Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.9 Socio-religious reform movements

2.9.1 Raja Rammohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj

Rammohan Roy, the first great modern reformer, argued for one God, for rational reading of the scriptures, against sati, idolatry and caste abuses, and for English education, and founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828.

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  • Rammohan Roy
  • Atmiya Sabha
  • Brahmo Sabha
  • Brahmo Samaj
  • Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin
  • Sambad Kaumudi
  • Mirat-ul-Akhbar
  • sati
  • Vedanta College

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