Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 21 MAY: Under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM)”, the Ministry of Culture is commemorating the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy from Monday till 22 May 2023.
The inaugural ceremony will take place at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Salt Lake, Kolkata, and at the Science City Auditorium, Kolkata.
Union Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy, and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be gracing the ceremony on Monday.
An iconic statue of Raja Ram Mohan Roy will be unveiled by the culture minister in virtual mode at the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata.
Several other events will also be held at Salt Lake, Science City Auditorium, Kolkata. A seminar and quiz programme for children will also be organised. A multi-media presentation on various facets of the life of 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.
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