Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who passed away on 27 September 1833, in Stapleton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, aged 61, was an Indian reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He has been dubbed the "Father of Indian Renaissance." He was given the title of Raja by Mughal emperor Akbar II (r. 1806–1837).
His influence was apparent in
the fields of politics, public administration, education and religion. He
was known for his efforts to abolish the practices of sati and child
marriage. Roy wrote Gaudiya Vyakaran which was the first complete
Bangla grammar written book.
