RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY: EXPLORATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONALITY

“In this dark gloom of India’s degeneration, Rammohun rose up, a luminous star in the firmament of India’s history, with prophetic purity of vision and unconquerable heroism of soul. He shed radiance all over the land; he rescued us from the penury of self-oblivion”. (This address was delivered by Rabindranath Tagore as President of the Preliminary Meeting of the Rammohun Roy Centenary held at the Senate House, Calcutta, on 18 February 1933).

In the History of India, the 19^th century had witnessed a remarkable transformation in the social ideas. Age old system of burning of widow in her dead husband’s funeral pyre, so called ‘Sati system’, which existed in India was abolished due to the effort of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj (1828) and he also played a vital role in the abolition of Polygamy and Child marriage in India. Multifaceted social, religious and educational reformer is considered as the Father of Indian Renaissance. In the year 2022, his 250^th birthday, which fell on May 22, passed largely unnoticed and through this edited book a serious effort is made to revive his legacy through a re-evaluation of the remarkable life he lived.