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 In which district of West Bengal was Raja Rammohan Roy born?
1. Hooghly
2. Nadia
3. Burdwan
4. Murshidabad

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Hooghly

The correct answer is Hooghly​.

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772, in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in Bengal.
  • His father Ramkanto Roy, was a Vaishnavite, while his mother, Tarini, was from a Shakta background.

 

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was sent to Patna for higher studies. By the age of fifteen, Raja Rammohun Roy had learned Bangla, Persian, Arabic, and Sanskrit
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was against idol worship and orthodox Hindu rituals. He stood firmly against all sorts of social bigotry, conservatism, and superstitions. But his father was an orthodox Hindu Brahmin.
  • He was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the first Indian socio-religious reform movements.
  •  Raja Rammohan Roy was a great scholar and an independent thinker. He advocated the study of English, Science, Western Medicine, and Technology. He was given the title 'Raja' by the Mughal Emperor.
  • In 1814, Raja Ram Mohan Roy formed Atmiya Sabha. Atmiya Sabha tried to initiate social and religious reforms in society.
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy campaigned for rights for women, including the right for widows to remarry, and the right for women to hold property. He actively opposed the Sati system and the practice of polygamy.
  • He also supported education, particularly the education of women. He believed that English-language education was superior to the traditional Indian education system, and he opposed the use of government funds to support schools teaching Sanskrit.
  • In 1822, he founded a school based on English education.
  • In 1831 Ram Mohan Roy traveled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal emperor to plead for his pension and allowances. 
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy passed away on September 27, 1833, at Stapleton near Bristol due to meningitis.

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