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- NAME: Rammohun Roy or Raja Ram Mohan Rai
- OCCUPATION: Women's Rights Activist, Religious Leader, Publisher, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: May 22, 1772
- DEATH DATE: September 27, 1833
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Radhanagore, Bengal, India
- PLACE OF DEATH: Stapleton, Bristol, England
- AKA: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Indian philosopher Rammohun Roy was best known for working to abolish sati, in which the Hindu widow immolates herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
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Rammohun Roy was an Indian philosopher, religious leader and educational reformer who challenged traditional Hindu culture in the early 1800's. He was a strong opponent of sati, the Hindu funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre. Roy also denounced the caste system, polygamy and child marriages and wrote about these issues self-published newspapers.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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