Question

Explain the role of Raja rammohan Roy as a social reformer in India in 19th century

Answer 1

Raja Ram mohan Roy played a major role in abolition of Sati System in India. He was a founder of Brahmo Sabha movement in 1828 which engendered the Brahmo Samaj, an influential Bengali socio-religious reform movement.

Answer 2

The role of Raja Rammohan Roy as a social reformer in India in the 19th century are as follows:

• He fought for women's rights, such as widows' right to remarry and women's right to possess property.
• Sati was prohibited in 1829 by Lord William Bentinck, the then-Governor-General of India and an outspoken opponent of polygamy.
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a vocal opponent of caste, untouchability, superstitions, and intoxicants.
• He was a vocal opponent of child marriage, polygamy, female illiteracy, and the condition of widows.
• He emphasized both rationalism and a modern scientific viewpoint.
• He campaigned against Hindu society's perceived flaws at the time.
• He launched the weekly Bengali journal Sambad Kaumudi, which portrayed Sati as harsh and anti-Hindu.