pharsi, Arabi & Sanskrit.
6)He also campaigned for women's rights including - Remarriage.
7) After the death of his brother, he saw event of Sati , in his sister-in-law, since then (1812), he made efforts to abolish "Sati" .
8) He focused on education, mainly on women education.
§ Thoughts of Raja Rammohan Roy -
1) Monotheism - ∆} The religious ideas of Raja Rammohan Roy were determined by Hindu Scriptures.
∆} He believed in only one God.
∆} He accentuated the - Comparative Study Of Religion.
∆}He against the idol-worship.
2) Religious Tolerance - ∆} He gave equal respect to all religions.
∆} Aim of Brahma -Samaj : establishment of coordination among all.
3) Humanism- ∆} As per him, one who serve mankind, is the serving of God. Thus, he was a true humanist.
∆} He wanted to create a society based on - Kindness, Sympathy, Love, Tolerance etc.
4) Opposing Idol worship - ∆} As per him, although, devotee don't get any real benifit from it, but only blind faith.
∆} According to him, Atma-Pujan is optimal worshipped.
5) Opposing Caste System - ∆} Aryans divided society into a caste based on karma.
After sometimes determination of caste with born.It becomes very destructive outcome for society.
6) Supporting the Upliftment of Women - ∆} Great religions believed that, for the development of the country and society should give the respect to women and also should give the equal importance.
§Establishment & Development of Brahmo-Samaj -
∆} An assembly called -"Brahmo Samaj".
Aim- To secure the Hindu-religion & worship of Monotheism.
∆} He was the : Father of Bengali Prose , Journalist, & Social Reformer.
∆} Raja Rammohan Roy played a leading role in the Indian Social Reform Movement.
~Pradhanacharya:1 - Raja Rammohan Roy
~Pradhanacharya:2 - DwarkaNath Tagore
~Pradhanacharya:3 - Devendranath Tagore
§ Some Crucial quotations said by Raja Rammohan Roy, given below are-
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