India to celebrate entire year in commemoration of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's 250th birth anniversary

New Delhi, May 21: Under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), the Ministry of Culture is commemorating the 250th Birth Anniversary of Indian revolutionary Raja Ram Mohan Roy for an entire year, starting from May 22 this year to the same date in 2023.

 

 

 

 

The inaugural ceremony will take place at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, and at Science City Auditorium, Kolkata. Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy, and Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar will be gracing the ceremony on Sunday (May 22).

 

 

 

 

 

An iconic statue of Raja Ram Mohan Roy will be unveiled by the Minister of Culture, G. Kishan Reddy in a virtual mode at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata at 11:00 AM. Several other events will also be held at Salt Lake, Science City Auditorium, Kolkata. A seminar and quiz program for children will also be organized. A multimedia presentation on various facets of the life of Shri Raja Ram Mohan Roy will also be presented.

 

Raja Ram Mohan Roy is remembered as the pioneer of modern Indian Renaissance of 18th century, for the remarkable reforms he brought in the 18th and 19th century. He is dominantly known for his efforts for the abolition of Sati. Through Brahmo Samaj that he along with other reformers formed in 1828, Raja Ram Mohan Roy worked for the reform of Hindu religion, that was culturally derailed because of continuous dominance of foreign and abrahamic religions and culture.