Mid America Bengali Association

Please send your feedback regarding this website to webmaster@mabaonline.net

Visitors since October 01, 2009

Raja Rammohan Roy

Bangamela News

Bangamela 2010 announces performances of the following artists:

Please stay tuned for more announcements coming soon ...

Raja Rammohan Ray

May 22, 1772 - September 27, 1833

Rabindranath Tagore referred to Raja Rammohan Ray as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance". He was the founder of "Brahmo Samaj" and influenced every aspect of Indian life. A great scholar and reformer, he believed that education was necessary to implement social reform. He advocated the study of English, Science, Western Medicine and Technology and expended his money to promote these studies. He was instrumental in getting "Sati Daha" (a practice of a widow burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) banned and demanded inheritance for women. He was a master of several languages including Bengali, Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian. He died in Bristol, England in 1833.

Blue plaque in Bedford Square, London

More of Raja Rammohon Ray

Profile as published by Wikipedia

Bangamela ® is a registered Service Mark of Mid America Bengali Association (MABA). The United States Patent and Trademark Office, vide registration No. 2,992,548 , dated Sep 6, 2005, has granted the exclusive right of use of the Bangamela® Service Mark to Mid America Bengali Association under the Trademark Act of 1946, as amended. Any unauthorized use of this Service Mark shall be prosecuted fully to the extent of the law.