Hinduism, major world religion originating on the indian subcontinent and comprising several and varied systems of philosophy, belief, and ritual. Raja ram mohan roy religious faiths indian religions. In this book raja ram mohan roy tried to establish the fact that, the vedas, the. There is some impetus in the world today to advocate these terms, either along side of, or instead of the terms hindu and hinduism. Learn more about his life and accomplishments in this article. The real virtue of roy s interpretation is that he supports his interpretation with detailed doctrinal support. Ram mohun roy, one of the most enlightened benefactors of his own country and, it. In 1797, ram mohan reached calcutta and became a moneylender, mainly to impoverished englishmen of the company living beyond their means. For example, the great hindu saint of the 18th century, shri. Ram born 4 may 1945 is an indian journalist and a prominent member of the kasturi family that controls the hindu group of publications.
Oct, 2018 although ram mohan roy was a man of versatile genius, the governing passion of his life was religious reform. It is practised today mainly as the adi dharm after its eclipse in bengal consequent to the exit of the tattwabodini sabha from its ranks in 1839. Ram mohan roy s regard for hinduism there were, however, some christian priests who were happy at roy s enthusiasm and interest for doctrines of christianity. Scientific origin of hinduism kindle edition by roy, raja ram mohan. Raja ram mohan roy famous indian social reformer sri ramakrishna paramahamsa. He opposed the worshiping of idol gods and meaningless religious rituals.
He successfully campaigned against sati, the practice of burning widows. He was given the title of raja by akbar ii, the mughal emperor. Raja ram mohan roy august 14, 1774 september 27, 1833 was a founder with dwarkanath tagore and other bengali brahmins of the brahma sabha in 1828 which engendered the brahmo samaj, an influential indian socioreligious reform movement. On the 245th birth anniversary of raja ram mohan roy, we bring you this article that was published by the hindu on october 9, 1933 paying tributes.
Thus he encorage people to think rationally befor accepting any custom religion. Raja ram mohan roy biography, fight on the sati and women. He has conducted research and development in the areas of extractive metallurgy and materials processing for twenty years. Raja ram mohan roy, also known as rammohan roy or rammohun roy, 22 may 1772 27 september, 1833 was the founder of the brahmo sabha movement in 1828, which engendered the brahmo samaj, an influential bengali socioreligious reform movement. It eventually led to the partition of india, when foreigneducated muslim and hindu leaders forgot old ways of collaboration and chose competition instead. Roy raja ram mohan abebooks abebooks shop for books. However, the puranas are supposed to be complied by muni vyasa. Any reformer would always want to oppose the system that he or she wants to reform by not conforming to the rules or ways of the system. Rammohun roy or raja ram mohan rai biography, life. Its actually sort of stupid that were trying to experience hinduism by reading a book. If raja ram mohan roy was a hinduism reformer, why was he. Vinay, ram mohan roy was educated in koran, in persian and arabic, and bible, first, when growing up, and only then did he read about hinduism so his formative sense of religion and hinduism was based on abrahamic religions. However, he felt that there should not be any need for a caste system as it only caused discord and discontent among people of the same faith.
Thank you raja ram mohan roy for publishing this book and making such precious knowledge accesible to common man. As the transcendentalists absorbed the insights of hindu literature, hindus were responding to the impact of christianity. Translation of several principal books, passages and texts of the veds, and of. Born into an orthodox brahman family, he became familiar with western social life and the christian scriptures. Raja ram mohan roy, a great reformer, thinker, so much ahead of his times, one of the makers of modern india, a versatile personality and the founder of the brahmasamaj was born on 22nd may, 1772 in radhanagar, a village in west bengal. Ram mohan roy was born on may 22, 1772, in the village of radhanagar, bengal presidency, british india. Roy was born in india and studied at indian institute of technology and ohio state university, earning his doctorate in materials science and engineering and is a working research scientist. Scientific origin of hinduism by roy, raja ram mohan isbn. Ram mohan roy, indian religious, social, and educational reformer who. The most holy of the hindu books is written in sanskrit and is referred to as the vedas. September, 1833 was the founder of the brahmo sabha1 movement in 1828, which engendered the brahmo samaj, an influential bengali socioreligious reform movement.
Google on tuesday celebrated the 246th birth anniversary of raja ram mohan roy, the founder of the brahmo samaj movement, with a doodle. Wikipedia commons social reformer raja ram mohan roy, also known as the father of indian renaissance, is remembered for his fight for womens rights at a time when the country was suffering from harsh societal norms and traditions which included the practice of sati. The following are the most sacred holy books in hinduism. Scientific origin of hinduism by raja ram mohan roy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Among the reformist movements that developed both as a positive response to christianity and as a new presentation of hinduism was the brahmo samaj, led by ram mohan roy 17741832. During the socioreligious reform movements, he founded brahmosamaj and famous as a great scholar and brilliant thinker. He further adds that people, even from india were embracing christianity due to the economic hardship and weakness, just like european jews were pressured to embrace christianity, by both encouragement and force. Raja roy in his remarkable book shows how this is true not only from the yogic vison but according to the latest insights of modern physics. Jun 11, 2008 ram mohan roy, also written as rammohun roy, or raja ram mohun roy, august 14, 1774 september 27, 1833 was a founder in 1828 with dwarkanath tagore and other bengali brahmins of the brahma sabha which engendered the brahmo samaj, an influential indian socioreligious reform movement.
