Raja ram mohan roy

Raja ram mohan roy

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  Raja Ram MohanRoy(AUGUST 14,1774-SEPTEMBER 27,1833) Submitted by- Sukanya Chakravarty M.Ed, semester -I Roll no.-30
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  maker of modernindia as a social reformer. founder of brahma samaj. played major role in abolition of sati-daha. great scholar and independent thinker. great contribution in educational system.
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  Educational reforms He believededucation to be an implement for social reform. Without proper education we can’t reform our society. He believed that modern education was an important vehicle to carry social reforms and enlighten people about their rights.
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  Synthesizer of Easternand Western Culture: He insisted that his teaching of monotheistic doctrines be incorporated with “modern, western curriculum”. He supported induction of western learning into Indian education. He was a great believer in the potency of western education, science and mathematics and propagated their adoption throughout India. He believed that if these disciplines were good for the British, then they were good for Indians too. Despite receiving widespread criticism and allegations of being ‘unpatriotic’, he was responsible for bringing about a cultural and educational shift in India through his reforms and ideals. believed that Indians should learn the good things from the west and infuse it with traditional knowledge to produce unique, potent results.
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  Science and Literature: Heopened schools and colleges at several places, Vedanta College, the English School and City College of Calcutta were the results of his efforts. All these educational institution so really contributed towards the modernization of India. Raja Ram Mohan Roy made the newspapers Sainvad Kaumudi' and 'Miratul Akhbari' and his books, a medium to propagate his ideals. He also made a tremendous contribution in the development of Bengal. Urdu, Persian, Ariabic, Sanskrit and English language and literature and wrote books in all these languages.
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  Language education He wasa scholar and a great educationist who had detailed knowledge of Sanskrit, Persian, English, Arabic, Latin and Greek. He supported English as a medium of teaching in India as he believed that teaching through English language was superior to traditional Indian education system.
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  Women Education: He believedin equality of education for both men and women. the concept was already been put forward by missionaries, he helped to popularize it among the Hindus.  He said that the women of India were highly educated and that the education of women was in keeping with ancient religious traditions and beliefs. The Brahma-Samaj did great service in women education.
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  His Other Contributions: In1817, in collaboration with David Hare, he set up the Hindu College at Calcutta. In 1822, Roy founded the Anglo-Hindu school, four years later he founded the Vedanta college (1826) ; where he insisted that his teaching of monotheistic doctrines be incorporated with modern western curriculum. Hindu college, Calcutta,1817
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  Ram Mohan playeda major role towards abolition of system. He risked his life and fought against this evil practice. In the end he won and British government made ‘’sati’ ’a crime . He also protested against polygamy (bahu- bibaha) and child marriage (balya-bibaha). Abolition of sati-daha system
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