Raja Ram Mohan Roy is considered to be the father of modern Indian renaissance.

(a)Roy started the Brahmo Samaj movement along with Dwarkanath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore's father, to fight against social evils.
(b)He started Brahmo Samaj in 1828 to expose the religious hypocrisies.
(c)Roy supported women's rights. He was known for his efforts to abolish Sati Pratha (Hindu funeral practice in which widows were compelled to sacrifice themselves with their husband's pyre) and child marriage.
(d)Due to his unending efforts, Sati was declared illegal in 1829.
(e)He also criticised caste system.
(f)Roy actively campaigned for women's rightsat the time when women barely had rights