Raja Ram Mohan Roy's efforts to abolish the despicable practice of sati and the setting up of the Brahmo Samaj is more well-known than the fact that he was also far ahead of his time in interpreting religion.

Much of what he said more than 200 years ago is relevant even today, despite the passage of time and attendant changes in the social fabric.

(See also: Ram Mohan Roy, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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• Ram Mohan Roy - Early life
• Ram Mohan Roy - Social Reformer
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Brahmo Samaj is a social and religious movement founded in Kolkata, India in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. He was influenced by western thought and was one of the first Indians to visit Europe. He died in Bristol, England. The Brahmo Samaj movement thereafter resulted in the Brahmo religion in 1850 founded by Debendranath Tagore — better known as the father of Rabindranath Tagore. The popularity of the Brahmo Samaj grew as a result of the raising of a new class of educated Indians that resulted from the occupation of India by t ...

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Persian Heritage In Hindu Traditions

Many would be surprised to learn that no ancient Hindu temple was dedicated to Rama - neither in Ayodhya nor anywhere else.

There had been many old temples and shrines devoted to Vishnu and Shiva and a few to Brahma, Ganesh, Kartikeya, Hanuman, Kubera, Nagas, Kali and Durga as well as a huge number honouring numerous local tribal deities. Only 180 years ago Raja Ram Mohan Roy coined the word 'Hindu' to describe the huge variety of faiths and sects with similar but not identical philosophies, myths and rituals.

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In India, many civilisations have come together over the years, creating new patterns of universal oneness. Raja Ram Mohan Roy ushered in the age of new thought in 1828. He wrote: "All mankind is one great family of which numerous nations and tribes existing are only various branches".

All religions tell us that the divine is within us. The Gospel according to St Thomas says: "He who has heard and assimilated my word is as I". In Sanatana Dharma it is Tat Tvam Asi. To find divinity within oneself it is important to act with compassion towards all beings.

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Rabindranath Tagore - Early life. Tagore was born in Jorasanko, Kolkata (Calcutta; Bangla: কলকাতা), the son of Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. Debendranath Tagore formulated the Brahmo faith propagated by his friend, the reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Debendranath became the central figure in Brahmo society after Ray's death, who was addressed out of respect by followers as maharishi.[1] He continued to lead the Adi Brahmo Shomaj until he died.^{See also:}

Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore - Biography, Rabindranath Tagore - Early life, Rabindranath Tagore - Life at Shelaidaha, Rabindranath Tagore - Life at Santiniketan, Rabindranath Tagore - Literature, Rabindranath Tagore - Short stories, Rabindranath Tagore - Drama, Rabindranath Tagore - Poetry, Rabindranath Tagore - Music, Rabindranath Tagore - Novels, Rabindranath Tagore - Partial bibliography, Rabindranath Tagore - Notes

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In the early 1800s, the General Assembly of Scotland sent Reverend Alexander Duff, a young and dedicated missionary, to Kolkata to set up an English-medium institution. Though Bengalis had shown some interest in the spread of Western education from the beginning of the 19th century, both the local church and government officers were sceptical about the high-caste Bengali's response to the idea of an English-medium institution. Raja Ram Mohan Roy helped by organising the venue and bringing in the first batch of students. He also assured the g ...

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Tagore was born at No. 6 Dwarkanath Tagore Lane, Jorasanko — the address of his family mansion. In turn, Jorasanko was located in the Bengali section of Kolkata (Calcutta; Bangla: কলকাতা) , located near Chitpur Road.[1] He was the son of Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. Debendranath Tagore had formulated the Brahmo faith propagated by his friend, the reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Debendranath became the central figure in Brahmo society after Ray's death, who was addresse ...

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Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore - Early life 1861–1901, Rabindranath Tagore - Late life 1901–1941, Rabindranath Tagore - Works, Rabindranath Tagore - Politics, Rabindranath Tagore - Impact, Rabindranath Tagore - Partial bibliography, Rabindranath Tagore - Notes

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Beginning in the 1800s, an age of reform took hold upon Hindu society. The Arya Samaj of Swami Dayananda Saraswati called for a "Return to the Vedas," to revive Hindu society from its plight of caste hatred and violence, ignorance, poverty and desperation. The Samaj especially sought to counter the proselytization of Christian and Muslim missionaries. Men like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo sought both modernization and spiritual revival of the Hindu masses and worked against Sati syste ...

