Legend of RMR

'Raja' Ram Mohan Roy was a great visionary, thinker and the greatest socio-religious reformer of modern India.Ergo popularly referred to as the 'Father of Modern India'.He was the central figure who organised the religious reform in the early years of 19th century. He was a pioneer of several activities in India.He started political agitation against the Britishers for the first time.A much needed step in those desperate times of slavery.He also started the religious reform movements against the super-stitious rituals and practices of various religions practiced in India.

In 1814, he established 'Atmiya Sabha' as a religious organization to propagate his ideas regarding monotheism.To support his say he wrote the book 'Gift to Monotheists'.He was a firm believer that all religions lead to the same God, the only God.Further in 1829, he established 'Brahma Samaj' to purify the Hindu religion.

For the upliftment of higher education, he with the support of the Dutch 'David Hare' established 'Hindu College' at Calcutta.He was also instrumental in the establishment of 'Vedant College' to impart modern and scientific education to the youth of Bengal.He is also referred to as the 'Father of Modern Journalism' in India as he was a scholar of many Indian languages and himself wrote books like 'The Percepts of Jesus' & 'Gift to Monotheists'.He also started agitation for social reform in India and persuaded the British authority to declare the custom of Sati as illegal.

One man, so many influential works and contributions that too in a period when Indians where suppressed at every step by the British.It's ironical that today when we have a democracy in place and are given Fundamental Rights, we do not have even a single leader or visionary like RMR.To uplift this golden bird from the still existing social taboos and evils, and from poverty and colossal inequality, we need a handful of people like RMR in the billion plus population.

Raja Rammohan Roy , this Nation will never forget what you gave her.

Respect.