Raja Rammohon Roy- A Social  Reformer

Raja rammohon ray was the pioneer of modern india. His role as a reformer was to held. He was a religious reformer as well as a social reformer. He revolted against idolatry and laid the step stone for the brahma samaj. One of the other hand he tried heart and soul to remove the evil customs of the society of his times such as caste-prejudice, early marriage, widow-burning etc. He is great person because he changed our society. He was greatly shocked at the deploreble condition of the society as these evil customs were eating into the vitals of the society. He was out and out a humanist. He ceaselessy challenged the satidaha system and in the long run he was successful in his attempt with the help of lord willim bentinck. It is good changed of our society. The name of raja rammohon and the abolition of the cruel satidaha system are inseparable from each other. He wished to spread modern culture and education into the conservative fabric of our society. In fact, he was the first beacon light of renaissance in bengal as well as in india.