It is to be noted that only a few communities among hindus used to practice sati or suttee system. He converted father william adam of baptist church to unitarian christianity. Raja ram exhorted hindus that all religious books of hinduism preached worship of one god. The roy tried to change the attitude of the hindu people. His father ramkanto roy was a vaishnavite, while his mother tarinidevi was a shaivitethis was very unusual during those times where marriages between different religious sub sects were uncommon. Ram was the managingdirector of the hindu since 1977 and its editorinchief since 27 june 2003 until 18 january 2012. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries brought three main reform movements in hinduism. In hinduism people believe in superstitions, they move very blindly in their daily lives. At a time when the bengali youth under the influence of western learning was drifting towards christianity, ram mohan roy proved to be the champion of hinduism. Rammohan roy was a great scholar who studied the holy quran and the upanishads. Raja ram mohan roy s mother my son has given up his hindu identity. Moreover lord rama is an avatar of vishnu and ramayana the glorious story ram s journey in the mortal world. Other important figures in the hindu renaissance include debendranath tagore, who furthered ram mohan roy s cause, putting special emphasis on the upanishads and the importance of hindu.
Raja ram mohan roy biography for students kids portal for. They even suggested that he should convert to christianity. Ram mohan also continued his vocation as pundit in the english courts and started to make a living for himself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading vedic physics. Raja ram mohan roy brought reform in hinduism by popularising. These texts are glorious tales of the hindu trinity brahma, vishnu and maheshwar shiva. The basic source of the hindu understanding of the universe. He fought against many social evils like sati, caste system and. Yet, it is also useful to know and bear in mind that some advocates of the words hindu and hinduism can be very aggressive towards those who are not, but instead prefer the concept of dharma. Raja ram mohan roy wrote vedic physics, which can be purchased at a lower price at. The religious reforms of roy contained in some beliefs of the brahmo samaj expounded by rajnarayan basu are. Raja ram mohan was a 19th century socio religious reformers who fought against conservatism. These priests could not understand mind of ram mohan who was staunch believer of hinduism.
Roy believed education to be an implement for social reform. Ram mohan roy was born in radhanagar of hooghly district, in west bengal to a brahmin family. The rigveda is the first book of humankind and the most sacred scripture of hinduism. Raja ram mohan roy 22 may 1772 27 september 1833 was one of the founders of the brahmo sabha, the precursor of the brahmo samaj, a socialreligious reform movement in the indian subcontinent. Social, political, and religious reform in 19th century india. Difference between brahmo samaj and arya samaj, what was. It also happens to be the most illunderstood book of our times. After retiring, he spent the rest of his life serving the people of india. Hinduism has many holy texts, such as the vedas, the upanishads, the bhagavad gita, and the puranas. He joined the east india company from 1805 to 1815 for ten years.
Rammohan roy identified himself as unitarian christian. Hindu reformer who opposed suttee and preached monotheism. Raja ram mohan roy biography raja ram mohan roy was the great reformer who worked hard to improve the status of women in india. Then in the late 19th century ram mohan roy organized the brahmo samaj, which became a force for western style reforms in hinduism. His book, the precepts of jesus, the guide to peace and happiness, is an interpretation of christianity in this new light, a reply to the missionaries rather than a call to indians. Raja ram mohan roy earned his undergraduate degree in metallurgical engineering from indian institute of technology, kanpur and ph. Raja ram mohan roy, a research scientist at the university of toronto, claims he has unearthed the genuine, scientific meaning of the rgveda, one of the holy books of the hindu religion. He denounced the caste system and attacked the custom of suttee ritual burning of widows upon the funeral pyres of their deceased husbands. Jeremy bentham found him an intensely admired and dearly loved collaborator in the service of mankind. Raja ram mohan roy was a firm believer in the fact that hinduism was an inclusive religion that accommodated the various beliefs of its people. Raja ram mohan roy a social reformer raja ram mohan. Tech in metallurgical engineering from the indian institute of technology, kanpur, and ph. This moreness has been viewed from diverse perspectives.
As is already known, rrmr was a hindu reformer and therefore he decided to make one last dying statement even. Rammohun roy or raja ram mohan rai biography, life, interesting facts. He also read the upanishads and the books of dharma and came to the conclusion that what he objected to in hindu practice was not part of classical. He sought to remove what he deemed later additions to hindu religious. Every society tend to have certain traditions and customs, good or bad, and there is a social inertia associated with them. Ram mohan roy 17721833 was a theologian who is frequently called a reformer. If the indus valley civilization 3rd2nd millennium bce was the earliest source of hindu traditions, then hinduism is the oldest living religion on earth. Roy is considered the father of indian renaissance for bringing. Introduction raja ram mohan roy was born on 22 may 1772 in radhanagar, bengal presidency. Knowledge warehouse too much of knowledge to digest at one go. He received a varied education that was to prove useful in later years where he published journals in several languages most notably english, hindi, persian and bengali.
