Raja Ram Mohan Roy turns 250: Anniversary's year long celebration begins

New Delhi, May 23: Under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture held inaugural ceremony to commemorate the year long celebration of the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy from May 22 in Kolkata, that will continue till next year on the same date. The inaugural ceremony took place at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Salt Lake, Kolkata, and at Science City Auditorium, Kolkata.

 

 

 

Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy unveiled an iconic statue of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in virtual mode at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation. At the unveiling ceremony the Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar, said that future generations must continue to follow the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Union Minister Reddy also pointed the fact that along with the revolutionary's 250th anniversary, the historic Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation has also completed 50 years.

 

 

 

 

 

G Kishan Reddy said, "The installation of the idol of Raja Ram Mohan Roy is our way of paying a true tribute to him. I congratulate the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation for this important step. The statue of this great man will inspire us and our younger generation. It will remind all of us about the great deeds, high ideals and the philosophy of his life”.

 

While remembering the contribution of Raja Ram Mohan Roy the Union Minister said, “On taking his name the image of an independent and visionary thinker who was not only a great social reformer but he was also a great philosopher, an educationist and a great journalist. His scholarly mind can be gauged from the fact that he learned Bengali, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit languages at the age of 15. Later he also learned Hindi and English. The work he did for education and the improvement of conditions of women is incomparable. On child marriage, he clearly believed that the age of marriage for women should be increased and women should get the right of remarriage. In true sense he was the architect of Modern India and the father of Bengal Renaissance”.