Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Indian Renaissance

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Where did Raja Ram Mohan Roy study Persian and Arabic?

  • Radhanagar
  • Patna (correct)
  • Calcutta
  • Benaras

What led Raja Ram Mohan Roy to sail for England in November 1830?

  • To seek permission for religious reforms
  • To work for the East India Company
  • To study Persian and Arabic
  • To present before the British king (correct)

By whom was Raja Ram Mohan Roy given the title of Raja?

  • Mughal Emperor of Delhi (correct)
  • Sufi Mystic of Mato poet
  • East India Company
  • British king

What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy critique at the age of 16?

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According to Raja Ram Mohan Roy, what did he believe to be both a social reform and a political modernization?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy believe to be the corrective to the polytheism of orthodox Hinduism?

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What was one of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's main concerns about the religious orthodoxy in Bengal?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy consider to be symptomatic of the moral debasement of a race?

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What was one of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's pioneering thoughts and actions in terms of social reform?

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Which association did Raja Ram Mohan Roy found as an instrument of social and political transformation?

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What languages did Raja Ram Mohan Roy study in his early education?

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During which time period did Raja Ram Mohan Roy work for the East India Company?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy aim to devote his life to after resigning from the East India Company?

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Which title was bestowed upon Raja Ram Mohan Roy by the titular Mughal Emperor of Delhi?

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For what purpose did Raja Ram Mohan Roy sail for England in November 1830?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy believe to be necessary for individuals to make restitution for their sins?

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In what year did Raja Ram Mohan Roy found the Atmiya Sabha?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy consider to be detrimental to social life and a cause of bewilderment to the people?

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy advocate for in terms of the emancipation of women?

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Where did Roy study Persian and Arabic?

City where Raja Ram Mohan Roy studied Persian and Arabic.

Why did Roy sail to England?

To advocate and represent Indian interests before the British King.

Who gave Roy the title 'Raja'?

The Mughal Emperor of Delhi.

What did Roy critique at 16?

Hindu idol worship.

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Religious agam

He considered it both a social reform and political modernization.

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Corrective to Hindu polytheism?

Islamic monotheism.

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Roy's concern about religious orthodoxy?

It was detrimental to social life and hindered societal progress.

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Symptomatic of moral debasement?

Sati (immolation of widows).

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Roy's pioneering social reform?

Emancipation of women and abolition of sati.

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Roy's association for transformation?

Atmiya Sabha.

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Roy's early language studies?

Persian and Arabic.

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Roy's time with East India Company?

1803 to 1814.

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Roy's life's aim after resigning?

Religious, social, and political reforms.

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Title bestowed by the Mughal Emperor?

Raja.

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Why Roy sailed to England in 1830?

To counteract the possible nullification of the Act banning sati.

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How to make restitution for sins?

Through purification and repentance.

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Year of Atmiya Sabha founding?

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Detrimental to social bewilderment

Religious orthodoxy.

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Roy advocated for

Freedom from inhuman forms of oppression

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Study Notes

Early Life and Education

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy studied Persian and Arabic at a madrasa in Patna.

Career

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy worked for the East India Company from 1803 to 1815.
  • After resigning from the East India Company, he aimed to devote his life to social and religious reform.

Social and Religious Reforms

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy critiqued idolatry at the age of 16.
  • He believed that monotheism was the corrective to the polytheism of orthodox Hinduism.
  • One of his pioneering thoughts and actions in terms of social reform was the founding of the Atmiya Sabha in 1815.
  • He believed that the abolition of Sati and child marriage was necessary for social reform and political modernization.

Title and Recognition

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by the titular Mughal Emperor of Delhi.
  • He was bestowed the title in recognition of his social and political endeavors.

Travel and Advocacy

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy sailed for England in November 1830 to advocate for the abolition of Sati and to promote Indian interests.
  • He believed that individuals needed to make restitution for their sins through prayer, charity, and good deeds.

Women's Emancipation

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy advocated for the emancipation of women and considered widow Burning (Sati) to be detrimental to social life and a cause of bewilderment to the people.

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