Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a 19th century Indian reformer who was influential in politics, education, and religion. He founded the Brahmo Sabha, which later became the Brahmo Samaj reform movement. Some of his major accomplishments included successfully advocating for banning the practices of sati (widow immolation) and child marriage. He supported Western-style education and founded schools to teach English and science. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is widely considered a major figure in India's renaissance and its modernization.

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 Name:- Sanjaykumar N Jogadiya
 Topic:- Contribution of Raja Ram Mohan Roy to India
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2.  Raja Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772
– 27 September 1833) was one of
the founders of the Brahmo Sabha,
the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj,
a social-religious reform movement
in the Indian subcontinent. He was
given the title of Raja by Akbar II,
the Mughal emperor. 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.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered
by many historians as the "Father
of the Indian Renaissance."
(https://en.wikipedia.org/)

3.  Raja Ram mohan Roy supported Western education,
including learning of English and the knowledge of
science and philosophy. He, along with David Hare,
a missionary, founded schools to impart English
education to Indian children. He developed the
Hindu College which finally developed into the
Presidency College in Calcutta.
 Raja Ram mohan Roy did not want the Indians to
imitate the West. He based his teachings on the
philosophy of the Vedas and Upanishads and tried
to bring about a synthesis of the Vedic religion and
the Christian humanism.

4.  Raja Rammohan Roy focused the attention of
the British Government to such demands as
appointing Indians to higher posts. He
protested against restrictions on the freedom of
the press.
 His social reforms made him the "first modern
man" in India.

5.  Sati was an ancient Hindu custom, according to which
a wife immolated herself at the funeral pyre of her
husband.
 The highest ideals for a woman with in the Indian
culture are virtue, purity and allegiance to her
 husband. From this tradition stems the custom in
which a wife immolates herself on the funeral
 pyre of her deceased husband as proof of her loyalty.
This custom in which a woman burns
 herself either on the funeral pyre or her deceased
husband or by herself after his death is now

6.  In 1811, Roy witnessed his brother's widow being
burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre. Three
years later, he retired and concentrated on
campaigning against the practice of women dying
as Satis. Raja Rammohan Roy was the first Indian to
protest against this custom.
 Finally, he won the cause when Lord William
Bentick, the Governor-General of India passed a
law in 1829 abolishing the custom of Sati.
 Raja Rammohan Roy also opposed child-marriage
and supported widow remarriage.

7.  There is a misconception about a widow in India for
many years
 He is treated badly
 There are thousands of temples dedicated to Lord
Krishna in Vrindavan. Widows from Varanasi travel to
Vrindavan. They are either counseled by their former
husband's families or abandoned by relatives who they
no longer want. Once there, most of these women are
forced to beg for food scrap and make a living on the
street,
 Let's see how much has changed with the widow after
so many years of independence in India.

8.  https://www.hindustantimes.com
 https://englishsummary.com
 http://indiansaga.com/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/
 And anyother.