Raja Rammohan Roy's Residence


Raja Rammohan Roy's Residence, seen in the background, is in ruins. The founder of the Asiatic Society and a great reformer who brought about the end of the practice of Sati (burning of widows in their dead husband's funeral pyre). He was the first Indian educationist who introduced advanced learning to India, fought actively against child marriage and advocated widow re-marriage. It is a wonder that nobody has thought of restoring his original residence in respect for a man who brought about so much positives in our society. That the work of this great educationist is still as important even today as two centuries ago is beyond question.



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  • House in Pathuriaghata
  • Marble Palace
  • Raja Rammohan Roy's Residence

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