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See Also: Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj, Ramakrishna Mission A new generation of Western-educated Indians sought to end practices and traditions that were responsible in their view for India's economic backwardness, social depravation and political disunity. Laying out the first definitive national vision, this generation sought to promote Western-style scientific education and democracy. Raja Ram Mohan Roy sought to fight suttee and illiteracy. He founded the Presidency College in Bengal, and inspired the foundation of the B ...

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Indian nationalism, Indian nationalism - National consciousness in India, Indian nationalism - Conception of nationhood, Indian nationalism - Ages of war and invasion, Indian nationalism - Foreign admiration, Indian nationalism - Renaissance Vision, Indian nationalism - Swaraj, Indian nationalism - The Gandhian Era, Indian nationalism - The INA, Indian nationalism - More than just Indian, Indian nationalism - Hindu Rashtra, Indian nationalism - Muslim nationalism, Indian nationalism - The Khalsa, Indian nationalism - Ethnic nationalism, Indian nationalism - Nationalism and politics, Indian nationalism - Nationalism and military conflicts, Indian nationalism - Nuclear power, Indian nationalism - The Kashmir question, Indian nationalism - New Visions, Indian nationalism - India and the World, Indian nationalism - Akhand Bharat, Indian nationalism - Trans-national expression

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Brahma-Samaj, Brahmo-Samaj (Sanskrit) A religious and theistic movement in India, originating with Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who began teaching and writing in Calcutta soon after 1800. I

nstituted as a reform movement working against idolatry, the degenerations of orthodox Brahmanism, the perversions and corruptions of popular Hinduism, as well as against Christian missionaries. Baboo Keshub Chunder Sen became its leader in 1858. This movement did not become as popular as the Arya-Samaj, but it became conspicuous for its work in the cause of literary culture and social reform. Its some 4,000 adherents are mostly found in Calcutta and its neighborhood.

"While the members of the Brahmo Samaj may be designated as the Lutheran Protestants of orthodox Brahmanism, the disciples of the Svami Dyanand (the Arya-Samaj)

should be compared to those learned mystics, the Gnostics, who had the key to those earlier writings which, later, were worked over into the Christian gospels and various patristic literature" (BCW 1:382).

(See also: Brahma-Samaj, Brahmo-Samaj, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা Bāṇlā) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to the Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit languages. Bengali is the English word for the name of the language and for its speakers; in Bengali, the language itself is called Bangla (pronounced: IPA: < ...

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• Bengali language - Consonant Clusters
• Bengali language - Syntax
• Bengali language - Morphology
• Bengali language - Nouns
• Bengali language - Verbs
• Bengali language - Vocabulary
• Bengali language - Variation in dialects
• Bengali language - Literary forms
• Bengali language - Regional variations
• Bengali language - Lexical variations
• Bengali language - Bangla literature
• Bengali language - History
• Bengali language - The Fight for Bangla

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Hinduism is one of the most ancient world religions, tracing its origins back over 5,000 years. Today there are more than 900 million Hindu people worldwide, but mainly in Bharat (India), and the nations of the Indian subcontinent. As the Hindu religion was born in India, its criticism is irreversibly link ...

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• Criticism of Hinduism - Hindu fundamentalism
• Criticism of Hinduism - Hindu response
• Criticism of Hinduism - Ideology clash with Abrahamic religions
• Criticism of Hinduism - Hindu renaissance

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma) is a worldwide religious tradition that is based on the revealed knowledge of the Veda and the direct descendant of the Vedic religion. It encompasses many religious traditions that widely vary in practice, as well as many diverse sects and philosophies. It is the world's ...

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• History of Hinduism - Socio-Religious Reform Movements
• History of Hinduism - Hinduism and Jainism
• History of Hinduism - Hinduism and the rise of Buddhism
• History of Hinduism - Hinduism during the Golden Age in Bharat
• History of Hinduism - Shankaracharya and the revival of Hinduism
• History of Hinduism - Cultural expansion in South-East Asia
• History of Hinduism - Hinduism in Medieval Ages
• History of Hinduism - Islamic Invasion
• History of Hinduism - Goa Inquisition
• History of Hinduism - Bhakti Movement
• History of Hinduism - The Reign of Shivaji
• History of Hinduism - Modern Hinduism
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The practice of sati (or suttee[1]) was a funeral custom in which the widow immolated herself alive on her husband’s funeral pyre. The term is derived from the original name of a goddess (see article on Dakshayani), who immolated herself, unable to bear the humiliation of her (living) husband. The term may also be used to refer to the widow herself. The term sati is now sometimes interpreted as 'chaste woman'. Including:

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• Sati practice - Royal funerals
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• Sati practice - Jauhar
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• Sati practice - Recent incidence
• Sati practice - Justifications and criticisms
• Sati practice - Law books
• Sati practice - Scriptures
• Sati practice - Counter-arguments within Hinduism
• Sati practice - Non-Hindu views and criticisms
• Sati practice - Suppression
• Sati practice - Mughal period
• Sati practice - British and other European territories
• Sati practice - Modern times
• Sati practice - Influences on art and culture
• Sati practice - Notes

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Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.) is a major university located in Benaras, India. It was founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, in 1916 with cooperation of Dr Annie Besant. It was created under the Parliamentary legislation - B.H.U. Act 1915, when India was under British Raj. Its 1350 acre (5.5 km²) campus was built on land donated by the then Maharaja of Kashi. The Foundation day was February 4, 19 ...

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• Banaras Hindu University - Institute of Medical Sciences IMS-BHU [2]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Institute of Agricultural Sciences IAS-BHU [3]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Science [4]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Social Sciences [5]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Commerce [6]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Law [7]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Arts [8]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Education [9]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Management Studies [10]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Performing Arts [11]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of Visual Arts [12]:
• Banaras Hindu University - Faculty of SVDV [13]:
• Banaras Hindu University - There are 14 hostels for girls:
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1857–1858 was a period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in mostly northern and central India against British occupation of the subcontinent. The war brought about the end of the British East India Company's regime in India, and led to almost a century of direct rule of the Indian subcontinent by Britain: the British Raj. Indian rebellion of 1857 - Introduction. The events of this period are known to many Indians as the First War of Independence and the War of Independence of 1857 and to the ...

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• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Start of the war
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Fire near Calcutta
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• Indian rebellion of 1857 - 3rd Light Cavalry at Meerut
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Support and Opposition
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Initial stages
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Delhi
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Cawnpore
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Lucknow
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Jhansi
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Other areas
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Retaliation -- The Devil's Wind
• Indian rebellion of 1857 - Reorganization

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Dialectual differences in Bangla manifest themselves in three forms: standardized dialect vs. regional dialect, literary language vs. colloquial language and lexical influences. Bengali language - Literary forms. In Bangla, there exists what is known as Shadhubhasha (the elegant language; literally "language of sages"; also called Shuddhobhasha) and Choltibhasha (the current, or colloquial, language; literally "the current or running language"; also called Cholitobhasha or Ch ...

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Early Hinduism is a term used to designate the religious development of India before the historical period. Two kinds of evidence are available: literary and archeological. History of Hinduism - Literature. Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad Gītā See also:

History of Hinduism, History of Hinduism - Origins, History of Hinduism - Analyzing the History, History of Hinduism - Literature, History of Hinduism - Archaeology, History of Hinduism - Hindu Mythology, History of Hinduism - Early Hinduism, History of Hinduism - Influences of the Indus Valley and Dravidian Peoples, History of Hinduism - Evolution of Hindu Philosophy, History of Hinduism - Socio-Religious Reform Movements, History of Hinduism - Hinduism and Jainism, History of Hinduism - Hinduism and the rise of Buddhism, History of Hinduism - Hinduism during the Golden Age in Bharat, History of Hinduism - Shankaracharya and the revival of Hinduism, History of Hinduism - Cultural expansion in South-East Asia, History of Hinduism - Hinduism in Medieval Ages, History of Hinduism - Islamic Invasion, History of Hinduism - Goa Inquisition, History of Hinduism - Bhakti Movement, History of Hinduism - The Reign of Shivaji, History of Hinduism - Modern Hinduism, History of Hinduism - Reform Movements, History of Hinduism - Converts

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This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, economic, religious and social causes. It is against this backdrop that the war of 1857 is to be seen. The sepoys (from sipahi, Hindi for soldier, used for native Indian soldiers) had their own list of grievances against the Company Raj, mainly caused by the ethnic gulf between the British officers and their Indian troops. Other than Indian units of the British East India Company's army, much of the resistance came from the old aristocracy, who were se ...

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Indian rebellion of 1857, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Introduction, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Causes, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Frictions, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Economics, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Political interference, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Sepoys, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Start of the war, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Fire near Calcutta, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Bengal Native Infantry, Indian rebellion of 1857 - 3rd Light Cavalry at Meerut, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Support and opposition, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Initial stages, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Delhi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Cawnpore, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Lucknow, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Jhansi, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Other areas, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Retaliation -- The Devil's Wind, Indian rebellion of 1857 - Reorganization

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