Question

Attitude of british towards those social evils in india

Answer 1

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the first Indian who founded a reformist movement in India." He wanted to modernise India as early as possible, therefore, he was called the 'representative of the modern age'. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in 1774 A.D. at Badha Nagar, a small village in Bengal in a noble Brahmin family. He was very intelligent since the very childhood. Besides Arabic, Persian and English, he learnt French. Latin, Greek, etc. As regards idol worship, his thinking was just contrary to his father. He also studied the philosophies of Hinduism. Islam, Christianity, and Sufism. He also went to England and was deeply influenced by the English language and western culture. He was forced to leave the house at the age of seventeen due to his being against idol worship. He also travelled to Tibet and studied Buddhism. But no language or literature or religious philosophy impressed him so much as the English language. He served in the East India Company for some time. The women of his family- became annoyed with him due to his independent thinking. In 1814 A.D he got retirement from the service of the East India Company and indulged himself in the work of preaching and making reforms in the society. Ancient religious books were the basis of his drinking but he was greatly influenced by the English education. He was a staunch supporter of the theory of oneness of God and he was totally against idol worship ritualism, blind faith and superstitions. In order to give practical shape to his ideals and to take them to the ears of the people, he founded Brahmo Samaj on 20th August step in the purification of Indian culture. In 1833 A.D. Raja Rain Mohan Roy died in England when he was making efforts for reforming the British administrative system.

Answer 2

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The Bengal society was weighed down with an array of evil customs and regulations. There was a huge prevalance of intricate rituals and scrupulous moral codes which were largely modified and badly elucidated ancient traditions. He was against traditional Hindu practices and echoed his voice against Sati system, polygamy, caste rigidity and child marriage. His biggest achievement was the prohibition of the “sati pratha”, a practice in which a widow was made to immolate herself at the funeral pyre of her deceased husband. He struggled for years to get this evil legally eradicated.