indian renaissance : religious and social reformers

Question 1

who was Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer 1

he was the pioneer of the modern age in India. he was a great scholar who had mastered languages like Sanskrit, English, Latin, and greek. a comparative study of the Vedas, the koran, and the bible convinced him about the basic unity in the fundamental truths of all religions

Question 2

what was raja ram Mohan Roy also known as

Answer 2

described by Rabindranath Tagore as ‘ the father of Indian renaissance and the prophet of Indian nationalism’

Question 3

raja ram mohan realized the importance of ____ in society

Answer 3

religion

Question 4

religious ideas of raja ram mohan roy

Answer 4

1. there is only one god who is the creator and preserver of the universe ( monotheism )
2. all men are children of the ‘one god of all human beings’ and therefore, equal (brotherhood of man)
3. it is not necessary to worship idols and perform rituals and sacrifices, God could be reached through prayer and devotion.

Question 5

raja ram mohan roy published ______ translations of the ____ and _____ to prove that all religious texts preached ________

Answer 5

1. bengali
2. vedas
3. upanishads
4. monotheism

Question 6

write a brief note on the society founded by raja ram mohan roy

Answer 6

Raja ram Mohan roy founded a society called brahmo samaj in 1828. it attracted a large number of educated men who were influenced by the liberal and nationalist ideas of the west.

Question 7

What was brahmo samaj against?

Answer 7

Brahma samaj launched a relentless struggle against evil practices like -

1. sati
2. caste distinctions and untouchability
3. child marriage
4. polygamy

Question 8

what did the brahmo samaj support?

Answer 8

1. education of women

2. widow remarriage

Question 9

raja ram mohan roy’s struugle against sati was supported by governor general ____________ who banned the practice in ______.

Answer 9

1. lord william bentinck

2. 1829

Question 10

write a brief not on raja ram mohan roy’s educational reforms

Answer 10

he believed western education would help india progress and accelerate in social change, adopting western principles of reason and humanism, and acquiring the knowledge of modern science. he opened an English school where he combined the best of indian and western knowledge. He even assisted David Hare, a Scottish watchmaker in establishing the hindu college in Calcutta. He also founded the vedanta college.

Question 11

Who was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?

Answer 11

he was a great humanist working day and night to free society from blind faith and orthodoxy.

Question 12

Vidyasagar being the principal of the _______ college where he admitted ___________ students

Answer 12

1. sanskrit college

2. non brahmana

Question 13

vidyasagar’s most outstanding contribution to social reforms was his efforts to improve the status of _____ in society

Answer 13

1. women