In 1823 Rammohan demanded freedom of press from the High Court. These days, only the responsible people of the British rule had the freedom of press. Rammohan had the desire of strengthening the constitutional government by fulfilling this demand.His main aim was to get the newspapers delivered to the hands of the backward classes, so […]
Many social reform movements were taking place to eliminate all the superstitions prevailing in the Indian society because of this many organisations were set up. One of these was Brahmo Samaj, which was started in 1818 by Rammohan. Brahmo Samaj had a firm belief in the Vedas and the Upanishads. The disciples of this Samaj
Rammohan had never forgotten his mission. He remembered how his sister-in-law was burnt along with the dead body of his brother. His eyes got wet when he remembered this episode.In 1815 he established the spiritual sabha. This was established in Calcutta. Debates on Sati Pratha took place often in this sabha.The most daring aspect of
To build modern India, Rammohan had acquired the knowledge of English language. He wrote many books in English language. Those who read his books, appreciated his writing skills. After reading his books, Benthem wrote—‘‘If your book would not have a Hindu name of the author, I would certainly have thought of it being written by
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Rammohan had an earnest desire to learn various languages spoken in different parts of India. In this way, he wanted the dream of modern India come true. To provide his motherland a higher status around the world Rammohan wanted to acquire various kinds of viewpoints. That is why, he chose the English culture because at
In Hindu society people used to worship various gods and goddesses. Some worshipped Shankar, others Hanuman. Some worshipped Durga, others Kali. Even today, the same situations prevailing in the Hindu society. Hindus don’t believe in one God only that is why there are as many gods and goddesses worshipped as there are various sections in
Rammohan got his primary education at home. After that he was admitted to a village school. After his superb innings at school, he made up his mind to go to Patna. In Patna he wanted to get higher education in Arabic and Persian languages, because these languages were mostly used in the royal court. In
This incident left a very bad effect on Rammohan’s heart. He was very much moved by that incident. From that day itself he look an oath to eliminate the ‘Sati’ system prevailing in the society. With age this desire became more and more strong. Along with this, he had an earnest desire to eliminate other
Once there was a mishap in Rammohan’s house. His elder brother had died. Everybody in the house was crying bitterly. Rammohan was a small child at that time. When he saw the dead body of his elder bother lying on the floor, he asked his father, ‘‘Why has been my elder brother laid on the
There is a district named Vardhaman in the state of West Bengal in India. Pandit Ramakant Roy lived with his family in a village named Radha Nagar of this district. Ramakant was the Mukhtar of the queen of Vardhaman. He was well versed in maintaining and managing the estates of the queen.BirthRamakant had married thrice
Lately Keshavarao was not keeping well. Doctors advised him to go to Nasik for complete rest from work. Keshavarao went to Nasik but he was not the one to take rest.He kept busy in RSS work there. His condition deteriorated. He felt unbearable pain in his back. Some of his associates took him to Bihar
Keshavarao was a cheerful person.He would often tell jokes. He had very interesting ways to narrating his experiences. Keshavarao was always informal and talked in an easy natural manner.Once he went to a worker’s house to attend a wedding in his family. There was a jolly crowd of young RSS members. They were talking and
Keshavarao was a person who involved himself in any movement he thought was in the interest of the country. He had a brain wave that Jungle Satyagraha would immensely prove helpful to the cause of the country.So, with Bapuji Ane he began the Jungle Satyagraha. He held a meeting of the workers of RSS and
On 17th April, 1926 ‘Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh’ was born. Its blue print was already drawn in the mind of Dr. Keshavarao Hedgewar. He could no more wait to put his idea in action.On that day of Dussehra, Keshavarao called a meeting of around a score of his close associates. He announced that he was
In 1922, Keshavarao was appointed as the minister of Provincial Congress. Working on that post he realised that there was utter lack of discipline among the party workers. He wished to set up a separate group of disciplined workers within Congress.He wanted to enrol fiercely patriotic and dedicated youth in it who were proud of