- Raja Rammohun Roy -
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| Tomb of Raja Rammohun Roy (restored Sept 2008) |
- Raja Rammohun Roy - |
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Raja Rammohun Roy, a great Hindu reformer and thinker died of meningitis, on the 27 September 1833, while on a visit to Bristol. He wrote and spoke many languages, mastered Greek, Hebrew and Latin and wrote books on grammar, geography and geometry and published newspapers. He is especially remembered for his campaign to end the custom of "sati", the burning of a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. His statue was erected between the Council House and the Central Library, College Green, Bristol to mark the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence. On his death, the Raja was buried in the garden of Beech House, where he was staying whilst a visitor to Bristol. Ten years later, in 1843, his body was moved to a permanent burial site at Arnos Vale so that the public might have access to it. The 'chattri' or funeral monument was built of Bath stone and was designed by William Princep. Its architectural importance has assured its Grade II* listing. It remains an important place of pilgrimage for people all over the world who come to remember the man who has been called, "the founder of modern India". |
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