In the history of modern India, the socio-religious reforms
occupy a significant place. Social reformars like Raja Rammohan
Roy, Swami Dayanand Sarawathi and Swami Vivekananda were
responsible for the social and cultural awakening in India.  The
spread of liberal ideas of the west provided further stimulus
for the emergence of reform movements. These movements
introduced important changes in social and religious life of the
people of India.  Raja Rammohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj  Raja
Rammohan RoyRaja Rammohan Roy established the Brahmo Samaj at
Calcutta in 1828 in order to purify Hinduism and to preach
monotheism. He is considered as the first ‘modern man of India’.
He was a pioneer of socio-religious reform movements in modern
India.  Born in 1772 in the Hooghly district of Bengal, he
inculcated a brilliant freedom of thought and rationality. He
studied the Bible as well as Hindu and Muslim religious texts.
He had excellent command over many languages including English,
Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, French, L