The book takes the reader on a vast panoramic journey through the universe of. Indeed a master piece, an warehouse of vedic science. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Who is the equivalent to raja ram mohan roy in muslim. Raja ram mohan roy brought reform in hinduism by popularising vedanta among hindus of bengal the main area of ram mohan s interest was the vedanta or the upanishads. Ram mohan roy s ideas of religion actively sought to create a fair and just society by implementing humanitarian practices similar to the christian ideals professed by the british and thus seeking to legitimise hinduism in the eyes of the christian world. Religion hinduism spouse uma devi parents ramakanta roy raja ram mohan roy bengali. He sought to integrate western culture with the best features of his own countrys traditions. Other important figures in the hindu renaissance include debendranath tagore, who furthered ram mohan roy s cause, putting special emphasis on the upanishads and the importance of hindu education. Ram mohan roy was born into the upper echelons of bengals hindu caste hierarchy on 22nd may 1772 in radhanagar. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The hindu reformer rammohan roy identified himself as. A well known missionary was william carey who wanted to raise living and educational standards in india while also preaching the gospel.
Introduction of raja ram mohan roy 35 words bartleby. The hindu reformer rammohan roy identified himself as unitarian christian in his book the precepts of jesus he was not just a believing unitarian christian but also an active evangelist. The sacred texts in sanskrit, the language of the priests were, af. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The true meaning of the vedas is perhaps anyones guess and will perhaps forever allude human understanding. Scientific origins of hinduism raja ram mohan roy, ph. Men of the type of rammohan roy could not, and did not. Other holy scriptures in hinduism are called the upanisads, the smrutis, the puranas, the ramayana and the. Raja ram mohan roy had always been interested in social reforms. Pdf the influence of hinduism on the writings of ralph. Ram mohan roy, called the father of modern india, was a monotheist who tended to agree with christian missionaries in their attempt to suppress the suttee, child marriage, polytheism, and idolatry in hinduism. Ram mohan roy, indian religious, social, and educational reformer who challenged traditional hindu culture and indicated lines of progress for indian society under british rule. The book takes the reader on a vast panoramic journey through the universe of 0 likes. Raja ram mohan roy 22 may 1772 27 september 1833 was one of the founders of the.
Ram mohan roy founded brahmo sabha on 1828 which led to brahmo samaj an socioreligious reform movement. After,written this books and he also written newspappers. Scientific origin of hinduism by raja ram mohan roy. Scientific origin of hinduism paperback december 14, 2015.
Hindu denominations are traditions within hinduism centered on one or more gods or goddesses, such as shiva, vishnu and brahma. His influence was apparent in the fields of politics, public administration and education as well as religion. Through an indepth study of the vedanta, he realized, spiritual meditations, s. If ram mohan roy mentioned above as reason, for abolishing thats fine. In short, ram moha roy is one of the best person to ever born in indiatherefore he is very famous person. Ram mohan roy was born into a highranking brahmin family in west bengal. The puranas are holy books of hinduism that date back to gupta empire in ancient india. May 22, 2017 on the 245th birth anniversary of raja ram mohan roy, we bring you this article that was published by the hindu on october 9, 1933 paying tributes to the social reformer on his 100th death anniversary. Ram mohan roy 17741832, a highly educated bengali brahman from a wellto do. In his newspapers, treatises, and books, roy tirelessly criticized what he saw as the idolatry and superstition of traditional hinduism. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The vedas are writings of great antiquity, perhaps the worlds oldest surviving writings, anywhere. Ram mohan roy criticized christian doctrines, and asserted that how unreasonable and selfcontradictory they are. His family had been serving the imperial mughals for three generations.
Raja ram mohan roy, also known as rammohan roy or rammohun roy, 22 may 1772 27. He was influential in politics, public administration, education and. Raja ram mohan roy books list of books by author raja. Hindus make pilgrimages to holy sites connected to the story of kali. Raja ram mohan roy was like any other manonly more so.
Sometimes the term is used for sampradayas led by a particular guru with a particular philosophy. Lakshmi visits every house lit with a lamp and brings it prosperity. Its ram mohuns making a case against several defects of hinduism. Banaras where he studied sanskrit and hindu holy books such as the vedas and the upanishads he learnt english much later, only in his early 20s. While ram mohan roy thus rejected the christian claims, he realized that hinduism had to be reinterpreted. Raja ram mohan roy was a famous social reformer and known as the maker of modern india. This practice was stopped in 1829 by the british government because of the valuable efforts by raja ram mohan roy, a hindu social activist.
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