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Portrait or photograph of Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Mausoleum of Raja Ram Mohan Roy at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, England

Virtual Memorial

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Raja Ram Mohan Roy, remembered for Bengal Renaissance, Social reform, Brahmo Samaj.

1772 - 1833Kolkata, India
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Why Raja Ram Mohan Roy Is Remembered

Raja Ram Mohan Roy is remembered for bengal renaissance, social reform, brahmo samaj. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Kolkata, India is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Raja Ram Mohan Roy's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an Indian social 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 the Indian Renaissance." He was given the title of Raja by Mughal emperor Akbar II.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Raja Ram Mohan Roy: A plaque of Raja Ram Mohan Roy at Satidaha Ghat Baranagar, West Bengal, this photograph was taken during my Herita

A plaque of Raja Ram Mohan Roy at Satidaha Ghat Baranagar, West Bengal, this photograph was taken during my Heritage walk of Baranagar

Marajozkee, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Source
Portrait or photograph of Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Painting of Raja Ram Mohan Roy by Henry Perronet Briggs

Painting of Raja Ram Mohan Roy by Henry Perronet Briggs

Henry Perronet Briggs, Modern Review - Vol-54 (July - December), 1933, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Raja Ram Mohan Roy: John King (1788-1847) - Raja Ram Roy, Son of Raja Ram Mohan Roy - F599 - British Library

John King (1788-1847) - Raja Ram Roy, Son of Raja Ram Mohan Roy - F599 - British Library

John King, Art UK, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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