Biography of social workers in india

Early Life: 

- Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in 1774 in Hooghly district, Bengal Presidency. 

- He got married at the age of nine and later served the East India Company as a clerk. 

- He learned Bengali, Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic.

He also took up English, which greatly influenced his spiritual and religious beliefs. 

Social Reforms: 

- He is also known as the Father of the ‘Indian Renaissance’ 

- During the late 18th century, Bengal society was burdened with customs like child marriage, polygamy, and the brutal practice of Sati. 

- Raja Ram Mohan Roy abhorred Sati and raised his voice against it.

In 1830, he went to the UK as a Mughal ambassador to protect the ban on Sati by Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829.

- He was a champion of women's rights, working to abolish Sati and advocating against child marriage and polygamy. 

- He also opposed the rigid caste divisions of his time.

Educational Refor