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Ram Mohan Roy

Also recorded as Rammohun Roy · Rammohan Roy

Ram Mohan Roy

Half-portrait oil painting of Ram Mohan Roy, painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1833. Roy and Peale met in London, a few days before Roy's death according to John Quincy Adams. Roy wears a red and gold turban common to early 19th-century Bengali Hindus.

Rembrandt Peale · American Decorative Arts, Peabody Essex Museum · Public domain

Born
1772 · Radhanagore.
Died
1833 · Bristol.
Nationality
Company rule in India
Occupation
philosopher · social reformer · writer · translator
Movements
Bengali Renaissance
Languages
Bangla · English · Sanskrit

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