information about raja ram mohan roy how he fought against social evils
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i) Religious bigotry
ii) Polytheism
iii) Female Infanticide
iv) No education for girls
v) No widow remarriage
vi) Purdah system
vii) Child marriage
viii) Sati
ix) Social inequalities
x) Rigid caste system
xi) Supremacy of priestly caste.
How he fought against social evils:
i) He studied the Vedas, the Bible, the Koran. This convinced him that all religion preached the same fundamental truths. he condemned priests who exploited and mislead people into practicing customs like sati and child marriage.
ii) He strongly believed that the vedas contained the essense of Hinduism. He fought against the evil practises in Hindu society.
iii) He founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828. The Brahmo Samaj helped in the following ways:
a) Abolition of Sati and child marriage
b) widow remarriage
c) denounced the caste system
d) modern education for all
e) promoted equality of rights for women and their right to property.
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Social reforms
Social reformsHe was the man who fought against superstitions, a pioneer in Indian education, and a trend setter in Bengali Prose and Indian press. Crusaded against Hindu customs such as sati, polygamy, child marriage and the caste system. Demanded property inheritance rights for women.
Social reformsHe was the man who fought against superstitions, a pioneer in Indian education, and a trend setter in Bengali Prose and Indian press. Crusaded against Hindu customs such as sati, polygamy, child marriage and the caste system. Demanded property inheritance rights for women.Founded: Atmiya Sabha, Brahmo Samaj, Presidency University
Social reformsHe was the man who fought against superstitions, a pioneer in Indian education, and a trend setter in Bengali Prose and Indian press. Crusaded against Hindu customs such as sati, polygamy, child marriage and the caste system. Demanded property inheritance rights for women.Founded: Atmiya Sabha, Brahmo Samaj, Presidency UniversityBorn: 22 May 1772, Radhanagar
Social reformsHe was the man who fought against superstitions, a pioneer in Indian education, and a trend setter in Bengali Prose and Indian press. Crusaded against Hindu customs such as sati, polygamy, child marriage and the caste system. Demanded property inheritance rights for women.Founded: Atmiya Sabha, Brahmo Samaj, Presidency UniversityBorn: 22 May 1772, RadhanagarDied: 27 September 1833, Stapleton